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Scissor Lifts as Mobile Scaffolds, Not Aerial Lifts

» by Gina August 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm » Comments (0)

The Safety Blog’s recent post on scissor lift’s fall protection caught the attention of our readers, especially one who particularly commented on the regulations lifted from 29 CFR 1926.453, Aerial Lifts. He said that 1926.453 refers to boom lifts, not scissor lifts.  He added that scissor lifts are regulated as scaffolds.  (Note : Thanks to [...]