Toolbox Talk: Aerial Lift Safety [2018]

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Aerial lifts include scissor lifts, bucket trucks, and cherry pickers. Here are some reasons why, each year, construction workers are killed or injured while using this equipment: 1. They were not wearing a harness and fell off the equipment. 2. They fell with the equipment when it tipped over. 3. They were electrocuted when the equipment touched a power line or electrical wires. ... While operating an aerial lift: 1. Always close lift-platform chains or doors. 2. Always wear fall arrest equipment with lanyard attached to a designated anchor point. 3. Always stand on the floor of the bucket. Do not climb on or lean over the guardrails. 4. DO NOT exceed the load limits. DO NOT drive an aerial lift with the lift extended, unless designed for that purpose. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Body Height Construction Industry Education Electric Injuries Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Safety education; Safety programs; Injury prevention; Accident prevention; Work environment; Worker safety; Education; Hydraulic equipment; Fall protection; Equipment operators; Equipment reliability; Ground stability; Height factors; Mortality data; Electrocutions; Harnesses; Machine guarding; Machine operators; Safety measures; Scaffolds; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA; Work zone
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056223
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Jan; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8bb4cea5633eb29fcb8d2d94caeb32a8dc1fec73e39c028bc6954daee1e9ecda81cceb7251db7cf19f39b526ec8414f914b19e06b570b8c6c44d465fe6ca5e10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140618/cdc_140618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 194.31 KB ]