Description
Topics presented in class
- Program purpose, operator training objectives
- Safety violations and accidents
- Regulations and standards
- Operator’s manuals
- Types of bucket trucks and major components
- Bucket and ground controls
- Bucket structure, load rating and anchorage point
- Operational and safety decals
- Safety devices
- Bucket truck safety/road kit
- Required inspections (Annual, Periodic, Pre-use, Workplace)
- Reporting unsafe conditions, job safety analysis
- Required maintenance
- Stability and capacity characteristics
- Lever principle, the center of gravity
- Bucket truck configuration, boom extension, height, and turret rotation
- Stability enhancing devices, supporting surface and machine set up
- Operational hazards, electrocution hazards, dealing with powerline emergencies
- Safe transportation on public roads
- Fall protection overview
- Operator factors and personal protective equipment
- Stowing the unit, stopping and parking
- Written test
Bucket truck hands-on and evaluation
- Body harness and lanyard inspection, donning/doffing a full-body harness
- Complete job safety analysis
- Complete bucket truck pre/post-inspection
- Practical Evaluation of trainee on work-related course
- Review of evaluation
