Folding elevated working platform

An elevated platform apparatus comprising:

• a first assembly having a first pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs;
• a second assembly having a second pair of rails and a cross member extending between and coupled to the second pair of rails, the second assembly being pivotally coupled with the first assembly, the first assembly and second assembly being displaceable between a deployed state and a collapsed state;
• a platform pivotally coupled to the first assembly, the platform having a deck with an upper surface that is substantially coplanar with an upper surface of an uppermost rung of the plurality of rungs when the first and second assemblies are in the deployed state;
• a latch mechanism associated with the platform, the latch mechanism including a latch member configured to be selectively horizontally slidably displaced away from the cross member and toward the uppermost rung to disengage the latch member from the cross member;
• a cage associated with the platform, the cage including a guard structure pivotally coupled to the first pair of rails.