Do you need scissor lift training for your work? ACUTE offers Elevating Work Platform (EWP) training, including both scissor lift training and scissor & boom lift training. You can complete these training courses at our training facility or your own facility! Scissor lift training is required for anyone who will be working with or around scissor lifts in the workplace. This article provides a course summary of ACUTE’s EWP training courses and outlines why adequate training is so important. You can rely on the experts at ACUTE to keep you and your employees safe in the workplace. Click here to learn more!
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Scissor Lift Training Course Overview
With ACUTE’s Elevating Work Platform training course, participants can choose to get training on scissor lifts, boom lifts, or both during the practical component. Training components include both required material and material tailored to your specific workplace needs. The training course includes both a theory and practical component. Training topics include:
- Legislation & Standards
- Hazards & Safe Work Practices
- Platform Stability
- Classes & Features
- Safe Operating Procedures
- Inspections
- Class-Specific Skill Testing
ACUTE can accommodate clients busy schedules and are flexible with training times. We can come to you and your facility, or provide training at our world-class health and safety training center.
It is also important to note that many workers use EWPs on their job site to access project work at heights. The Construction Projects Regulation requires that: “An elevating work platform shall not be moved unless all workers on it are protected from ejection by being attached to an adequate anchorage point on the elevating work platform by a method of fall protection” The Construction Projects Regulation requires all workers who use/wear fall protection to have received Working At Heights training from a training facility which is approved by the Ontario Chief Prevention Officer as an Approved Training Provider. As such, all operators AND passengers on elevating work platforms used on project sites must have Working At Heights training. Employers must provide their workers with adequate training. Scissor lift training is an important addition to the MLITSD required Working At Heights training course for many workers working on construction sites. Working with or around elevating work platforms presents many potential hazards. It is important for all workers to be aware and prepared. Some of the most common hazards include: Ensuring your workers receive adequate elevating work platform training helps avoid and prevent incidents, injuries, and even death. There have been many reports of scissor lift and elevating work platform accidents in the GTA over the last few years. In May 2015, National Post reported that one worker was killed and another injured after a scissor lift tipped over at a construction site in Markham. In May 2016, the Brampton Guardian reported that a man was killed after suffering a ‘crushing’ injury while operating a boom lift. In May 2017, Northumberland News reported that two workers were seriously injured after a skyjack apparently malfunctioned and collapsed in Port Hope. Ensuring workers get proper training also protects employers from hefty fines and legal action. In February 2017, Ontario Newsroom reported that an industrial crane and lifting devices company was fined $125,000 after a worker was electrocuted and killed while operating a scissor lift. After an investigation, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development concluded that the company’s worker did not follow the company’s “energy isolation and verification procedures” outlined in their manual. ACUTE has over 100 years of combined industry experience. When you train with ACUTE, you will get comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services, and consulting services. Our training facility has also been deemed one of the best-equipped training facilities in all of Ontario, patronized by various Provincial and Federal Agencies. Our Working At Heights training course has been approved by the Ontario Chief Prevention Officer under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s Working At Heights Training Program Standard and the Working At Heights Training Provider Standard. In order to gain approval, trainers and their training course must meet many stands such as: Many of ACUTE’s courses that are related to the duties of drinking water operators have been WWOCS (Water and Wastewater Operator Certification System) approved. Some of ACUTE’s WWOCS director approved training courses include: ACUTE is dedicated to workplace safety and understands the importance of course and training provider approval. Here are just some of the benefits of working with ACUTE. Click here to see what training courses we have at ACUTE or contact us today for quality training in your workplace or on-site at ACUTE’s proven training facilities! ACUTE is located in Waterloo, Ontario, and services customers from cities such as Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Milton, Kitchener, London, and Guelph, and others across Ontario. – Thomas – More testimonials hereWhy Get Scissor Lift Training
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“Over the years, ACUTE has provided me and my colleagues with the necessary and required health and safety training to keep us safe. Their safety courses include plenty of hands-on/active personal participation. Highly recommend.”
