Aerial Lifts

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Aerial lifts are vehicle-mounted, boom-supported aerial platforms, such as cherry pickers or bucket trucks used to access utility lines and other aboveground job sites. The major causes of fatalities related to aerial lifts are falls, electrocutions, and collapses or tip overs. Employers must take measures to ensure the safe use of aerial lifts by their workers if they are required to use this equipment in the course of their employement.

 

Employees must be trained on aerial lifts prior to use and should be able to recognize common hazards associated with operating such equipment.

 

Documents

Aerial Elevated Work Platform Pre-Operation Inspection Form

Aerial Lift Fact Sheet

Aerial Lift Manual

Aerial Scissor Lift Pre-Operation Inspection Form

Articulating Boom Lift Pre-Operation Inspection Form

Extensible Boom Platform Pre-Operation Inspection Form

 

Useful Information

• Oklahoma Safety and Health Administration

  Aerial Lift Fact Sheet

  Use of Aerial Lift

  Aerial Lift Quick Card

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  Aerial Lift Simulator