Aerial Lift Safety & Inspector Certification

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Aerial Lifts Covered | Certificate Requirements | You Will Receive | Orlando Hotel Information

Price: 3 Days – $795

Operator Certification $95
(Download Operator Application)
Inspector Certification $295
(Download Inspector Application)

Designed for maintenance, construction craftsmen and other personnel who require a thorough knowledge of aerial lift safety. This training and certification program ensures that operators are qualified and also enables companies to perform their own aerial lift inspections in-house as required by OSHA and ANSI.

Aerial Lifts Covered

• Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Lifts
• Boom-Supported Aerial Lifts
• Scissors Lifts

You Will Learn

• Causes and results of aerial lift accidents.
• Different types of aerial lifts.
• Types, components, and terminology of aerial lifts.
• How to interpret and use rated capacity charts.
• How to select the right aerial lift for the job.
• Pre-use considerations and setup.
• Safe operating procedures.
• How to recognize immediate and potential hazards.
• How to perform a pre-use, monthly and annual inspection.
• The aerial lift inspector’s role in reducing accidents and liability exposure.
• How to interpret and apply OSHA and ANSI aerial lift safety standards.
• Inspection procedures, techniques and checklists that work.
• Understanding and applying the three levels of aerial lift inspection.
• How to comply with OSHA and ANSI record keeping requirements.
• The correct way to write inspection reports.
• When to “tag out” the aerial lift.
• Responsibilities of manufacturers, dealers, installers, owners, and users.
• How to inspect booms, structural components, gears, operating mechanisms, functions and control systems, power plants, braking systems, attachments, pins and shafts, hydraulic, electric and pneumatic components, emergency safety devices and operator aids, etc.

Certificate Requirements

Operator Certificate Requirements

• Complete a Crane Institute of America Aerial Lift Safety & Inspector training program.
• Pass a written examination.
• Have 6 months operating experience with aerial lifts.

Inspector Certificate Requirements

• Complete a Crane Institute of America Aerial Lift Safety & Inspector training program.
• Pass a written examination.
• Have 2 years experience working in a capacity of operation, maintenance, repair, inspection, safety or supervision with aerial lifts.
• A trainee certification is available for personnel who do not meet operator/ inspector experience requirements.

You Will Receive

• Aerial Lift Safety & Inspector workbook
• Rigging handbook
• Aerial Platform Safety Manual
• Pre-operational inspection checklists
• Annual/periodic inspection checklists for vehicle-mounted and boom-supported aerial lifts and scissors lifts
• Rigger’s capacity card
• Sheave gauge
• Inspection certificate decal
• Safety decals
• Certificate of training
• Certification card, if applicable

Locations & Dates

• Orlando/Sanford – February 15-17, 2012
• Orlando/Sanford – March 28-30, 2012
• Orlando/Sanford – July 11-13, 2012
• Orlando/Sanford – August 22-24, 2012
• Orlando/Sanford – December 5-7, 2012

For later scheduled dates, call our office at (800) 832-2726.