MU Aerial Lift Building
Training
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OSHA Training Requirements for
Aerial Lifts:
As required under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act, scissor lift
operators must be deemed as
competent operators.
Competent scissor-lift operators must
know not only how to operate the
particular class of scissor-lift to which
they may be operating but also be
aware of hazards associated with the
work they have been asked to do;
they must be able to operate the
scissor-lift in a manner that protects
both their own safety and the safety
of others in the workplace. It is the
responsibility of the employer to
establish a worker's competence to
operate a powered lift truck. This is
done through training and effective
supervision.
Applicable Regulations:
OSHA Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
1926.451 - general
requirements for mobile
scaffolds
OAR 437, Division 2, (29
CFR 1910, OR-OSHA for
aerial lifts
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While there are no OSHA
provisions that specifically address
scissor lifts, they do meet the
definition of a mobile scaffold, or
aerial lift platform.
Employers must therefore
comply with the other applicable
provisions of Subpart L when using
scissor lifts. For example, since
scissor lifts are mobile, the specific
requirements for mobile scaffolds in
the scaffold standard (§1926.452(w)
- mobile scaffolds) must be met.
Or-OSHA provides similar
instruction for aerial lift platforms.
Tutorial Contents
• Legislative
requirements
• Effective Supervision
• Hazard Identification
• Workplace hazards
• Safety Tips
• Equipment
Requirements
Legislative Requirements
Lift operators must be qualified according to the following
definitions:
1)
Competence
1) In this definition, “competent person” means a person who:
•a)Is qualified because of knowledge, training and experience to organize the
work and its performance
b) is familiar with the regulations that apply to the work, and
c) has knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the
workplace
2) a lifting device shall be operated
(a) only by, a competent person or a worker being trained by a competent
person
Effective Supervision
Employer’s Duties, Supervisor’s
Duties and Workers Duties.
Employer’s Duties
1) An employer shall ensure that
a) the equipment, materials and protective devices as
prescribed are provided
b) the equipment, materials and protective devices provided
by the employer are maintained in good condition
c) the measures and procedures prescribed are carried out in
the workplace
d) the equipment, materials and protective devices provided
by the employer are used as prescribed
Also, training must be provided in the following
workplace-related training topics:
•Surface conditions including ramps and other sloped surfaces
that could affect stability
•Compositions of loads to be carried and load stability
•pedestrian traffic in areas of operation
•Narrow aisles and other restricted or hazardous places of
operation
•Any other unique or potentially hazardous environmental
conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation
Supervisor’s Duties
A supervisor shall ensure that a worker,
--Works in the manner and with the protective
devices, measures and procedures required by
the regulations
--Uses or wears the equipment, protective devices
or clothing that the worker’s employer requires to
be used or worn
A supervisor shall:
•Advise a worker of the existence of any potential or actual danger
to the health or safety of the worker
•Where so prescribed, provide a worker with written instructions as
to the measures and procedures to be taken for protection of the
worker
•Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the
protection of a worker
Supervisors must provide ongoing due diligence with respect
to lift truck safety by:
• Selecting appropriate equipment
• Performing regular and appropriate maintenance including repair
and inspection
• Performing procedural safety supervision
• Providing additional training and evaluation on specific workplace
equipment
Employee’s Duties
• Operate lift equipment in a safe manner per
prescribed training
• Take every precaution required by their
training
• Remain safe and competent at all times
Hazard Identification
What Causes Accidents?
• Poor equipment
maintenance.
• Welding and cutting
on lifts — when slag
or sparks land on
batteries.
• Wheels dropping
into holes or
slipping off decks
— or any other
abrupt change in
elevation.
Scissor lifts that have a small footprint can tip
easily. Most of the narrow scissor lifts can be pulled
or pushed over with 150 lbs. of side force when
elevated.
Using a lift as a crane — attaching a load to the basket.
Climbing on or over hand rails.
Painting and sandblasting can damage equipment and
cover safety decals.
What Causes Fatalities?
• Human factors that can be
directly associated with what
the worker other workers or
the employer did/failed to do.
• Getting caught in the
pinch point or squeeze
point.
• Inattentive operation of the
lift.
• Dangerous facility layout.
• Overhead moving/falling
objects.
• Touching power lines.
• Poor illumination.
• Bad weather conditions.
Workplace Hazards
*People
*Equipment
*Environment
People People People People People people people people people
• Are the single most unpredictable
hazard
• Move randomly
• Have no common destination
• Understand the least about your lift and
work process
• Must be protected by separating their
route of travel from the lift’s route of
travel
EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
• Equipment: What furniture, fixtures and
equipment play a role in the Memorial Union lift
pathways?
• What must the lift operator do to account for
these obstructions to free lift travel?
• Fact: The vast majority of lift usage in the
construction industry occurs in unfinished space.
The Memorial Union is fully finished and outfitted
with all types of fixed and mobile equipment
overhead, along side walls, perhaps laying in the
floor after a band concert waiting on the elevator.
• Route planning before travel is required. This
pre-planning functions to alert the operator and
spotter to hazards present in the lift path.
E N V I RO N M E N T
The Memorial Union is a multi-level, fully
finished structure with many
architectural elements comprising its
environment. Not all of the building
areas are safe for lift operation!
Unsafe Areas for Lift Travel
•The Main Lounge floor is UNSAFE at all times for the
scissor lift. Plywood is no guarantee that the floating floor
below will not collapse and cause a tip-over! Do Not Enter!
•The scissor lift should never be closer than 6 feet to an
open stairwell.
•Travel over raised thresholds causes threshold damage.
Thresholds must be protected by shims or ramps for travel.
•Turning the scissor lift on tiled flooring can cause damage to
the tile. Turn and move together when possible.
Safe Areas for Lift Travel
The Ballroom The Concourse
Elevator No. 3