Aerial Pros

Genie 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.

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Understanding 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.

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Genie Lift Pro Minute: Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 on Aerial Jobsites

Learn how to prevent the spread of covid-19 on aerial jobsites in this Genie® Lift Pro™ Minute.

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Understanding 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.

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Aerial Pros Minute: Questions to Ask Before Renting a Machine

Learn more about questions to ask before renting a machine in this Aerial Pros Minute.

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Maintaining Aerial Equipment’s Hybrid Systems

The idea and purpose of hybrid machines have not really changed since their introduction, but the execution of these machines has evolved significantly along with the technology that powers them.

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How It Works: The Genie® FE Hybrid Technology

Power systems for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) continue to evolve, just like the machines they drive.

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Genie Safety Minute: ANSI and OSHA: What's the Relationship?

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

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How Wind Rating Requirements Impact Scissor Lift Design and Safe Use

Industry standards governing the design, use and manufacture of any aerial product will require periodic reviews, as new technologies and best practices enter the market.

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Rising Above the Challenges

Constructing the new 420,000 ft2 Terex Utilities facility in Watertown, S.D., was supposed to be a straight-forward, uneventful construction process for McGough Construction of Fargo, N.D.

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Implications 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.

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Aerial Pros Minute: What Makes a Hybrid?

Learn more about what makes a hybrid in this Aerial Pros Minute.

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BIM Provides a Digital, Dynamic Representation of Jobsites

Technology is changing the way the world does business.

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Tips 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.

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Aerial Equipment 101: What Is a Material Lift?

Material lifts are portable aerial work platforms that offer affordable solutions for lifting, positioning and installing materials.

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Genie Safety Minute: Returning Damaged Machines to Service

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

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Using MEWPs in Different Markets and Applications

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used in a variety of work environments.

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BIM Makes Jobsite Planning and Construction Easier, More Efficient and More Profitable

Savvy contractors are now using BIM (Building Information Modeling) files to preplan equipment needs for upcoming projects.

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Aerial Pros Minute: Genie® Lift Tools™ Access Deck

Learn more about the Genie® Lift Tools™ Access Deck in this Aerial Pros Minute.

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Aerial 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.

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Robust 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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