Aerial ladders. Vertical towers. Extendable boom platforms. Articulating (jointing) boom platforms. All are aerial lifts, defined by OSHA as “any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel.” The ...

Aerial lifts not only make working at height easier, they also can help keep employees safe. “If used properly, an aerial lift can help you reduce the risks for back, neck and shoulder injuries caused ...

This safety plan establishes requirements for the safe operation, inspection, and maintenance of aerial lifts to prevent injuries, fatalities, and property damage associated with their use. It aligns ...

Aerial lift equipment operators face a myriad of safety issues both overhead and on the ground, as well as the challenge of conducting their work high in the air on somewhat small operating platforms.

After investigating hundreds of scissor lift accidents, OSHA says that using proper fall protection, with the correct stabilization and positioning techniques, is the most effective way to prevent ...

What is the first thing that you think about when you see the words “fall protection?” Do you think of a harness? Guard rails? Or perhaps you think of OSHA violations and worker’s compensation cases.

Aerial lifts are having a moment. Not only have they started to replace ladders and scaffolding on jobsites everywhere, but they’ve also garnered attention due to their mobility, flexibility, and ...

To provide training and qualification guidelines for the safe operation of aerial lifts and powered manned platforms. All aerial lift operators are required to be fully qualified and competent in the ...

There are few pieces of equipment more versatile and more useful than the modest aerial lift. Whether they need access to high job sites, want an alternative to scaffolding or are eager to complete ...

To some extent, an aerial lift offers the stability of scaffolding with the mobility of a ladder. OSHA defines “aerial lift” as “any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel.” OSHA says aerial ...