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The 5 Most Common Aerial Lift Accidents
Due to the massive size and weight of an aerial lift, many factors affect their level of safety, or in many cases, danger. When a worker is not properly trained to operate an aerial lift, serious...
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New Aerial Lift Hazard for Boston Aerial Lift Workers
Accidents happen every day with aerial lifts, and it is estimated that about 26 fatalities occur every year. Everyone who operates an aerial lift is at risk, but departments like OSHA are making great...
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The Key to Aerial Lift Safety: Fall Protection
According to OSHA, falls from aerial lifts are one of the top causes of injuries and fatalities on work sites. Safety features have been added and improved on aerial lifts and other machines, but...
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Top 5 Aerial Lift Hazards and How to Avoid Them
OSHA states that the top hazards associated with aerial lifts are electrocutions, falls from elevations, tip-overs and collapses, being struck by falling objects, and ejections from the aerial lift...
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The Importance of Fall Protection
The most common cause of fatal accidents on work sites in the construction industry are from falls, according to the 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report made by the Bureau of Labor...
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How to Avoid an Aerial Lift Tip-Over
According to OSHA, one of the most common types of aerial lift accidents is tip overs, and the second leading cause of injury and fatality involving aerial lifts. While preventing aerial lift tip...
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What are Aerial Work Platforms Used For?
What are Aerial Work Platforms Used For? Aerial work platforms (AWP) describe a group of elevated machines that includes aerial lifts, elevating work platforms, and mobile elevating work platforms....
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Global AWP Market Research Report 2017-2022
With a continued increase in the construction industry worldwide, and with industry technologies becoming more advanced and systems more mechanized, the global aerial work platform (AWP) market is...
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What Type of Aerial Work Platform Are You?
How well do you think you know aerial work platforms? Test your knowledge and learn which AWP you are with the latest quiz from popular online provider of aerial lift certifications,...
View ArticleWhen to Use a Scissor Lift Harness
The debate about when to use a fall protection harness on scissor lifts has been around for a while. And it isn’t going away anytime soon. Scissor lift operators are often caught in the middle of the...
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How to Operate a Scissor Lift
Scissor lifts are characterized by the extendable platform and crisscross framework that makes them perfectly suited for construction and electrical work, interior maintenance, retail, and...
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New Aerial Lifts on the Market
Recent changes to the OSHA requirements for aerial lifts have pushed equipment manufacturers to rethink their machines. The new lifts for 2017 and 2018 have come with great new features that improve...
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How Climate Can Affect Aerial Lift Operators
Aerial lift operators are busy building structures, maintaining buildings, and keeping our power running around the world. But climate changes, recent intense storms, and abnormal weather have made...
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Why You Should Use an Aerial Lift Vs. Ladder
Ladders and scaffolds are traditional tools that have been used for working at heights for decades. Modern advancements and increased industrial demands have pushed the envelope for what these tools...
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Can a Boom Lift Be Used as a Crane?
For many years, boom lifts and cranes have been used to lift and lower heavy loads and reach otherwise inaccessible heights. Dating back to ancient Greece, lifting mechanisms and crane-like structures...
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Aerial Lift Accidents Waiting to Happen [Video]
The epic forklift fail has gained international attention over the past few years. Dangerous speeds, mind-boggling forklift configurations (including using a forklift to elevate another forklift) and...
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10 Aerial Lift Safety Tips for Aerial Work Platform Operators
Aerial lifts are massive and impressive machines that make it possible for workers to keep cities and rural areas running smoothly. They help with repairing utility lines, trimming trees, and...
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Aerial Lift Accessories
From repairing the highest utility lines to washing the tallest windows, aerial lifts are incredibly capable machines that tower above us. They help workers take care of our fast-growing communities....
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Expert Tips for Construction Safety Week 2018
Construction Safety Week runs from May 7-11 this year and aims to highlight the importance of a safe and hazard-free workplace for construction workers across the country. Construction Safety Week...
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What is a Knuckle Boom Lift and What is it Used for?
There are about five main types of aerial work platforms in existence. Each are designed for different applications with different strengths. The knuckle boom lift is one of these, and is built to be...
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