Innovation with a Purpose
There is a lot of buzz in the industry swirling around technology and innovation.
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What Constitutes Proper MEWP Training?
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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A92 Minute: Supervisor Training
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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A92 Minute: Need-To-Know Lingo
Check out this Genie A92 Minute on Need-To-Know-Lingo in the new MEWP Standards.
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ANSI Manual of Responsibilities: Critical Updates You Need to Know
Since the new ANSI A92 standards were published on December 20th, 2018, one of the most often asked questions I receive is “Do I have to replace the ANSI Manual of Responsibilities on all of my MEWPs (Mobile Elevating Work Platforms) with the newest one?”
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Addressing the Challenges of the Upcoming Changes to the ANSI A92 Standards
The upcoming implementation of the new ANSI A92.22 Safe Use and A92.24 Training Standards for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) in the United States is creating quite a bit of confusion in the industry. T
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Aerial Operator Training | Ask Me Anything December 4th - 8th
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in this Genie Aerial Operator Training | Ask Me Anything event!
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Responding to the New Normal
Changes to North American standards (ANSI A92 in the United States and CSA B354 in Canada) are expected to come in 2018 and will create a new “normal” for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), formerly known as aerial work platforms (AWPs), worldwide.
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Genie Xtra Capacity™ & Load Sense | Ask Me Anything October 2nd – 6th
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in this Genie Xtra Capacity™ & Load Sense Ask Me Anything with the Genie Team!
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Preparing for Platform Load Sense
Changes to ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards are coming; we expect to the standards to go into effect in 2018.
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Big Changes, Little Changes Are Coming
In addition to the terminology and language changes in the new ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards, which are projected to go into effect later in 2018, the standards also include several big changes to the equipment itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Upcoming ANSI/CSA Standards Changes
With the pending changes to the ANSI A92 and CSA B354 estimated to go into effect in 2018, it is important for you to start preparing your business and your customers now for what will be different.
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Eight Stages of Risk Assessment
With so much changing in the updated ANSI/CSA standards, it is important to call attention to one key item that every user (identified in the standards as employers) needs to be aware of.
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Changes to the ANSI and CSA Standards You Need to Know About
The current ANSI and CSA standards for safe use and training have not been updated for many years (the current ANSI boom, scissor lift and manually propelled standards were last updated in 2006, and CSA standards go back even further).
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Language and Terminology Changes in the ANSI A92 and CSA B354 Standards Updates
ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards are about to get a facelift.
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How are ANSI Standards for Aerial Work Platforms Enforced by OSHA?
With increases in OSHA penalties, as well as conducting more inspections to identify violations of its policies and impose the new fines, a question many in the aerial rental market are asking is: How are ANSI standards enforced by OSHA?
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How Industry Regulations and Standards Work
With the pending changes to ANSI 92* and CSA B354 standards, there is a need for education in the aerial market about the implications of the new standards, as well as how they will work with current industry regulations.
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Start Preparing Now for the New Aerial Standards Coming
With Tier 4 emissions standards compliance underway, we now need to turn our attention to the next “big thing” to impact the aerial rental market — pending changes to the ANSI A92/CSA B354 standards series* (which cover all North American aerials).
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ANSI A92 | CSA B354 Ask Me Anything Jan 23rd – 27th
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in the ANSI A29/CSA B354 Ask Me Anything with the Genie Team!
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Big Changes Coming to ANSI A92 Standards
Tier 4 final emissions standards have already driven large disruptions in aerial rental, but pending changes to the ANSI A92/CSA B354 standards series* (which covers all North American aerials), be on the lookout for these standards to have an even greater impact in the years to come.
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Recap of the Pending ANSI/CSA Standards - Everything is Changing
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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