Work Platform Having Attached Movable Work Step

A work platform for use with an aerial work platform, said work platform comprising:

• a main deck;
• an extension deck movably supported by said main deck and operable to move between a retracted position substantially enclosed by said main deck and an extended position extending outward from said main deck;
• a guardrail assembly extending upward from a floor of said extension deck, said guardrails having an upper guardrail section having three sides movable between a lowered position and a raised position;
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• a work step movable between a storage position and a work position in which said work step is horizontally oriented above said floor, wherein said work step and said upper guardrail section are cooperatively linked such that said work step cannot be moved from said storage position to said work position unless said . upper section has previously been moved from said lowered position to said raised position.

An aerial work platform comprising:

• an operator control station on said work platform that is configured for moving the aerial work platform and for elevating and lowering said aerial work platform;
• a deck having a floor and a guardrail assembly, said guardrail assembly extending upward from said, said guardrail assembly having an upper guardrail section having three sides movable between a lowered position and a raised position;
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• a work step associated with said guardrail assembly, said work step being movable between a storage position wherein said work step generally does not interfere with movement on said floor and a work position in which said work step is horizontally oriented above said floor, wherein said work step cannot be moved from said storage position to said work position unless said upper section has previously been moved from said lowered position to said raised position. ;
• one or more pivoting devices connecting said work step to a deck attachment member associated with said guardrail assembly, said one or more pivoting device selected to pivot said work step between said storage position and said work position relative to said guardrail assembly;
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