Industrial Aerial Work Platform Course

Industrial aerial work platform courses can be either separate scissor lift or boom lift courses or they can be taken together as a combination course. All aerial work platform courses require valid fall protection certification as a pre-requisite.

Industrial courses cover the following:

• OH&S regulations and adopted standards (employer and employee obligations)
• Injury and fatality statistics
• Hazard assessment, elimination and controls and job planning
• Choosing the right machine for the job
• Machine main components, safety systems and inspections
• Fall protection requirements
• Machine stability
• Safe operating techniques and considerations
• Knowledge and skill evaluation

Bucket Truck Course

Course time: 4-6 hours

Theory Portion

• Introductions
• General Safety in the Workplace
  • Injuries and fatalities statistics
  • A discussion about why they happen
• Legislation and Standards for Bucket Truck Use in the Workplace
  • Employer and employee responsibilities
• Review of Equipment Components
  • Where they are, how they work and how to use them
• Equipment Inspection
  • What to inspect and how to inspect the major components of the truck and aerial device
• Workplace Hazards
  • A review of general and likely hazards encountered while using bucket trucks
  • A review of FLHAs and dealing with identified hazards
• Safe Operational Considerations
• Stability Concerns
  • Why things tip over
  • What causes or leads to Bucket Truck tip-overs
  • Prevention of tip-overs
• Exam

Practical Evaluations

• Pre-Use Inspection
  • Complete inspection using company inspection checklist
  • FLHA if required in the training area
• Evaluation of Operators
  • Proper set-up
  • Proper use of all functions and controls including smoothness of operation
  • Proper shut down