5 Key Aerial Lift Safety Tips

Aerial lift safety tips are essential if you use aerial lifts. Many facilities use a variety of aerial lifts including scissor lifts, articulating boom platforms and order pickers to name a few. However, operating aerial lifts pose safety hazards. According to elcosh, the electronic library of construction occupational health & safety, states that boom supported lifts account for 62 deaths and scissor lifts account for 6 deaths, totaling 69 fatalities per year. That’s 3% of deaths each year.

How to use aerial lift safety tips?

Using aerial lift safety tips on all of your equipment can help keep your workers safe. With the increase of new, inexperienced workers coming into the industry, its critical to be sure they are prepared to handle such machinery. Let’s take a look at a few aerial safety tips to share during safety toolbox time.

• Fluid levels: oil, coolant, fuel, hydraulic
• Battery
• Charger
• Tires
• Lights
• Horn
• Backup alarm

For the lift itself be sure to check these areas are functioning properly:

• Electrical system
• Air
• Hydraulics

Then check if anything is loose or missing.

Tip Solution: In order to ensure all of these areas are inspected…consistently is to digitize the process. By using the S2 Digital Inspection with Impact Monitoring, you’ll be able to electronically capture the answers to the questions, collect it in an online Dashboard for tracking, analysis and decision making. In the S2, you’ll get notified by text or email when an aerial lift fails an inspection.

Get a Demo of the S2 Digital Inspection with Impact Monitoring so you can begin ensure zero accidents.

Tip Solution: Use the S2 to include safety tips. Get their ‘thumbs up’ to ensure they read it and agreed to the daily tip.

Tip Solution: Be sure all equipment is stored in its proper location each day or after use to ensure all areas are clear and cannot be accessed by other workers or non-workers.

Tip Solution: Block the lane or place cones and tape around the equipment to ensure space is adequate for safe working and passing conditions.

Tip Solution: Once they are certified, take the extra step to train those within the organization the importance of safety in the facility. Once they know the dangers and precautions, they will begin to rely on their knowledge of staying clear of the equipment than rely on the operators to keep them safe. It is a combined effort to reach a risk-free environment.