Moose Jaw Boom Lift Certification

Moose Jaw Boom Lift Certification - Elevated work platforms allow work and maintenance operations to be performed at levels that could not be reached by whatever other method. Boom Lift Certification Training teaches workers about safely operating scissor lifts and boom lifts.

When work platforms are operated unsafely, they have the potential for serious injury and even death, regardless of their lift style, site conditions or application. Falls, electrocution, tip-overs and crushed body parts could be the tragic result of improper operating procedures.

To avoid aerial lift incidents, individuals must be qualified to be able to train workers in operating the specific type of aerial lift they will be making use of. Controls should be easily accessible beside or in the platform of boom lifts made use of for carrying workers. Aerial lifts must not be be altered without the express permission of the manufacturer or other recognized entity. If you are renting a lift, make sure that it is maintained properly. Prior to utilizing, controls and safety devices should be inspected to be able to ensure they are working properly.

It is important to follow safe operating procedures to be able to avoid workplace accidents. Driving an aerial lift while the lift is extended should not be carried out, nevertheless, a few models are designed to be driven when the lift is extended. Set outriggers, if available. Always set brakes. Avoid slopes, but when necessary make use of wheel chocks on slopes which do not exceed the slope limits of the manufacturer. Follow load and weight limitations of the manufacturer. When standing on the platform of boom lifts, use a safety belt with a two-foot lanyard tied to the boom or basket or a full-body harness. Fall protection is not needed for scissor lifts which have guardrails. Never sit or climb on guardrails.

This course features the following topics: safety guidelines to be able to prevent a tip-over; training and certification; slopes and surface conditions; checking the work area & travel path; stability factors; other guidelines for maintaining stability; leverage; weight capacity; pre-operational check; testing control functions; safe operating practices; mounting a vehicle; overhead obstacles and power lines; safe driving procedures; using harness and lanyards; PPE and fall protection; and avoid falling from platforms.

The successful trainee would become familiar with the following: training and authorization procedures; pre-operational check procedures; factors affecting the stability of scissor and boom lifts; how to avoid tip-overs; how to utilize PPE, how to utilize the testing control functions and fall prevention strategies.

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