Vancouver Aerial Lift Training

Vancouver Aerial Lift Training - An aerial work platform is a mechanized access platform. This machinery provides access to otherwise inaccessible areas for equipment or people. Also referred to as an elevating work platform or aerial device, the device is often used to access high places. Construction and maintenance staff normally have to make use of aerial work platforms on the job. They are utilized by firefighters for emergency access.

The aerial work platform is meant to temporary use, providing access to high places. They are meant to be operated by one person, with the capability of lifting weights of not more than one ton. Some types have load limits which are higher. There are a variety of types of aerial work platforms; like for instance, there is a "scissor lift" and a "cherry picker".

Several aerial work platforms come outfitted together with compressed air connectors for power tools or electrical outlets. For specialist jobs, such as lifting frames for window glass, an aerial work platform may come together with special tools.

Individuals who want to operate an aerial lift device need to go through training. Typically, the members of a Health & Safety Committee and their representatives are responsible for the inspection of each equipment and work places and are also needed to undergo training. Individuals training will learn how to use an aerial lift device. They will also know the regulations which apply to safely using these machinery. Regulations vary in various provinces, and in federally regulated worksites.

Anyone who is needed to be lifted by or work near an aerial lifting device has to be told regarding possible hazards. In a general safety session, an Aerial Lift Training Video can be shown to educate all of the employees who work near them or are lifted by them.

Aerial Lift Training Program includes modules focused on the following: Hazard Identification; Aerial Lift Devices and Operating Controls; Pre Operational Checks for Aerial Lift Devices; and Platform Positioning & Park Positioning. The particular program is designed to train staff on safely operating boom-supported, self-propelled elevated work platform and self-propelled, elevated work platform. Employees who complete the program will be given a certificate, signed by a qualified individual to be able to confirm the successful completion of a hands-on practical evaluation.

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