What’s at Stake?

Aerial lifts are commonly used by utility workers. Aerial lifts include boom-supported aerial platforms, such as cherry pickers or bucket trucks, and elevating platforms, such as scissor lifts. Aerial lifts can be dangerous pieces of machinery that require caution and alertness because there are risks from both their use and the work being carried out from them.

What’s the Danger?

Being in a raised lift while it is moving is very dangerous and a prime cause of falls and equipment tip-overs.  The higher the lift, the more unstable it is, especially if it is moving. Shock and electrocution from coming in contact […]