Using Aerial Lift As A Means To Access Roof

If you access from the boom lift on the safe side of the warning line you re okay.

Using aerial lift as a means to access roof.

This is directly from genie an aerial lift manufacturer. Many indoor electric scissor lifts have a narrow platform that lets workers access tight spaces in warehouses. As experienced ventilation contractors the team at moffitt mechanical knows a thing or two about safely working with aerial lifts. Aerial lift operations are an integral part any rooftop contracting or maintenance work.

Scissor lifts dear mr. Aerial lift equipment like boom lifts and scissor lifts require a preparation and caution to ensure safe and successful operation. Scissor lifts move in a straight up and down vertical direction only. For this application the platform must be positioned a minimum of 4 ft 1 2 m from the leading edge of the structure.

It s not uncommon to see scissor lifts with a work platform that s two to three times as long as it is wide. I am using a lift to get on and off the roof. Fall protection while operating an aerial lift. Going from something that was made for powered access and then.

The employee slipped and fell 45 feet to the ground while attempting to get into the lift. If you re looking for an electric scissor lift for indoor use look specifically for one with non marking tires. Ensure that access gates or openings are closed. This is in response to your letter of july 26 2000 requesting interpretations on the use of aerial lifts to transport workers to and from elevated workstations and the applicability of 1926 453 b 2 iii to scissor lifts.

This enables operators to exit the platform to perform work on structures as long as the pitch is no greater than 4 12 18 while using the boom platform as a tie off anchor. I m concerned that they re jumping genres. A scissor lift is also enclosed with guardrails but does not articulate like a boom lift does. The manufacturers of the lifts should also certify that the aerial lifts are designed not to tip over should a person tied to the lift fall from the lift from a position on top of the manbasket guardrail.

I ve seen scissor lifts being used as an elevator or a material lift on a job. Stand firmly on the floor of the bucket or lift. Scissor lifts are helpful for reaching heights and areas that are easier to access. The employee was using an articulating boom aerial lift as a means of access to the roof.

We apologize for the lateness of this response. Guy brown s youtube channel was launched to bring together facts ideas a. If you re accessing from a scissor lift now you should be tied off to the lift when you get up there tie off to your roof anchor point with a double leg lanyard and then untie from your scissor lift.