Aerial Devices and Elevating Work Platform Equipment

The next Steps cover Cal/OSHA safety regulations for Aerial Devices and Elevating Work Platform Equipment. Where appropriate, we have referenced the code from Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.

The topics we will cover are:

-General Safety Requirements
-Elevating Work Platform Equipment
-Information That Must Be Displayed
-Design Standards

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General Safety Requirements

Aerial devices, such as cherry pickers and boom trucks, may be vehicle-mounted or self-propelled and used to position employees.

General safety requirements are as follows:

-Only authorized persons may operate aerial devices.

-Aerial devices must not rest on any structure.

-Controls must be tested before use.

-Workers must stand only on the floor of the basket. No planks, ladders, or other means are allowed to gain greater heights.

-A fall protection system must be worn and attached to the boom or basket.

-Brakes must be set when employees are elevated.

-An aerial lift truck must not be moved when an employee is on the elevated boom platform except under conditions (3648(l)) listed in the California Code of Regulations.

Elevating Work Platform Equipment

Elevating work platform equipment, such as vertical tower, scissor lift, and mast-climbing work platform may be used to position employees and materials.

General safety requirements are as follows:

-The platform deck shall be equipped with a guardrail or other structure around its upper periphery. Where the guardrail is less than 39 inches high, a personal fall protection system is required

-The platform shall have toeboards at sides and ends

-No employee shall ride, nor tools, materials, or equipment be allowed on a traveling elevated platform

-Units shall not be loaded in excess of the design working load

Information That Must Be Displayed

The following information must be displayed on the device:

-Manufacturer’s name, model, and serial number

-Rated capacity at the maximum platform height and maximum platform travel height

-Operating instructions

-Cautions and restrictions

Design Standards

Devices must be designed to applicable American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards.

Note: See clearances for operations near high-voltage conductors in the Navitent titled 'Electrical' located in ‘Related’ above.

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-General Safety Requirements
-Elevating Work Platform Equipment
-Information That Must Be Displayed
-Design Standards

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