This mobile platform is suitable for safe, variable height access for a myriad of “working at height” applications. It is manually propelled and has a quiet, battery/hydraulic powered, lift. With a capacity of 240kg it is amply suited for a person and their equipment. The 1000 x 600mm deck have a safety railing and a self-closing, inward opening safety access gate. The platform has a collapsed height of 510mm and an extended height of 1730mm providing a variable working height range up to 3730mm. It is supplied with a 12V DC 80Ah battery and an onboard charger and a cable attached pendant controller that can be attached to the safety rail or be operated remotely from the floor, over 230 cycles on one battery charge. The stored dimensions are 1130 x 700 x 1620mm (L x W x H) and it weighs 285kgs including batteries.