A great set of products have been rolled out by the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration in cooperation with the Scaffold
& Access Industry Association (SAIA).
The two organizations collaborated on five new tip sheets focused on
safety at work using aerial work platform (AWP) equipment.
“The AWP industry needs documents like this available for
use," said SAIA President Marty Coughlin.
“The more tip sheets we get out the safer the industry is.”
The five tip sheets are a AWP Jobsite Checklist and AWP
Prestart Safety Checklist, Preparing AWP for Transport, Rescue Plans for AWPs
and Selecting and Implementing a Fall Protection System for an AWAP.
The tip sheets are
designed to help the industry understand their responsibilities when operating,
transporting and using AWP equipment.
I went through each of them and I was very impressed with
what the documents laid out and how they can help aerial lift owners, like GET,LLC, and frequent users of these important job site tools of the trade.
They
were all easy to read. The sheets can be
added easily to project binders and can be easily stored with the equipment
user manuals. Also, it allows end users to work with equipment owners to ensure
among other things that the aerial lifts are in safe working condition, shows a
record of repair, guides users through the development of safety plans and
offers great guidance on choosing fall protection.
The key here-these tip sheets are for informational purposes
only. They do not replace formal aerial
lift training and certification. The
sheets do not decrease the liability when operating a lift on a job site. The tip sheets are great when used with
common sense.
I encourage you to take a look at these tip sheets at the
SAIA website at www.saiaonline.org.
If you have any aerial lift needs and would like to discuss potential solutions, please drop GET, LLC a line via our website at www.get-guam.com or give us a call at 671-797-0789.