Alberta Aerial Lift Training

Aerial Lift Training Alberta - The mechanized access platform referred to as an aerial work platform is a machinery which provides access to areas that are otherwise not accessible to people and other equipment. Likewise referred to as an aerial device or elevating work platform, the machinery is normally used to access high places. Construction and maintenance workers often must utilize aerial work platforms on the job. They are used by firefighters 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 designed to be operated by one person, and could lift weights of not more than one ton. Several types have load limits which are higher. There are various types of aerial work platforms; for instance, there is a "cherry picker" and a "scissor lift".

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

Anyone needed to operate an aerial lifting device needs training, together with their superiors. Members of Health & Safety Committees and representatives responsible for inspecting aerial device work places also must go through training. People training will learn how to use an aerial lift machine. They would likewise learn the regulations that apply to safely using these machines. Regulations differ within different provinces, and within federally regulated worksites.

Anybody who is required to be lifted by or work near an aerial lifting device must be informed regarding possible hazards. In a general safety session, an Aerial Lift Training Video could be shown in order to educate all of the employees who work near them or are lifted by them.

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

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