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Tips For Bucket Truck Safety

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Bucket truck safety is important. If you are required to use a bucket truck at work than you should know these tips for bucket truck safety. A bucket truck is exactly what it sounds like a bucket is placed on the end of an electric lift that is attached to a truck. The bucket is intended to hold a person in it while it is lifted up. They are most often used to repair telephone and electrical lines. Using a bucket can be dangerous id you do not follow all safety rules and guidelines.

OSHA Bucket Truck Safety Guidelines
OSHA believes that the use of a bucket can be so dangerous that they have come up with several rule and regulations that you are required by law to follow to operate a bucket truck safely. Below is a list of the most common OSHA regulations. Each person that is working with or near a bucket truck should be required to know all of these safety rules.

Check the bucket each morning before it is used. You should look for cracks or any sign of wear. It is important to make sure the integrity of the bucket is not compromised. No one wants to be 40 feet in the air with the risk of falling out.

Make sure all controls are clearly and properly marked.

Check each control to make sure they are working properly and not malfunctioning in any way.

The truck should always be parked on solid and level ground when you intend to use the bucket.

Any person working in the bucket is required to wear a safety harness that is secured to the truck.

Always keep both feet on the floor of the bucket. Never lean over the side of the bucket.

Each bucket has a weight limit. Be sure to know the weight requirements for the bucket you are using.

Always wear a hard hat each time you enter the bucket.

Only workers that have been trained in the proper use and safety of a bucket truck are allowed to use them.

These are just a few simple tips for bucket truck safety. It is important to remember safety when you are working at any height of more than 4 feet.

 
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