Aerial Lift Training for Operation by Versalift offers a suite of digital and online learning tools focused specifically on the safe operation of Versalift vehicle-mounted aerial lifts.
The goal of Versalift Aerial Lift Training interactive training programs is to ensure operator safety and to support a perfect safety record, while reinforcing the operator behaviors that extend the useful working life of the aerial lifts themselves. Those operators and technicians who complete Versalift Aerial Lift Training training courses are trained to be safety advocates.
Due to the fact that there is an average of one work-related fatality associated with an aerial lift or bucket truck every two weeks, it is essential to ensure that technicians are provided with all of the tools and training they need to safely operate their aerial lifts.
Having undergone Versalift aerial lift training, the risk of injury to your technicians from falls, tipovers and exposure to electrical current will be greatly reduced.
This section addresses some of the most serious subject matter in the aerial lift training course. Technicians will learn, and demonstrate awareness of, a series of operations that allow them to lower an inoperable lift and retrieve the bucket. Several operations are addressed in this section, as is a larger, interactive scenario planning activity which ensures that learners are actually learning the operations thoroughly and in detail.
The inspection section comes next, and in it, technicians learn about how to locate and use their Versalift equipment pre-start inspection checklist, to become familiar with the entire set of placards and decals, and to confidently describe next steps if the daily pre-start inspection reveals any potential problems with the equipment.
This section offers learning technicians clear instructions on how to inspect their worksite and correctly orient the Versalift equipment, mitigating the factors that affect the lift’s safety and stability. Technicians will also be trained in the upper and lower controls, and then be required to demonstrate and describe lower and upper control operations. Start up and stowage operations are also covered in the ‘Operating The Aerial Lift’ section.
This section addresses some of the most serious subject matter in the aerial lift training course. Technicians will learn, and demonstrate awareness of, a series of operations that allow them to lower an inoperable lift and retrieve the bucket. Several operations are addressed in this section, as is a larger, interactive scenario planning activity which ensures that learners are actually learning the operations thoroughly and in detail.
This section walks learners through the most important set of safety issues and concerns in the operation of Versalift aerial lifts. Because safety is the most important practice of all, this section of aerial lift training is very thorough and, like other sections, includes knowledge checks to ensure learners are retaining knowledge.
This section summarizes progress and provides a place to upload and retain a sign-off sheet that the operator has demonstrated proficiency on the lift.
Aerial lift operator training results in finding and resolving small maintenance issues before they become major repairs. Linemen and other aerial lift operators gain the knowledge to safely and efficiently operate bucket trucks, which results in significantly less wear and tear on fleet equipment. Versalift aerial lift training results in rhgh reach equipment that stays in better condition for a longer period of time, spends more time in service, and functions at a significantly lower operating cost. Aerial lift operator training will also lower overall fleet costs. Documented, formalized training leads to better maintained equipment, a more efficient facility and an improved bottom line.
Aerial lift operators who receive ongoing training are able to use a greater variety of equipment, which increases their value as employees. Each unit type has specific controls and equipment to make fleets more efficient. By training technicians on specific units, fleet organizations can become more productive, and therefore more profitable.
Both OSHA and ANSI have a multitude of recommendations and requirements regarding aerial lifts. Ultimately it’s up to employers to train their employees and to maintain compliance with national and industry standards. When a company or organization fails to comply, that company increases its potential exposure to fines and fiscal damages. The benefits of an aerial lift training program go far beyond compliance.
With high quality aerial lift training, technicians get professional guidance which allows them to grow in their careers. Every aerial lift technician is responsible for a potentially very dangerous piece of equipment. When technicians are working at height, one small mistake could permanently change their lives, or the lives of others. When operators are confident that their training is truly beneficial, and not just a series of hoops to jump through, they respond positively by adopting the training and projecting a sense of greater accountability for safety into their work.
