Meet New ANSI Standards
Safe Use (A92.22) and Supervisor Training (A92.24) requirements affect all Employers, Owners, Operators, *Supervisors and **Occupants of aerial lifts including: booms, scissor lifts, vertical towers, stock pickers and under-bridge inspection machines.
STANDARDS THAT APPLY FOR OSHA COMPLIANCE
American National Standards Institute standards:
ANSI/SIA A92.2-1969, ANSI/SIA A92.3, ANSI/SIA A92.5, ANSI/SIA A92.6, ANSI/SIA A92.22, ANSI/SIA A92.24
> WHAT changed:
- Aerial lift Terminology and how they are Classified
- Safe Use knowledge about theory & operation Required
- 'Qualification' Requirements (The term 'certification' is not recognized by the new standards)
> WHO the new standards affect:
- Owners, Rental Companies, Technicians
- Operators, *Supervisors & **Occupants
In addition to the changes to terminology, (“Mobile Elevated Work Platform or MEWP [pronounced mee-oop] will be the new universal term for this equipment, replacing Aerial Work Platform (AWP)”) one of the notable changes to the standard is the addition of active tilt and load sensing systems on aerial equipment.
New Terminology & Classification
1.
Under the new CSA and ANSI standards, aerial work platforms (AWPs) are now called mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
The new standard abbreviation has changed: (AWP) = (MEWP). [pronounced mee-oop]
2.
MEWPs [Mee-oops] are now classified into TWO GROUPS:
- Group A: MEWPs with platforms that move vertically but stay inside the tipping lines
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Group B: All other MEWPs, typically boom-type MEWPs where the platform extends past the machine’s chassis
3.
Under each group, they are then classified into THREE TYPES:
- Type 1: Can only be driven in the stowed position
- Type 2: Can be driven elevated but is controlled from the chassis
- Type 3: Can be driven elevated but is controlled from the work platform
