Over a one-year period, OSHA investigated ten preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries resulting from a variety of incidents involving scissor lifts. OSHA’s investigations found ...

When painting or performing maintenance on the outside or inside of a building, we often use ladders and platforms to reach the top of the walls and ceilings. Have you ever considered, however, that a ...

Scissor lifts – named for the way the lifting mechanism’s crossed beams raise and lower the work platform – are often used by manufacturing, warehouse and construction workers. To safely operate a ...

After investigating hundreds of scissor lift accidents, OSHA says that using proper fall protection, with the correct stabilization and positioning techniques, is the most effective way to prevent ...

On Oct. 27, 2010, 20-year-old Declan Sullivan suffered fatal injuries when the hydraulic scissor lift he was using collapsed in windy conditions. Sullivan, a University of Notre Dame junior, had been ...

The partner of a man who died after a scissor lift accident at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site in 2014 has called for a safety review of the devices after a second man died at the ...

While boom lifts have long enjoyed an array of accessories to enhance their productivity, accessories available for scissor lifts - especially those included as standard equipment - have lagged a bit ...