3 Safety Tips if You’re Considering a Boom Lift Hire

A boom lift is a convenient and useful piece of equipment to have at construction sites. However, they can easily cause injuries if stringent safety measures are not implemented and followed. Some of our clients only hire equipment on a sporadic basis and others may not have hired a boom lift for a while. For these reasons we have compiled a list of three essential boom lift safety tips that you should follow.

1. Only Hire Trained Operators

When you hire your employees to operate a boom lift, they should already know how to follow the necessary safety procedures. A poorly trained or even an employee with no training at all can quickly put the safety of a lot of other people at risk. Anyone can fake competence in a written or verbal setting, and practical skills need to be demonstrated. Take the potential employee out to your boom lift and have them demonstrate how they use the equipment. This will help you to weed out problem workers and highlight any areas where they may need to brush up on their skills.

2. Always Wear Your Harness

Every boom lift operator needs to wear their harness, and the lanyard needs to be secured to the bucket. It may seem unlikely that the operator would fall out of the working platform, but a bump or jolt from other equipment or being caught off balance can cause a fall. Even unexpectedly strong gusts of wind that gusts could knock an operator off their platform and this might result in a fatal fall. The harness is there to mitigate a real risk and not wearing it should be treated in a serious manner.

3. Clear the Base and Circumference

The base of the boom lift and the circumference you’re working within need to be clear of any other workers and equipment before you get started. The boom lift circumference could be quite a large area, any tools or supplies that fall from the platform could seriously injure anyone in this area. When the area is kept clear, you will drastically reduce the risks that someone will be hit by any objects that may fall in the area. It’s also important to understand that in rare cases a boom lift can even tip over. If this happens anyone under or around the boom lift could be injured, so keep non essential people out of the area at all times.

If you need a boom lift hire, get in touch with us here at Access Hire. We supply a wide selection of flexible aerial work platforms, and we supply boom lift equipment. We are committed to providing our clients with servicing, maintenance, and repairs, even in remote locations. Our staff is trained to deliver your equipment safely, in the most efficient and cost effective manner. Our team members are standing by to discuss your boom lift needs in greater detail, and they will be happy to answer any other questions that you may have.