Description
When you cannot move work to ground level, mobile elevated work platforms, or MEWPs, such as aerial, scissor and vertical mast lifts, may be an appropriate solution. Each type has its own unique characteristics and safety strategies of which you need to be aware. You will receive hands-on training about the specific equipment you will use, but this course will lay the groundwork by giving you an overview of some universal considerations for mobile elevated work platforms. This course is ideal for people who use or manage others who use mobile elevated work platforms.
Course Objectives:
Recognize types of mobile elevated work platforms and their uses;Know how to prepare for safe mobile elevated work platform use;Recall mobile elevated work platform characteristics and safe operation principles;Know safe practices to use when working on mobile elevated work platforms
Duration: 14 min.
What you'll learn
Recognize types of mobile elevated work platforms and their uses
Know how to prepare for safe mobile elevated work platform use
Recall mobile elevated work platform characteristics and safe operation principles
Know safe practices to use when working on mobile elevated work platforms
System Requirements
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher (11+is preferred), Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome (latest), iPad iOS (latest) (Tablet only), Mac OS 10.10 or 10.11 (PC only) Apple Safari 8 or 9, Android Google Chrome (latest). Course playback is not recommended for mobile phones. For optimal playback, it is also recommended that learners close all other browser windows when viewing a course.
UL
UL empowers organizations to protect the well-being of workers, reduce risk, improve productivity, enhance compliance, and drive measurable business improvement through its learning, health, and safety platforms. More than 2,000 organizations in over 20 major industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and construction & energy, trust UL’s software tools and learning solutions to meet their expanding needs. UL's international suite of online courses, built by industry experts and learning specialists, give employees the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe, succeed on the job, and remain in compliance.
When you cannot move work to ground level, mobile elevated work platforms, or MEWPs, such as aerial, scissor and vertical mast lifts, may be an appropriate solution. Each type has its own unique characteristics and safety strategies of which you need to be aware. You will receive hands-on training about the specific equipment you will use, but this course will lay the groundwork by giving you an overview of some universal considerations for mobile elevated work platforms. This course is ideal for people who use or manage others who use mobile elevated work platforms.
Course Objectives:
Recognize types of mobile elevated work platforms and their uses;Know how to prepare for safe mobile elevated work platform use;Recall mobile elevated work platform characteristics and safe operation principles;Know safe practices to use when working on mobile elevated work platforms
Duration: 14 min.