Learn to correctly use a mobile elevating work platform.
Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), including boom lifts and scissor lifts, are essential tools for safely working at heights, but they present serious hazards when not operated correctly. This comprehensive training program covers everything workers need to know to safely operate MEWPs in accordance with ANSI A92 standards and OSHA requirements. Participants will learn how different types of MEWPs are classified and what safety features each type provides, the mandatory training requirements under ANSI standards for operators, supervisors, and managers, how to conduct thorough site risk assessments before beginning elevated work, and the importance of having rescue plans in place before workers enter the platform. The course provides detailed instruction on pre-operational inspections to identify equipment problems, safe operating procedures for different work environments and conditions, proper use of fall protection and other safety equipment, and emergency procedures including platform lowering and worker rescue. By understanding these critical safety principles and procedures, MEWP operators can work safely at height while minimizing the risk of falls, tip-overs, and other serious accidents that can occur when operating aerial equipment.
MEWP training under the ANSI A92 standards is needed by operators, occupants who ride on the platform, and supervisors who oversee lift work. Maintenance and construction crews using boom lifts and scissor lifts are the main audience. The 23-minute English video also covers site risk assessment and rescue planning.
Mobile elevating work platforms fall under the ANSI/SAIA A92 suite: A92.20 for design, A92.22 for safe use and A92.24 for training. OSHA rules also apply, including 29 CFR 1926.453 for aerial lifts. OSHA applies its scaffold rules in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L to scissor lifts.
A Group A MEWP keeps the platform's center within the tipping lines, as with most scissor lifts. A Group B MEWP can extend the platform beyond the tipping lines, as with boom lifts. MEWP Types 1, 2 and 3 then describe whether the machine travels stowed or elevated, and from where it is controlled.
Fall protection requirements depend on the MEWP. In boom lifts, occupants must wear a harness with a lanyard attached to the designated anchor point. In scissor lifts, guardrails are the primary protection, so follow the manufacturer's manual and site rules on harness use. Never tie off to a nearby structure.
MEWP work needs a rescue plan because a worker can be stranded at height. Machine failure, entanglement, a medical emergency or an arrested fall can all cause it. Hanging in a harness quickly becomes dangerous. The plan should name who performs the rescue, which ground controls or equipment they use, and how to call emergency services.
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