Over a one-year period, OSHA investigated ten preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries resulting from a variety of incidents involving scissor lifts. OSHA’s investigations found ...

The three major causes of death when using these lifts are falling off, being on it when it tips over, and being electrocuted while on it. Here are best practices for avoiding these hazards when using ...

There are few pieces of equipment more versatile and more useful than the modest aerial lift. Whether they need access to high job sites, want an alternative to scaffolding or are eager to complete ...

When painting or performing maintenance on the outside or inside of a building, we often use ladders and platforms to reach the top of the walls and ceilings. Have you ever considered, however, that a ...

On Oct. 27, 2010, 20-year-old Declan Sullivan suffered fatal injuries when the hydraulic scissor lift he was using collapsed in windy conditions. Sullivan, a University of Notre Dame junior, had been ...

Falling off a lift is often a fatal error. But it’s not the only way in which electricians die when making mistakes in how they use a lift. Electrocutions also ...

The partner of a man who died after a scissor lift accident at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site in 2014 has called for a safety review of the devices after a second man died at the ...

When talking lift equipment, the Equipment Today team had to get insight from Tony Groat, North America, Regional Manager, for the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). In this Q&A, Groat ...

This comes after four workers were killed in vehicle-related workplace accidents in December 2025. Read more at ...

The equipment rental industry has long been defined by scale — big machines, big projects and big investments. But in recent ...