Burlington Manlift Certification

Burlington Manlift Certification - The Manlifts and Elevated Platforms program offers training on the regulations, rules and right application of safe operating measures and work practices included in everyday activities for those who work using this machine. The course has been designed for people who are actively involved in these activities or individuals who have a basic understanding of this equipment.

During the last couple of decades, aerial platforms and manlifts have become a common sight on construction job sites and in industrial maintenance applications. These machinery provide an easy way to lift employees close to what should be carried out on a stable platform apparatus, allowing workers to do tasks with greater comfort and safety rather than being perched on top of scaffolding or ladders.

The manlift is like other industrial devices in that they are safe if utilized properly. Because they lift staff above ground level or floor, accidents could easily take place and this could lead to serious death or injuries for both the operators of the manlift as well as any passerby who might not be lucky enough to be standing beneath.

There are various kinds of manlifts. Nearly all fall into 1 of 2 categories: the articulating boom lift, that has the capability of both vertical and horizontal movement and the scissors lift, that is capable of moving upward and downward.

Protecting Employees

Proper training is essential in regard to safety matters. A lot of the businesses which lease manlifts will offer training at the jobsite. Every worker who will be working on the machinery or operating it has to receive training in safe operations. It is also essential that just those workers who have received training should be authorized to operate the controls. Operating procedures and communication rules must be clear. Hence, staff on the ground must not operate controls without the approval and knowledge of any workers in the basket.

Those employees who will be occupying the basket are required to wear proper fall protection like for instance a harness and lanyard. That protection must be attached to the manlift itself and not to a surface nearby. The worker needs to ensure that she or he has made any adjustments required to reflect the change in fall distance if the height of the work area changes.

Manlifts need to be inspected and tested each and every day to make sure they are in safe operating condition. Prior to using the machinery, whatever defects have to be re-checked and fixed.

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