Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15815 - Training; permits
Rule 5815.
(1)
An employer shall provide each employee who will operate the aerial work
platform with instruction and training regarding the equipment before a permit
is issued or reissued. Such instruction and training shall include the
following:
(a) Instruction by a qualified
person in the intended purpose and function of each of the controls.
(b) Training by a qualified person or reading
and understanding the manufacturers or owners operating instructions and safety
rules.
(c) Understanding by reading
or by having a qualified person explain, all decals, warnings, and instructions
displayed on the aerial work platform.
(d) Reading and understanding the provisions
of this subrule and subrules (1) to (9) of this rule or be trained by a
qualified person on their content.
(2) An employer shall provide the operator of
an aerial work platform with an aerial work platform permit.
(3) The requirements of subrule (1)(a), (b),
(c), and (d) of this rule shall be met before an employee is issued a
permit.
(4) A permit shall be
carried by the operator or be available at the job site/work place and shall be
displayed upon request by a department of licensing and regulatory affairs
representative.
(5) A permit shall
indicate the type of aerial work platforms an operator has been trained on and
is qualified to operate.
(6) A
permit to operate an aerial work platform is valid only when performing work
for the employer who issued the permit. A permit shall be issued for a period
of not more than 3 years.
(7) A
permit shall contain all of the following information (see sample permit):
(a) Firm name.
(b) Operators name.
(c) Name of issuing authority, same as
Authorized by.
(d) The following
are types of aerial work platforms the operator is authorized to operate:
(i) Vehicle-mounted elevating work platform
such as:
(1) Extensible boom aerial
devices.
(2) Aerial
ladders.
(3) Articulating boom
aerial devices.
(4) Vertical
towers.
(ii) Manually
propelled elevating work platforms.
(iii) Boom-supported elevating work
platforms.
(iv) Self-propelled
elevating work platforms.
(e) Date issued.
(f) Expiration date.
(8) The following is a sample permit:
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(9) The
manufacturers operating instructions and safety rules shall be provided and
maintained in a legible manner on each unit by the employer.
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