Online Training
Vehicle Mounted Aerial Lifts (OSHA)
Vehicle-mounted aerial lifts are a great piece of equipment that will give any worker quick and easy access to heights. Though they're perfectly safe when used properly, cutting corners and not following safety procedures makes these lifts dangerous. This is where training comes in. In this course, we’ll examine the essential safety procedures and best practices that you must know to ensure a safe working environment while operating a vehicle-mounted aerial lift.
What You'll Learn
- US Standards
- Vehicle Mounted Aerial Lift Anatomy
- Pre-Shift Inspections
- Stability Principles
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Personal Safety (Mental & Physical)
- Communication
- Knowing Your Worksite
- Common Workplace Hazards, and
- Types of Rescue Plans
About This Course
Also referred to as bucket trucks or cherry pickers, vehicle-mounted aerial lifts are a great tool for quick and safe access to heights, as they can lift personnel, tools, and materials. You’ll usually see them along public roads and highways for public works projects, building and road maintenance, sign installation, tree trimming, and utility work. However, it’s important to understand the machine’s limitations and safety features.
In this course we'll cover:
- Applicable US training requirements and legislation
- Vehicle-mounted aerial lift anatomy
- Pre-inspections and their importance
- Basic concepts of:
- Stability
- Capacity
- Hazards
- General instruction for:
- Safe operation
- Planning
- Set up
- Refueling, and
- Emergency response and rescue procedures
Course Requirements
- Estimated Duration
- This course is approximately 90 minutes long.
- Pass Requirements
- The pass mark for this course is 80%. Learners can make 3 attempts to pass the course before it must be reassigned.
- Certificate
- Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.
- Registration Fee
- $99.99 CAD
Frequently asked questions about online training
Common questions about enrollment, completion, and certificates.
What are the benefits of online training?
Benefits of online training include:
- Cost effective: no hotels, travel, meals and less time away from the workplace.
- Convenient: courses can be completed wherever you have access to a computer and internet access.
- Self paced: students can pause at any time and continue where they left off.
- Consistent: video/slide format ensures the course is the same every time.
- Easy verification: online access to training and certification records for students and managers.
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What is BIS Safety Software Inc.?
BIS Safety Software Inc. is a network of more than 200 leading safety training companies from across North America who collectively share and provide companies and individuals with access to a wide variety of safety training courses through one centralized online application.
Since 2010, the collaborative partnership between these training companies has not only enabled the best-of-the-best in online safety training to be brought together in one location but it is also helping to improve industry safety performance through the provision of convenient, cost-effective training.
Our partners BIS Safety Software Inc. are, in our opinion, the best providers of online safety training courses in Canada. We’ve been working with BIS since March 2012 and we are completely happy with the service they provide.
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Is there a time limit for online courses?
Everyone learns at a different pace and everyone retains information differently. When you take a course online, you go at your own speed. If you get to a certain point and don’t fully understand the material, you can pause and go back for a review. On the other hand, if everything makes perfect sense, you can go straight through the entire course right to the test.
How does virtual proctoring/testing with webcam monitoring work?
When you start your test, you will be monitored via your webcam. If you disappear from the screen or appear to be consulting another device or other material, you will be disqualified from the course. The company responsible for virtual proctoring is Integrity Advocate. You can find out more about how their system works here.
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Safe+Sound First Aid Training Ltd has made every effort to ensure the quality and standards of educational products sold and distributed by Safe+Sound via this website. Once purchased all online courses and products are non-refundable and all sales are final. Please review all cancellation policy details prior to purchase.
Please ensure your specific jurisdiction and workplace accepts online safety training and allows online training for your use.
Safe+Sound First Aid Training Ltd is not involved in course development and all online courses are sold and delivered in partnership with BIS Safety Software and approved and/or endorsed agencies.