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This course addresses the Federal requirements for workers performing work from boom supported working platforms or self-propelled platform lifts. The Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1926.453 of which Subpart "L" (Scaffolds) mandates statutes for "Vehicle Mounted Rotating Aerial Devices" and references the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standards contained in ANSI 92.2 (1990). The Federal standard also refers to ANSI 92.5 (1992): "Boom Supported Platforms" and ANSI 92.6 (1999): "Self Propelled Platforms".
The course consists of classroom presentation and instruction combined with hands-on training. Students review the federal regulations for use and the restrictions placed on the manufacturers by the ANSI Standards. The classroom instruction is followed by the students pre-operation safety checks which mirror specific manufacturers requirements. The course is then combined with hands-on training using state of the art "boom- supported platforms" and " self-propelled platforms" Students maneuver through an obstacle course and practice operating at extended heights.
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