R 408.10590 Platform operator training.

Rule 590. (1) Working platforms shall be operated only by persons who are proficient in the operation, safe use, and inspection of the particular working platform to be operated. (2) All employees who operate working platforms shall be trained in all of the following areas: (a) Recognition of, and preventative measures for, the safety hazards that are associated with the employee's individual work tasks. (b) General recognition and prevention of safety hazards that are associated with the use of working platforms. (c) Emergency action plan procedures. (d) Work procedures. (e) Personal fall arrest system inspection, care, use, and system performance. (3) The training of employees in the operation and inspection of working platforms shall be done by a competent person. (4) Written work procedures for the operation, safe use, and inspection of working platforms shall be provided for employee training. Pictorial methods of instruction may be used in place of written work procedures if employee communication is improved through the use of this method. The operating manuals that are supplied by the manufacturers for platform system components can serve as the basis for these procedures. (5) An employer shall certify that employees have been trained in the operation and inspection of a working platform by preparing a certification record that includes all of the following information: (a) The identity of the person trained. (b) The signature of the employer or the person who conducted the training. (c) The date that training was completed. The certification record shall be prepared at the completion of the training and shall be maintained in a file for the duration of the employee's employment. The certification record shall be kept readily available for review by the director of the Michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs or his or her designated representative.