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ANSI A92.20 · OSHA 1926.453 · MEWP
Replace the paper pre-use checklist with a mobile, ANSI A92-mapped, photo-documented inspection. Scissor and boom MEWPs, vertical mast lifts, and telehandlers — a daily pre-use check before the platform leaves the ground, with a built-in red-tag workflow.
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Most inspection apps are blank form builders. DigiDocs ships the actual MEWP pre-use checklist — controls and emergency lowering, guardrails and gates, tires and leaks, safety devices — with the daily cadence and a red-tag workflow that matches how a trained operator clears a lift for work.
Pre-use templates for scissor, articulating boom, telescopic boom, and vertical mast lifts plus telehandlers — each section maps to ANSI A92.20 / OSHA 1926.453 so the operator sees the standard, not a blank checkbox.
The daily pre-start inspection runs before each shift, and the ANSI A92.24 annual thorough inspection is scheduled per machine — so a missed pre-use or an overdue annual surfaces as upcoming or overdue on the dashboard.
Attach photos to any failed item — a leaking lift cylinder, a cracked weld on the boom, a damaged guardrail, a worn tire. Voice and video notes capture context that doesn't fit a comment box and follow the machine into the deficiency record.
Fail a control, an emergency-lowering test, or a structural item and the operator takes the lift out of service immediately. It's red-tagged across the fleet, a deficiency logs with the photo, and it stays locked until a mechanic verifies the repair.
A failed pre-use item routes straight to the mechanic dashboard with the photo and the failed criterion. The repair captures parts, labor hours, and a verification on the next inspection — the audit trail from operator finding to qualified-person fix stays intact.
Every inspection becomes a PDF with the operator's name, timestamp, photos, and the ANSI / OSHA citation referenced. Generate a revocable share link so a GC, rental company, or safety auditor can view the lift records without an account.
Each lift is an asset with its own ID, hour meter, and inspection history. Health scoring blends pass-rate, open deficiencies, and overdue inspections so you can see which machines are degrading before they fail at height.
Installable PWA that opens without signal and caches recently-viewed inspect routes. No signal on the job site? The app still loads. Full offline pre-use capture with background sync is on the roadmap.
A public REST API at /api/v1 with bearer-token auth and outbound webhooks for inspection-completed and deficiency-opened events, plus a telematics adapter to pre-fill hour-meter readings from your fleet system.
COVERAGE · MATRIX
Every lift type ships with the right inspection cadence and the governing ANSI or OSHA standard referenced on the form. No template hunting.
| Lift Type | Standard | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Scissor Lift (Vertical MEWP) | ANSI A92.20 / OSHA 1926.453 | Daily pre-use |
| Articulating Boom Lift | ANSI A92.20 / OSHA 1926.453 | Daily pre-use |
| Telescopic Boom Lift | ANSI A92.20 / OSHA 1926.453 | Daily pre-use |
| Vertical Mast / Personnel Lift | ANSI A92.20 / OSHA 1910.67 | Daily pre-use |
| Towable / Trailer Boom Lift | ANSI A92.20 | Daily pre-use |
| Telehandler (Variable Reach) | OSHA 1910.178 / ANSI B56.6 | Daily pre-op |
| Periodic / Annual Thorough Inspection | ANSI A92.24 | Annual |
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PROCESS · 4 STEPS
Register each lift as an asset with its ID and hour meter. The right ANSI A92 / OSHA template loads automatically by lift type so the operator isn't hunting for the form.
The operator runs the pre-use check on a phone — Pass / Fail / N/A per item, photo capture on defects, signature, submit. Controls to safety devices in under two minutes.
Hit a control, emergency-lowering, or structural failure and take the lift out of service on the spot. It's red-tagged across the fleet and a deficiency logs with the photo evidence.
The inspection becomes a PDF with operator, timestamp, photos, and the ANSI / OSHA citation. Pre-use and annual records are retained indefinitely for the next audit or insurer request.
FAQ · BEFORE YOU ASK
OSHA 1926.453 and the ANSI A92.20-series MEWP standards require a pre-start (pre-use) inspection at the beginning of each work shift or before each use, covering the vehicle and the lift components — controls, emergency lowering, guardrails, tires, leaks, and safety devices. A frequent and an annual thorough inspection are also required at set intervals. DigiDocs ships pre-use aerial lift templates mapped to these standards so the operator works through the actual checklist, with the annual interval scheduled per machine.
MEWP — Mobile Elevating Work Platform — is the current ANSI A92.20 / ISO term that replaced the older 'aerial work platform' and 'aerial lift' language. MEWPs are grouped as Group A (the platform stays within the tipping lines, e.g. scissor lifts) or Group B (the platform can move outside the tipping lines, e.g. boom lifts), and by type by how they travel. DigiDocs covers both groups — scissor, vertical mast, articulating boom, and telescopic boom — with the same pre-use inspection workflow.
Before each use / at the start of each shift by the operator (the pre-use inspection), plus a frequent inspection and an annual thorough inspection at the intervals set by ANSI A92.24 and the manufacturer. DigiDocs schedules the annual thorough inspection per machine so it surfaces as upcoming or overdue on the dashboard, while the daily pre-use runs on the operator's phone before the lift leaves the ground.
Only a trained, authorized operator may operate an aerial lift, and the pre-use inspection is part of that operator's responsibility before each use. The annual thorough inspection must be done by a qualified mechanic. DigiDocs records the operator's name and signature on every pre-use inspection and routes any failed item to the mechanic dashboard as a deficiency, so the trail from operator finding to qualified-person repair is intact.
If a pre-use inspection turns up a safety defect — a leaking cylinder, a failed emergency-lowering test, a damaged guardrail, a worn tire — the lift must not be used until it's repaired. In DigiDocs the operator takes the machine out of service on the spot; it's red-tagged across the fleet, a deficiency logs with the photo evidence, and it stays locked until a mechanic verifies the repair on the next inspection.
The inspection runs in the browser or as an installable PWA on any phone or tablet — no app-store download. It opens without signal and caches recently-viewed inspect routes, so the app still loads on a job site with poor coverage. Creating and submitting a new inspection currently needs a connection; full offline capture with background sync is on the roadmap.
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