Do you need to wear fall protection in a scissor lift on an OSHA site?
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Published by SALUSGenerally, yes, you need to wear fall protection in a scissor lift on an OSHA site. OSHA requires that workers on scissor lifts use a travel restraint system consisting of a full body harness and lanyard [1] connected to an anchor point specified by the manufacturer [1].
However, there are exceptions [1]:
- If the manufacturer's specifications allow work from the scissor lift using only its guardrails for fall protection, and
- The scissor lift is operating on a firm, substantially level surface.
Even if the above exceptions are met, if a worker's movement cannot be adequately restricted by the travel restraint system, the employer must ensure the worker uses a personal fall arrest system [1].
Sources used for this answer
[1] Occupational Health and Safety Code
Page 105
Open source documentSource excerpt
## Fall protection on vehicles and loads 155 (1) If a worker may have to climb onto a vehicle or its load at any location where it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall protection system for the worker, an employer must - (a) take steps to eliminate or reduce the need for the worker to climb onto the vehicle or its load, and - (b) ensure that the requirements of section 159(2) are met. 155 (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an employer must ensure that if a load is not secured against movement, a worker does not climb onto the load. 155 (3) A worker must not climb onto a load if the load is not secured against movement. ## Boom-supported work platforms and aerial devices 156 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker on a boom-supported elevating work platform, boom-supported aerial device, or forklift truck work platform uses a personal fall arrest system - (a) connected to - (i) an anchor specified by the manufacturer of the work platform, aerial device or forklift truck, or - (ii) if no anchor is specified by the manufacturer, an anchor point certified by a professional engineer that meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z259.16-04, Design of Active Fall-Protection Systems , ## and - (b) when connected to the anchor, the lanyard, if reasonably practicable, is short enough to prevent the worker from being ejected from the work platform or aerial device but is long enough to allow the worker to perform the worker's work. - 156 (2) An employer must ensure that a worker on a scissor lift or on an elevating work platform with similar characteristics uses a travel restraint system consisting of a full body harness and lanyard - (a) connected to an anchor specified by the manufacturer of the scissor lift or elevating work platform, and - (b) when connected to the anchor, the lanyard, if reasonably practicable, is short enough to prevent the worker from falling out of the scissor lift or elevating work platform but is long enough to…
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