Scissor lifts have carved their vertical niche in both indoor and outdoor work, and manufacturers have expanded the number of electric models available based on demand from both rental houses and ...

The three major causes of death when using these lifts are falling off, being on it when it tips over, and being electrocuted while on it. Here are best practices for avoiding these hazards when using ...

Over a one-year period, OSHA investigated ten preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries resulting from a variety of incidents involving scissor lifts. OSHA’s investigations found ...

Each job has its own unique set of challenges. For those requiring the use of an aerial lift, job tasks can be made even more difficult when working in tight spaces and around obstacles and/or ...

There are few pieces of equipment more versatile and more useful than the modest aerial lift. Whether they need access to high job sites, want an alternative to scaffolding or are eager to complete ...

Falling off a lift is often a fatal error. But it’s not the only way in which electricians die when making mistakes in how they use a lift. Electrocutions also ...

Aerial lifts are having a moment. Not only have they started to replace ladders and scaffolding on jobsites everywhere, but they’ve also garnered attention due to their mobility, flexibility, and ...

The hazard alert issued July 6 stems from the Oct. 27, 2010, death of Declan Sullivan, a University of Notre Dame student employee who died while filming a football practice from a scissors lift that ...

Colleges across the country have tightened their use of aerial lifts — or outright eliminated them — a year after a University of Notre Dame student from Long Grove was killed when wind gusts toppled ...