Bucket Trucks
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This program addresses some of the safety guidelines that should be followed when operating a bucket truck at the job site, including a thorough pre-trip inspection. The program reviews procedures for handling traffic conditions safely and positioning bucket trucks securely on paved, unpaved, and hilly work surfaces. The program also describes safety equipment for using bucket trucks near energized lines, and guidelines for maneuvering bucket trucks around the work area. This program describes three types of outriggers used to stabilize bucket trucks. The program also demonstrates procedures for positioning and setting up a bucket truck with outriggers at a rural site, establishing a job site and setting up a bucket truck at an intersection, and maneuvering a bucket and boom around the work area.
COURSE GOALS
Identify basic procedures for conducting a thorough pre-trip inspection on the truck unit and for handling traffic conditions safely when using bucket trucks on the roadway.
Describe how to position bucket trucks securely on paved, unpaved, and hilly work surfaces.
Describe the safety equipment that is used when using a bucket truck near energized lines.
Explain how to maneuver bucket trucks safely around the work area.
Describe three types of outriggers that are used to stabilize bucket trucks.
Describe how to use outriggers to level and stabilize a bucket truck.
Describe basic procedures for positioning and setting up a bucket truck.
Describe how a handline is used in bucket truck operation.
SUBJECTS AND OBJECTIVES
Introduction
List three factors to consider when using a bucket truck on the job.
Describe how the position of the bucket can affect the balance of the bucket truck.
Explain how to position a bucket truck safely on a slope.
Identify the types of work surfaces that may not withstand the weight of a bucket truck.
Describe general safety guidelines for operating a bucket truck in a traffic area.
Bucket Truck Placement, Part 1
Describe guidelines for defining a work area that is near hazardous road conditions.
Describe how to position a bucket truck when the work area is located near a divided highway.
Bucket Truck Operation, Part 1
Describe how to set the hydraulic system controls of a bucket truck for battery operation.
Identify the safety equipment that lineworkers wear when using a bucket truck near energized equipment.
Describe general safety guidelines for maneuvering a bucket truck to the work area.
Describe the role of ground personnel during bucket truck operation.
Outriggers
Describe the function of outriggers.
Describe how to use outriggers to stabilize and level bucket trucks.
Identify three types of outriggers used on bucket trucks.
Demonstrate how to maneuver a bucket truck through an open field.
Demonstrate how to set up a bucket truck on an unpaved surface.
Bucket Truck Placement, Part 2
Describe how to safely set up a bucket truck at an intersection.
Bucket Truck Operation, Part 2
Describe how a handline is used in bucket truck operation.
Describe how to maneuver a bucket truck safely around the work area.
Appendix: Pre-Trip Inspection Training