Bucket Truck Training British Columbia

Bucket Truck Training British Columbia - The Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Work Platform or bucket truck training program is intended to reduce the possibility of personal injury and incident while working in close proximity or with bucket trucks by effectively training operators who are qualified. An aerial lift device is any vehicle-mounted device, telescoping or articulating, or both, which is made use of to position personnel to reach places which will otherwise be inaccessible. Aerial lift devices are used in order to elevate personnel to above-ground work sites.

The objective of the program is to provide operators with the skills, knowledge, abilities, and training materials required in order to learn to operate vehicle-mounted aerial work platforms effectively and safely.

The program has two parts: a classroom training session and a hands-on training session. To become certified, participants need to be successful in both components. A wallet-size certificate and a full-size certificate would be given upon finishing the program.

Kinds of lifts include extensible boom platforms, articulating boom platforms, aerial ladders and aerial ladder trucks, vertical towers and any combination of these devices. Aerial lift devices are often constructed with metal, wood, fiberglass, reinforced plastic or other materials.

Definitions
Articulating boom platform: has two or more hinged boom parts.
Extensible boom platform: has either a telescopic boom or an extensible boom.
Platform: part of the aerial device which is designed to carry employees.
Mobile unit: a combination of aerial devices, including its vehicle and related equipment.

Employers have the responsibility to make sure their employee receive correct training before operating aerial devices. Employees should make certain they also acquire the required training and that they do not operate lift devices if they are not authorized to do so. Workers should ensure that they wear the correct protective equipment when working from the platform.

The course content utilized in the bucket truck training program comprises operating the vehicle-mounted aerial work platform, safe operating practices, pre-shift inspections, lifting capacity, use of emergency controls, and administering theory and practical tests. Operators would know rules under the federal and local regulations.

Click to Download the pdf