Victoria Boom Lift Certification

Victoria Boom Lift Certification - Making use of elevated work platforms allow for work and maintenance operations to be done at elevated work heights that were otherwise not reachable. Boom Lift Certification Training educates workers regarding safely operating boom lifts and scissor lifts.

When work platforms are not operated safely, they have the potential for serious injury and even death, regardless of their lift style, application or the site conditions. Electrocution, falls, crushed body parts, and tip-overs could be the tragic result of wrong operating procedures.

To be able to prevent aerial lift accidents, boom lift operators need to be trained by qualified workers in the safe operation of the particular kind of aerial lift they would be utilizing. Aerial lifts must not be be modified without the express permission of the manufacturer or other recognized entity. If you are leasing a lift, make sure that it is correctly maintained. Before utilizing, safety devices and controls should be inspected to make certain they are working correctly.

Operational safety procedures are important in avoiding incidents. Operators must not drive an aerial lift with the lift extended (though a few are designed to be driven with the lift extended). Always set brakes. Set outriggers, if available. Avoid slopes, but when required make use of wheel chocks on slopes that do not go over the manufacturer's slope limitations. Follow weight and load restrictions of the manufacturer. When standing on the platform of boom lifts, make use of full-body harnesses or a safety belt with a two-foot lanyard tied to the boom or basket. Fall protection is not required for scissor lifts which have guardrails. Do not sit or climb on guardrails.

This course features the following topics: safety tips to prevent a tip-over; training and certification; slopes and surface conditions; checking the travel path & work area; other tips for maintaining stability; stability factors; weight capacity; leverage; pre-operational inspection; testing control functions; mounting a vehicle; safe operating practices; safe driving procedures; overhead obstacles and power lines; PPE and fall protection; making use of harnesses and lanyards; and avoiding falls from platforms.

When successful, the trained worker would be familiar with the following: authorization and training procedures; pre-operational check procedures; how to prevent tip-overs; factors affecting the stability of scissor and boom lifts; how to use the testing control functions; how to use PPE and strategies in order to prevent falls.

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