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
Offering courses in Calgary, Edmonton and surrounding areas. We can even come to you!
