Aerial lifts in Pennsylvania
Versalift Aerial Lifts Support Key Pennsylvania Industries
Aerial lifts are extremely important to families and business owners in Pennsylvania, as aerial lifts support the flow of data and electricity through overhead networks of cable. Pennsylvania roadways are often lined with overhead cables, and so it is common to spot a vehicle-mounted aerial lift parked on the side of the road. Forestry and vegetation management are important businesses in Pennsylvania, which is largely forested. Aerial lifts that are outfitted for forestry applications stay busy in the state. Aerial lifts are also used in sign, light & traffic signal maintenance, because municipal and state fleets are responsible for maintaining safe roadways. Aerial lifts are perfectly suited to managing Pennsylvania’s traffic and lighting systems without limiting traffic.
Distributors for Pennsylvania
Electric Power and Utility Industry in Pennsylvania
Aerial lifts support the work of all of the electric utility organizations in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has a large population, and the majority of people are largely concentrated around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, leaving large areas of the state less fully populated. Municipal Utilities and Investor-Owned Utility companies tend to provide homes and businesses in urban and suburban areas with electric power. Rural Electric Cooperatives, which are membership-based, non-profit organizations, tend to provide electric power to more rural parts of the state. As is the case with Investor Owned Utility companies, Pennsylvania Electric Cooperatives use vehicle-mounted aerial lifts to maintain their aerial plant and stay well organized in order to provide an uninterrupted flow of electricity to their members.
Below is a short list of some organizations that provide electric power to consumers in Pennsylvania:
- Adams Electric Cooperative
- Allegheny Electric Cooperative
- Borough of Hatfield Electric Utility
- Direct Energy
- Duquesne Light
- Lansdale Electric
- FirstEnergy
- PPL Electric Utilities
- UGI Utilities
Telecommunications Construction & Maintenance in Pennsylvania
Aerial lifts are constantly in use in Pennsylvania, where residents of the twelfth most connected state have many choices of telecommunications service. The state’s businesses and homes have their choice of premium providers of telecommunications services and cable TV. Aerial lifts that are built for telecommunications fleets must be able to hold equipment, tools and merchandise, while also providing technicians with the maneuverability and vertical reach they need to perform their tasks. Versalift van-mounted aerial lifts deliver the lightest weight vehicles with the greatest payload in their peer group, while providing a 29’ working height to ensure that technicians can reach their work.
Below is a short list of some telecommunications providers in Pennsylvania:
- CenturyLink
- Atlantic Broadband
- Blue Ridge Communications
- Cablevision
- Comcast
- Consolidated Communications
- Matrix
- Palmerton Telephone Company
- South Canaan Telephone
- TDS Telecom
- Verizon Fios
- Birch
- Windstream
- Xfinity
- RCN
Aerial Lifts and their applications for Forestry in Pennsylvania
Aerial lifts for forestry, logging and land management applications are in demand in Pennsylvania. They vary widely in how they are used, and where they are deployed. Private land, public spaces, urban forests and suburban parks require the occasional use of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts. The logging and forest goods industry in the state is a major economic driver. More than 17 million acres of Pennsylvania, which amounts to sixty percent, is covered in forest. More than seventy percent of the state’s forest lands are owned privately, and the state ranks first nationally for hardwood products and production. Pennsylvania’s forests are administrated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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Aerial lifts for Bridge Inspection in Pennsylvania
Aerial lifts for bridge inspection area key element of public safety in Pennsylvania. Every bridge in the state must be inspected every other year for the Federal Department of Transportation. As a result, the more than 25,000 state-owned bridges and over 6,000 locally owned bridges are inspected by bridge engineers and contractors licensed for bridge inspection in Pennsylvania on an ongoing basis. One remarkable bridge in the state is Rockwell Bridge, near Harrisburg PA. is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct in the world. Completed in 1902, it runs for a total of 3,820 feet over the Susquehanna River. Emlenton Bridge is the highest bridge in the state. The truss-built design is 1,668 feet in length and 270 ft high.
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Pennsylvania General Information
With a Population of nearly thirteen million people, Pennsylvania is one of the founding United States and the fifth most populous state in the country. Covered in low maintains and forestlands, the state has many small cities and towns, and two major cities. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg, a historically significant place due to the American Revolution and the building of the Erie Canal. Harrisburg is the tenth largest city in the state. The biggest cities in the state are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Philadelphia is the largest city in the state, with 1.5 million people living there, and six million living in its MSA. Philadelphia is home to several prominent professional sports teams and major brands including Comcast and Aramark.
Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the state and has reinvented itself from the manufacturing city of the past to a technology city of today. Tens of billions of dollars are generated by technology firms in Pittsburgh. Tourist attractions in the state include Independence National Park and the Liberty Bell, the Gettysburg National Military Park, and Hershey Park. Forested state parks bring thousands of visitors in the summer months, including Allegheny National Forest, Pine Creek Gorge
Notes on Aerial Lift Safety from the United States Department of Labor
Pennsylvania Aerial Lift Safety
Pennsylvania Aerial Lift Safety is highly visible due to population density and the number of roads in the state. All safety codes are strictly enforced throughout the state, and are written to be in alignment with the United States Department of Labor’s OSHA regulations on Aerial Lift Safety.
You can find the OSHA Aerial lift factsheet here.