The New England Safety Training (NEST) Alliance Sub Committee is happy to announce the material is ready and we can start to spread the word about the Scissor Lift Stand Down. We are asking this to be scheduled anytime on your project during the week of May 4-10, 2014 in an effort to raise safety awareness about crushing and tip over hazards while operating scissor lifts in the Construction Industry.
NEST Scissor Lift Awareness Training is in response to the five fatal Caught-in-Between (CIB) accidents recorded in New England during the month of December 2013. Two of these CIB accidents were scissor lift operators and one was operating an aerial lift, so our NEST Alliance Committee put together some basic hazard awareness training material designed for the stand down that will be introduced at this month’s Roundtable meeting. It is the hopes that all CSR-EM member companies and organizations will help in promoting and participating in this safety event. The use of aerial lifts and work platforms is commonplace in construction, used in virtually every trade, and the potential for accidents is very high. The inherent dangers make it essential for every contractor to understand the training required for the safe use of this equipment:
We are looking to have an event similar to the “Mirror Check” and “Electrical Roll-Up” last year and are inviting all alliances’ as well as any other organization willing to provide the training. The attachments to this email have enough material needed for an in-house trainer to provide a quality “Toolbox” or “Tailgate” type meeting at their location and at their own pace.
1) “Scissor Lift Stand Down” announcement : Attached is the flyer for the Braintree Area Office’s – “Scissor Lift” announcement and tips that can be used to inspect equipment. We want to keep this as simple as possible and very similar to a toolbox type training with a Scissor Lift Inspection component.
2) A PowerPoint version of theScissor Lift training can be used directly or modified for your site by inserting your own pictures to customize the training
3) Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts has posted the material on its website as an event and can be used as a model for other organizations to post on their websites as well as other social media outlets. The information can also be found on the following websitesin the coming weeks: http://agcmass.org/ http://www.gwgci.org/ www.associatedsubs.com/ http://www.asseboston.com/asse.htm and the Facebook page photo album at https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-England-Safety-Training-Alliance/196684140430397?ref=hl can be easily shared.
– Please post information/documents on your organization/company website or Facebook page if appropriate.
– Please forward/send information via email to your distribution list as appropriate.
– Please post information about the “Scissor Lift Stand Down” in any newsletters or trade publications as appropriate.
4) INSTRUCTORS – PLEASE VIEW VIDEO AS PART OF TRAINING: AWPT.org – Scissor-Lift Pre-StartInspection with 4,102 current views at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlPoGqpIGY&feature=youtu.be prior to your trainings
5) Participating organizations are asked to printout the evaluation in advance and document the training via their own internal attendance sheets then complete an online course evaluation which will assist in determining of the effectiveness of this event. Please coordinate the totals for your facility/location and have one course evaluation completed per facility/location: : https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9JFYRWN
6) If you have a Facebook profile and would like to stay current with the Regional Trainings offered please “Like” the New England Safety Training (NEST) Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-England-Safety-Training-Alliance/196684140430397?ref=hl can be easily shared.
Thank you very much to the newly formed New England Safety Training sub-committee of the CSR-EM Alliance for their commitment and support in providing timely and quality training materials.
