Are safety platforms attached to the forks of a forklift considered aerial lifts?
Reply: No, Aerial devices (aerial lifts) are covered under ยง1910.67, Vehicle-mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms. An aerial device is any vehicle-mounted device that telescopes, articulates or both, which is used to position personnel. A platform attached to the forks of a forklift would not be considered an aerial lift. Question: Are workers required to wear fall protection (full body harness and lanyard) when they are up in a safety platform that has a standard guardrail, mid-rail and toe plate? Reply: No, personal fall protection equipment would not be required when a guardrail system is installed along the open sides of the safety platform. Question: Question three was removed with permission from Ron Guidetti, President, CORE Safety Network. Reply: No Response Required. Question: Are employers still required to use a seat belt retrofit program, or are lift trucks manufactured without seatbelts exempt from the seat belt requirements listed in ANSI B56.1-1969? Reply: Gener
