Aerial Pros

Daily To Do’s: Perform Function Tests on Genie® MEWPs

Performing function tests is a crucial part of safe work practices before operating any mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) because function tests are designed to discover malfunctions before the MEWP is put into service.

Genie Safety Minute: Electrocution Avoidance

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Genie Safety Minute: Returning Damaged Machines to Service

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Genie Safety Minute: Tire Care on MEWPs

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Genie Safety Minute: Steel Platform Repair Guidelines

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Genie Safety Minute: Hydraulic Oil Maintenance

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

More 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).

A92 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:

Approved 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.

Genie Safety Minute: Certified vs. Qualified

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

A92 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.

Familiarization: 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).

Genie Safety Minute: Genie Lift Guard Fall Arrest Bar

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Clearing 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.

Updated Training Requirements

One of the biggest challenges facing our industry today is how to increase awareness about why safety training is so important.

A92 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.

Genie Safety Minute: Global Compliance

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

A92 Minute: Safe Use Planning

Check out this Genie A92 Minute on conducting Safe Use Planning in accordance with the updated ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards.

MEWP and Telehandler Operation – What Operators Must Do Before Every Shift

There are five concepts of safe machine operation, all of which are outlined in the machine’s operator’s manual, for Genie® aerial equipment, including mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPS, formerly AWPs) and telehandlers.

Genie Safety Minute: How to Use the Genie® Safety Page

Genie Safety Minute is intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on the job site.

Purchasing MEWPs Compliant with Regional Standards

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.