Links and Resources
Resources used in developing these awareness materials include:
Investigation Report of October 27, 2010 Aerial Lift Accident
released by the University of Notre Dame, 2011, April 18
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Scaffold Industry Association (SIA)
“Aerial Work Platform Training (AWPT) Guidance & Operational Safety Recommendations”
Statement of Best Practices of General Training and Familiarization for Aerial Work Platform Equipment”
developed by the American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Scaffold Industry Association, the Associated Equipment Distributors and the International Powered Access Federation, February 2010
"Statement of Best Practices of Personal Fall Protection Systems for Aerial Work Platform Equipment”
developed by the American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Scaffold Industry Association, the Associated Equipment Distributors and the International Powered Access Federation, February 2011
OSHA’s Standards on Scaffolding
“Aerial Lifts – Protect Yourself” Quick Card by OSHA
OSHA Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR), Part Number: 1926, Part Title: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, Subpart: L, Subpart Title: Scaffolds, Standard Number: 1926.453, Title: Aerial lifts
ANSI/SIA A92.6-2006, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms
Industry-related organizations that could serve as resources:
Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Scaffold Industry Association (SIA)
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
International Standards Organization (ISO)
Resources mentioned in the Notre Dame Investigation Report that do not provide online access:
“Safe scissor lift operations,” Lift Equipment (June 1993)
“Fall protection puzzles,” Lift Equipment (June 1997)
“Aerial Work Platforms: Safety, Liability & the Rental Center,” Professional Safety (January 1998)
“Choosing Safety,” Scaffold Industry (October 2001)
ESDU Report 82026 (1993a Part 1, 1993b Part 2)
ESDU Report 83045
Peterka, J.A., Tan, Z., Cermak, J.E., and Bienkiewicz, B. (1989), Mean and Peak Wind Loads on Heliostas, Journal of Solar Engineering, Vol. 111, pp 158-164.
Durst, C.S., “Wind Speed Over Short Periods of Time,” Meteorological Magazine, 89, 181-187. 1960.