HEADLINES School Bus Lift Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility When you’re working under your car, you
want to feel confident that it won’t fall on top of you, which is why most people use well-placed bottle jacks and jack stands as an extra safety measure. Now think about being under a school bus, and how much more confident you want to be that it isn’t going anywhere. “Some lifts out there just may not be said Robert O’Gorman, president
safe,”
of Automotive Lift Institute, a watchdog group for the lift industry. “You want to make sure the lifts you purchase are electri- cally and mechanically safe, and the way to know that is by acquiring a third-party, cer- tified product.” ALI sponsors a certification program
for automotive lifts that approves more than 98 percent of all certified lifts. ALI contracts with Intertek Testing Services, which acts as the certification program
Once the lifts are purchased and
installed in accordance with the manufac- turer’s instructions, the staff must make sure it has an appropriate safety plan for
administrator. Te program has also ob- tained accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Techs can be assured that their lift is certified by viewing the “ALI Certified” sticker affixed to their lift.
working with and around the lift, accord- ing to O’Gorman. Te plan should include operator training, planned maintenance of the lift and an annual checkup by a qualified inspector, unless specified by the manufacturer or the use of the lift dictates inspection should occur more frequently. Most importantly, the technician must
always stay alert and pay attention when using any lift, advised O’Gorman. “Too often, missing one of these three
points can lead to actions detrimental to the operator or those in the surrounding area,” added O’Gorman. As an example, he pointed to the unsafe practice of cut- ting corners by disabling a safety feature or failing to properly assess weight dis- tribution in what a lift operator may consider as a way to save time. When using a lift in the shop, there are some general industry safety tips available
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