Working under lift without checking overhead obstructions

Stop and check the lift path before moving or raising. Look up, down, behind, and around the platform before the duct becomes the only thing you see.

Stop if

• Can you spot me through this area, and is this lift path clear overhead and on the floor?

Watch out

• Do not drive, raise, or swing the lift while focused only on the duct in front of you.

Check

• Check floor/ground condition.
• Scan overhead for pipe, lights, cable tray, sprinkler, deck, and finished work.
• Keep duct and tools inside the platform limits.
• Use a spotter in tight areas.
• Stop if people or material enter the lift path.

Steps

• Check floor/ground condition.
• Scan overhead for pipe, lights, cable tray, sprinkler, deck, and finished work.
• Keep duct and tools inside the platform limits.
• Use a spotter in tight areas.
• Stop if people or material enter the lift path.

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