ECN Forum Forums Safety Discussion and News Occupational Safety Discussion Forklifts as personnel lifts??

Oddly enough Bob,
I was talking to an OSH inspector yesterday on an unrelated matter and I asked him about this issue.
Consequentialy (sp?) I have a pic of what OSH here calls an approved man (person?)-cage for working off of a forklift.



I don't like the look of the thing.
To put it bluntly Bob, to think that OSH here even condones employees working off of the end of a forklift, no matter how high or where-ever, worries me.
They must have a LOT of faith in the people they train as Forklift operators on their 8 hour courses.

Bob, I guess OSHA 1926.602 is what they were talking about with that Bobcat thing I had up thread a ways. They just called it not "man rated". My wife says they can't pick people up with a lull either.
Thanks for finding something that makes sense about this. Now I am going to have to start looking at man lifts and bucket trucks to satisfy my curiosity.

BTW I was looking at your note with the blue lull in it and saw the "ride" comment.
They are not even supposed to move the load around unless the boom is retracted. You are supposed to position the machine and then extend the boom.
From my Bobcat experience I can tell you, moving a load around with the bucket up too high can make it pretty squirrelly.

My Bobcat operating is a roadrunner cartoon anyway