Description
Aerial Boom Lift & Scissor Lift Operator Safety Training
This training program is designed to provide operators with safety instruction for the proper use and operation of aerial boom lifts and scissor lifts in construction, industrial, maintenance, and related work environments.
Training addresses operator responsibilities, equipment hazards, pre-operation inspections, workplace assessment, fall protection considerations, stability, safe positioning, emergency procedures, and other essential safe operating practices.
Training Topics:
- Operator responsibilities and safe work practices
- Applicable aerial lift and mobile elevating work platform safety requirements
- Equipment types, components, controls, and safety devices
- Pre-operation inspections and function tests
- Workplace and ground-condition assessment
- Manufacturer instructions and equipment limitations
- Platform capacity and load limitations
- Safe entry and exit procedures
- Fall protection requirements and considerations
- Guardrail systems and platform safety
- Equipment stability and tip-over hazards
- Traveling, positioning, and elevating the platform
- Overhead electrical and obstruction hazards
- Pedestrian and traffic awareness
- Emergency lowering and emergency procedures
- Parking, shutdown, and securing the equipment
- Hazard recognition and accident prevention
Operator Evaluation: Training should include appropriate instruction and practical evaluation to verify that the operator can safely operate the specific type of equipment used in the workplace.
Important: Training does not replace the employer’s responsibility to ensure that operators are properly trained, evaluated, familiarized, and authorized for the specific equipment and workplace conditions involved. Equipment-specific, site-specific, employer-specific, and manufacturer requirements may also apply.
Provider: A.R.G. Construction, Safety & Health
For course availability, pricing, or customized training, contact our Training & Sales Department at sales@argcsh.org.
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