How to Tow a Trailer-Mounted Boom
In addition to the ability to reach up, over and out, one of the features that make trailer-mounted booms a popular option for work at height is their ease of transport and mobility.
Continue ReadingLoad Sense on Scissor Lifts
Genie® GS™ slab scissor lifts are designed to deliver reliability and performance on the jobsite, and for your rental business.
Continue ReadingHow to Properly Maintain Your Genie® Telehandler
Genie was excited to introduce the updated Genie® GTH™-1056 telehandler to its line-up earlier this year. But even new equipment needs regular maintenance to ensure that it's running at peak-performance levels.
Continue ReadingThe Benefits of Online Training for Aerial Equipment Technicians
Investing a little time in training to gain a lot more later is a basic principle that most far-sighted entrepreneurs agree upon for two simple reasons
Continue ReadingWhen Work Is Done for the Day — Guidelines for Daily Maintenance on Scissor Lifts
Sticking to a regular maintenance routine, including the important daily tasks as outlined in the operator’s manual, helps to ensure that scissor lifts are ready to work when they are needed.
Continue ReadingBefore Work Begins — Guidelines for Daily Maintenance on Scissor Lifts
Slab and rough terrain scissors lifts can be crucial to jobsite productivity, and by adhering to a few daily maintenance and inspection requirements, operators can ensure maximum uptime on jobsites.
Continue ReadingTips for Using the Genie® Smart Link™ Dual Zone Controls
Soon all Genie® GS™ scissor lifts and GR™, QS™ & GRC vertical mast lifts will be manufactured in compliance with applicable national standards adopted by each country, which drive differences to machine design.
Continue ReadingTechnology Overview: Tools for Training
It seems that virtual reality (VR) and the use of simulators have been around for years, but lately, it has gained prominence in the MEWP (mobile elevating work platforms) market as the industry continues to look for ways to make training safer, easier and more efficient.
Continue ReadingGenie Lift Pro Minute: Aerial Equipment Safety and Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disinfecting Machines
Learn about disinfecting machines during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Genie® Lift Pro™ Minute.
Continue ReadingKeeping Your Data Secure
In today’s technology-driven economy, data provides many benefits to equipment manufacturers and rental stores, as well as their customers — there is real value in mining it, using it and sharing it.
Continue ReadingGenie Lift Pro Minute: Aerial Equipment Safety and Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hands-On Training
Learn about aerial equipment safety and hands-on training during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Genie® Lift Pro™ Minute.
Continue ReadingRecommendations for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 on Aerial Jobsites
The first, and number one, goal of all aerial jobsites should be to provide a safe and productive work environment for workers and equipment.
Continue ReadingGenie Lift Pro Minute: Aerial Equipment Safety and Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Classroom Training
Learn about aerial equipment safety and classroom training during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Genie® Lift Pro™ Minute.
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the New European Stage V Emissions Standards
Over the past two decades, the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of seven directives to address exhaust emissions for engines used in non-road equipment like telehandlers, boom lifts and scissor lifts.
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Fall Protection Requirements
Spelled out in the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards, as well as the OSHA and OHS requirements, fall protection on mobile elevating work platform (MEWPs) is required in the United States and Canada.
Continue ReadingImplications of the New ANSI/CSA Standards: A Manufacturer’s Perspective
From a manufacturer’s perspective, here’s what your rental store, and your customers, needs to know about the new ANSI and CSA standards to be introduced soon.
Continue ReadingTips for Engaging with Colleagues and Customers When Face-to-Face Meetings Aren’t Possible
There is no substitute for a face-to-face communication. But, getting together in person isn’t always possible, particularly right now as cities, states and countries are asking people to stay at home.
Continue ReadingAerial Equipment 101: What Is a Material Lift?
Material lifts are portable aerial work platforms that offer affordable solutions for lifting, positioning and installing materials.
Continue ReadingUsing MEWPs in Different Markets and Applications
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used in a variety of work environments.
Continue ReadingAerial Equipment 101: What Is an Aerial Work Platform?
Aerial work platforms — or AWPs, as they are more commonly known — are economical, portable models that lift one or two workers.
Continue ReadingRobust Hybrid Technology: A “Must Have” in Today’s Rental Fleets
Responding to worldwide demand for high-performance yet environment friendly aerial access equipment, and to increasingly stringent emissions and noise regulations, particularly in European markets, hybrid technology today, especially in rental equipment fleets, must be able to perform a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, increasing utilization rate for rental businesses and decreasing cost of operation for end users.
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