A control and operating unit for a lifting platform, mobile machine or construction equipment, comprising: at least one rocker switching device comprising a casing (128a, 128c) and an actuating element mounted detachably to the casing (128a, 128c), wherein the actuating element is moveable relative to the casing (128a, 128c) around at least one rotational axis and comprises at least two position elements (142a, 142b), and wherein at least two sensor elements (156a, 156b) located opposite the position elements (142a, 142b) are arranged at or in the casing (128a, 128c) in order to detect a position and/or movement of the actuating element; and a reset mechanism for moving the actuating element from an actuated position to a neutral position, wherein the reset mechanism comprises a reset element arranged at the casing (128a, 128c), wherein the reset element is configured to move the actuating element to the neutral position, characterized in that: the reset mechanism comprises a reset element receptacle in the actuating element, the reset element receptacle comprises a recess where the reset element is arranged in the neutral position of the actuating element, wherein the reset element is moveable from the recess when actuating the actuating element, and the reset element is supported in the casing (128a, 128c) so as to cause, in the actuated position of the actuating element, a force directed towards the actuating element in order to move the actuating element back to the recess when there is no more actuation. at least one rocker switching device comprising a casing (128a, 128c) and an actuating element mounted detachably to the casing (128a, 128c), wherein the actuating element is moveable relative to the casing (128a, 128c) around at least one rotational axis and comprises at least two position elements (142a, 142b), and wherein at least two sensor elements (156a, 156b) located opposite the position elements (142a, 142b) are arranged at or in the casing (128a, 128c) in order to detect a position and/or movement of the actuating element; and a reset mechanism for moving the actuating element from an actuated position to a neutral position, wherein the reset mechanism comprises a reset element arranged at the casing (128a, 128c), wherein the reset element is configured to move the actuating element to the neutral position, characterized in that: the reset mechanism comprises a reset element receptacle in the actuating element, the reset element receptacle comprises a recess where the reset element is arranged in the neutral position of the actuating element, wherein the reset element is moveable from the recess when actuating the actuating element, and the reset element is supported in the casing (128a, 128c) so as to cause, in the actuated position of the actuating element, a force directed towards the actuating element in order to move the actuating element back to the recess when there is no more actuation. the reset mechanism comprises a reset element receptacle in the actuating element, the reset element receptacle comprises a recess where the reset element is arranged in the neutral position of the actuating element, wherein the reset element is moveable from the recess when actuating the actuating element, and the reset element is supported in the casing (128a, 128c) so as to cause, in the actuated position of the actuating element, a force directed towards the actuating element in order to move the actuating element back to the recess when there is no more actuation.