Aerial Work Platform (AWP) Certification

This comprehensive Aerial Work Platform (AWP) Certification course covers all scissor, push-around, straight-stick boom, and articulating boom lifts.

This course exceeds all CSA/OHS requirements for classroom operator safety training certification in all Canadian provinces and territories.

Summa Safety & Environment College courses are the highest quality online courses available today, combining high-definition video with cutting-edge machine animation and video demonstrations.

Our course format increases learning retention while remaining entertaining and informative for students. A few questions after every chapter prepare the student for the final exam.

Throughout the course students are provided with access to: elevated work platform (EWP) specific OHS requirements for every province and territory in Canada; a practical evaluation checklist; and easy-to-use instructions for evaluating operator competence on the machine.

Practical evaluation is required to complete the certification process and can be performed by a supervisor or other authorized personnel.

This Aerial Work Platform (AWP) Certification course covers the following topics:

• Federal and provincial EWP-related legislation requirements for the machine, employees, supervisors, and employers

• Machine hazards

• Common EWP incidents and accidents

• Different types of EWPs

• The importance of the operator’s manual

• Safety decals

• Machine components, controls, and safe guards

• Axles

• Capacities and stability principles

• Envelope management systems

• Best machine choice

• Pre-operational inspections

• Function tests

• Maintenance

• Hydraulic system dangers

• Battery charging/maintenance

• Refueling

• Weather safety

• Hazard assessment/mitigation

• Rescue planning

• Proper communication

• PPE

• Operating rules

• Parking and shutting down

• Record keeping