Stepping up on Safety in challenging Netting Application in Scotland
For scale, no show in Scotland can rival the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Continue ReadingAerial Equipment 101: What Is a Scissor Lift?
Scissor lifts are a classification of manlift often found in construction and facility maintenance applications designed to elevate workers and their tools to working heights ranging from 19 ft (5.9 m) to 59 ft (17.9 m).
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Plan Ahead
Check out this Genie® A92 Minute about planning ahead of time for the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
Continue ReadingA Glossary of Common Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) Terms
Safety is always job one on aerial worksites.
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Tire Care on MEWPs
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Avoid Unplanned Downtime
Check out this Genie® A92 Minute about avoiding unplanned downtime with mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
Continue ReadingStay Informed about Your MEWP Fleet with Important Genie® Safety and Product Notices
Jobsite safety needs to be a priority for contractors, distributors and manufacturers alike.
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Steel Platform Repair Guidelines
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Know Your Limits
Check out this Genie® A92 Minute about slope limits in mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Hydraulic Oil Maintenance
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
Continue ReadingMore Changes to the ANSI and CSA Standards You Need to Know About
ANSI and CSA standards for safe use and training were not updated for many years (prior to now, ANSI boom, scissor lift and manually propelled standards were last updated in 2006, and CSA standards go back even further).
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Watch Your Weight
Check out this Genie A92 Minute about monitoring the weight inside a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards:
Continue ReadingApproved Material Handling Attachments for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
At Genie, we receive calls on a regular basis from jobsite supervisors and contractors regarding operators wanting to use homemade attachments on mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) and/or using MEWPs to lift materials in a manner that is not consistent with the designed purpose of these type of machines.
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Certified vs. Qualified
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Maintenance and Repair Training
Check out this Genie A92 Minute on conducting Maintenance and Repair Training in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
Continue ReadingFamiliarization: What Is It and Why Is It Important
An important aspect of the new ANSI A92.22-2018 and CSA B354.7:17 standards is the requirement that the user (which is most commonly the employer) develop a safe use plan specific to Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs).
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Genie Lift Guard Fall Arrest Bar
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
Continue ReadingClearing Up the Confusion: Fall Protection Requirements on Group B MEWPs
When it comes to using fall protection equipment for on mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), many still do not fully understand, or comprehend, the requirements in the ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards, as well as the OSHA and OHS requirements, for fall protection on MEWPs in the United States and Canada.
Continue ReadingUpdated Training Requirements
One of the biggest challenges facing our industry today is how to increase awareness about why safety training is so important.
Continue ReadingA92 Minute: Occupant and Emergency Training
Check out this Genie A92 Minute on conducting Occupant and Emergency Training in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
Continue ReadingGenie Safety Minute: Global Compliance
Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.
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