Best Practices of General Training and Familiarization for Aerial Work Platform Equipment details what operators need to know to satisfy ANSI standard. Both general training on safe aerial-lift ...

Virtual reality promises to play a prominent role in the movement toward getting appropriate training to everyone who needs it. You might even offer it at your rental business someday in the not too ...

Ensure you have formal, hands-on training before operating an aerial lift; watching demonstrations is not sufficient. Inspect hydraulic hoses, controls, guardrails, and the platform's condition before ...

To some extent, an aerial lift offers the stability of scaffolding with the mobility of a ladder. OSHA defines “aerial lift” as “any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel.” OSHA says aerial ...

There are few pieces of equipment more versatile and more useful than the modest aerial lift. Whether they need access to high job sites, want an alternative to scaffolding or are eager to complete ...

The safety-training firm Arxcis Inc. has announced its Hard Hat Online Training is now available. The multimedia course offers interactive diagrams, engaging formats and final tests, increase content ...

Over a one-year period, OSHA investigated ten preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries resulting from a variety of incidents involving scissor lifts. OSHA’s investigations found ...

In the weeks after Declan Sullivan’s death, his grieving father saw a news report about the anniversary of a long-ago plane crash that had a dramatic, lasting impact on aviation safety. Out of a ...

The University of Notre Dame launched a website Friday publicizing the hazards of aerial lifts, part of its settlement with the state over safety violations in the death of a student videographer at ...