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Article: Aerial lift certification; properly documented training improves safety and production.(Vehicles, Lifts & Machinery)
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- Arbor Age
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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AERIAL LIFT OPERATORS HAVE TO BE PROPERLY TRAINED. THE EMPHASIS ON this requirement seems to be on the rise among OSHA's inspectors, and they want to see proof. The only real way to prove anyone has been trained is solid documentation. From the government's standpoint, if it is not on paper, it did not happen.
Training can be handled in-house or outsourced to a professional training company. Either way, good documentation is key. For example, ACRT aerial lift training is a certification program that includes written and skills exams, certificates and wallet-sized cards.
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