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A team effort: aerial lift safety requires diligence on the part of everyone involved.(VEHICLES, LIFTS & MACHINERY)
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Arbor Age
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August 1, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Adams Business Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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WHEN TREE CARE PROFESSIONALS THINK OF THE dangers associated with working at heights, they often fear falls. However, falls only account for roughly 20 percent of aerial lift accidents.
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The team charged with safe operation of an aerial lift unit must also be concerned about power line exposure, equipment tip-over, being struck or crushed by the equipment holding the platform, and equipment failure due to insufficient maintenance.
Electrocution prevention
It's not only workers in the platform and behind the wheel who must worry about electrocution. Because the ground around the machine can become energized upon the machine's contact with ...
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