Aerial Lift Training Oakville

Aerial Lift Training Oakville - The mechanized access platform referred to as an aerial work platform is a machine that provides access to places which are otherwise inaccessible to people and other equipment. Also referred to as an aerial device or elevating work platform, the device is normally utilized to be able to access high areas. Construction and maintenance employees usually have to make use of aerial work platforms on the job. Firefighters use them for emergency access.

Designed for temporary use, aerial work platforms are different from elevators, that provide permanent access to high places. An aerial work platform is meant to be operated by one person, and can lift weights of not more than one ton. Several kinds have load limits which are higher. There are different types of aerial work platforms; for example, there is a "scissor lift" and a "cherry picker".

Various aerial work platforms are available outfitted together with electrical outlets or compressed air connectors for power tools. For specialist jobs, like for instance lifting frames for window glass, an aerial work platform could come along with special equipment.

Anyone required to operate an aerial lifting machine requires training, along with their superiors. Members of Health & Safety Committees and representatives responsible for inspecting aerial device work places also need to go through training. Those training will learn how to operate an aerial lift machine. They will also gain an understanding of the rules that apply to the safe use of these machines. Regulations vary from province to province, and in federally regulated worksites.

Workers who are required to be lifted or work near an aerial lifting device has to be aware of all the possible dangers. An Aerial Lift Training Video can be shown in a general safety session to educate all of the employees who are lifted by them or work near them.

Aerial Lift Training Program comprises modules focused on the following: Aerial Lift Devices and Operating Controls; Hazard Identification; Pre Operational Checks for Aerial Lift Devices; and Platform Positioning & Park Positioning. The program is designed to train employees on the safe use of self-propelled, elevated work platforms and self-propelled, boom supported, elevated work platforms. A certificate would be provided to employees who finish the program, signed by a qualified individual to verify successfully finishing a hands-on practical evaluation.

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