AERIAL PLATFORM OPERATOR SAFETY （空中平台运营商安全）.pdfVIP

AERIAL PLATFORM OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING Introduction Introduction Accident Profile Scottsdale, Ariz.– A garbage truck sideswiped a boom lift aerial work platform while a worker was repairing a traffic signal. The collision threw the man from the personnel basket and killed him. When the operator fell from the basket, he hit his head on the bottom of the platform several times. According to reports, orange cones were in place around the intersection where the accident occurred. This was not a freak accident. In fact, it is fairly common. Although the worker was in fact wearing a safety harness and was tied off to the machine, his lanyard was too long or tied off too high. The impact of the truck hitting the machine caused the boom to flex, ejecting the worker out of the machine, swinging him underneath the platform where the boom continued to bounce causing his head to hit the underside multiple times, resulting in severe head trauma. What could have prevented this accident? Why Aerial Lift Operator Safety Training? 1. Training can reduce the risk of accidents and injuries to you and those you work with. 2. Training can also reduce operating cost of your company by avoiding damage to property and product. 3. The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA, requires all operators to be trained and authorized to operate an aerial lift. Other Accidents Other Accidents An Assortment of Aerial Platform Accidents Employee Killed in Fall When Scissor Lift Overturns Employee #1 was installing a sprinkler system in the auditorium of a movie theater under construction. He was using a self-propelled scissor lift that he was driving with the lift raised to its maximum height of 20 ft. He apparently drove the scissor lift off an approximately