Boom lifts are dangerous. The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has released a video that shows the dangers of not wearing a full-body harness on a boom-type access platform. The crash dummy in the live safety demonstration is placed inside a specially modified Skyjack boom to show how dangerous driving over a low-lying obstacle can be. The video shows how a human body can catapult and jolt out of the boom's basket without a full-body harness.
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The video can also be viewed and downloaded at the Publications/Film section of www.ipaf.org.
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0:00 - IPAF Safety Demo at CONEXPO 2008 in Las Vegas
0:10 - Role-Playing Safety Demo of Typical Day at Job Site
0:15 - Untrained personnel tries to enter elevated work platform
0:20 - Foreman approaches untrained worker trying to enter boom
0:22 - Safety officer asks if worker can prove minimum safety training
0:48 - IPAF's PAL Card is recognized worldwide as proof of successful operator training that conforms to ISO 18878.
0:55 - Safety officer demonstrates proper method for putting on safety harness
1:20 - Live safety demo of boom lift fail
1:37 - Driving aerial lift platform over small bump
1:44 - Boom lift catapults dummy during safety demo
2:04 - Final safety message from IPAF
2:23 - Outro Card for IPAF