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Aerial Lifts / MEWPs Awareness
Awareness of aerial-lift and mobile-elevating-work-platform hazards: boom lifts versus scissor lifts, the killer hazards (falls, tip-over, electrocution, and…
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Distinguish boom lifts from scissor lifts and identify the killer hazards — 1926.453
Apply platform fall protection (harness tied to the anchor in a boom lift; guardrails on a scissor lift) — 1926.453
Keep a lift stable: firm level ground, load limits, and not traveling elevated unless designed for it — 1926.453
Keep clear of overhead power lines and overhead crushing hazards — 1926.453
Complete a pre-use inspection and workplace check — 1926.453
State that operating a lift requires training and authorization — 1926.453(b)(2)
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1926.453 — Aerial lifts
- 29 CFR 1926.451 — Scaffolds (scissor lifts)
- 29 CFR 1926.502 — Fall protection systems (PFAS)
- ANSI/SAIA A92 — Mobile elevating work platforms
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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