There are few pieces of equipment more versatile and more useful than the modest aerial lift. Whether they need access to high job sites, want an alternative to scaffolding or are eager to complete ...

Boom lifts (more recently monikered as MEWPs) have gained significant rough-terrain capabilities in recent years. Although scissor lifts (another discussion) are explicitly referred to being "rough ...

The three major causes of death when using these lifts are falling off, being on it when it tips over, and being electrocuted while on it. Here are best practices for avoiding these hazards when using ...

Boom lift safety starts long before a lift on a jobsite ever occurs. It begins with the manufacturers building safety mechanisms into their machines, and continues through to operators, who must take ...

Genie has announced new safety accessories designed to improve awareness and encourage the use of fall protection on aerial equipment. The first system, called Lanyard Alert, is available in two ...

To some extent, an aerial lift offers the stability of scaffolding with the mobility of a ladder. OSHA defines “aerial lift” as “any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel.” OSHA says aerial ...

A recent accident investigation and safety enforcement in the Midwest illustrates the problem of “entrapment”—that is, when an operator of an aerial work platform is crushed between the machine and a ...

On Oct. 27, 2010, 20-year-old Declan Sullivan suffered fatal injuries when the hydraulic scissor lift he was using collapsed in windy conditions. Sullivan, a University of Notre Dame junior, had been ...

Three fatal accidents within a four-year period in Europe involved overturned JLG 500 RTS lifts where a lockout valve failed or the lift/drive interlock system didn’t work, according to the agency, ...

The equipment rental industry has long been defined by scale — big machines, big projects and big investments. But in recent ...