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Clearing Up the Confusion: Fall Protection Requirements on Group B MEWPs
- September 26, 2019
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.
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Updated Training Requirements
- September 25, 2019
One of the biggest challenges facing our industry today is how to increase awareness about why safety training is so important. As the North American aerial industry implements the new ANSI and CSA standards changes, companies need to understand their responsibilities regarding training requirements for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs).
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ANSI & CSA Standards | Ask Me Anything June 10th-14th, 2019
- June 18, 2019
Welcome to Ask Me Anything with Scott Owyen on the new ANSI and CSA Standards!
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Purchasing MEWPs Compliant with Regional Standards
- June 18, 2019
In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is the primary enforcement agency for mobile elevated work platform (MEWP), or commonly known as aerial work platform (AWP), safety on the jobsite.
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The Brand Matters When Purchasing Used MEWP Equipment
- June 18, 2019
There are reasons some aerial work platforms (AWP) is considered a top-tier brand, maintains its value and garners a fairly premium price in the used market.
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HBV, Spelle Germany Adds 105 Meters of Working Height to Its Fleet
- June 18, 2019
This January, family-owned rental company HBV Hydraulikbühnen-Verleih GmbH (HBV), based in Spelle, northwestern Germany, received delivery of three Genie® Xtra Capacity™ (XC™) telescopic boom lifts.
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How Aerial Operator Protection Evolves
- June 18, 2019
When developing new operator protection technology, you must reach beyond equipment and listen to the workers who are using it each and every day.
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A92 Minute: Supervisor Training
- June 18, 2019
Check out this Genie A92 Minute on conducting Supervisor Training in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.
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What is Dual Parallelogram Linkage on Articulating Booms?
- October 17, 2017
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What Constitutes Proper MEWP Training?
- February 7, 2019
One of the biggest challenges facing our industry today is how to increase awareness about why safety training is so important.
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Recap of the Pending ANSI/CSA Standards - Everything is Changing
- December 4, 2018
ANSI (United States) and CSA (Canada) standards have, for almost four decades, provided best practices for safe, reliable access to work at height and have delivered a consistent benchmark for safe machine design in North America.
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Big Changes Coming to ANSI A92 Standards
- December 4, 2018
The new standards are based on an ISO model, so they are very similar to the current European EN280 standard. As a global manufacturer, Genie can leverage our experiences in Europe to help with the transition, but we have to remember that North American aerial operators are very different.
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