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ACCESS IN ACTION • MAY 2016
ACCESS in ACTION
Underscoring its 50-year legacy, Genie
operates in 80 countries, including
Australia and New Zealand.
“This is a fantastic result for Genie, which
was founded when Bud Bushnell bought
the manufacturing rights to a material lift
that operated on compressed air,” Brad
Lawrence, General Manager Australia,
Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) said.
“Customers seemed to be impressed with
the ‘magic in the bottle’ that was used
to raise and lower the hoist, hence, the
‘Genie’ name was born.”
As demand for material lifts and aerial
work platforms has grown, products like
man-lifts, stick booms, articulated booms,
light towers and telehandlers have been
added to the Genie product line.
“From the very beginning, Genie has
been working to develop products that
solve our customers’ worksite challenges,
and that process never ends,” Brad said.
“Our team of product managers and
engineers use customers’ inputs to
design new products, featuring the latest
technology to meet changing needs. We
manufacture our products to stringent
standards that help increase quality,
lower costs and provide a high rental
return on invested capital (rROIC).”
Since 1966, Genie has gone above and
beyond in its product development
efforts, focusing on what customers need
to be successful in their industries and
applications, Brad said.
“Over the past five decades, Genie has
become known for developing innovative
products that make working at height
more productive, including the:
• Hydraulic push-around lifts featuring
a unique interlocking mast design.
These evolved to AWP push-arounds
that became an industry favourite, due
to their ground entry for operators and
portability on jobsites;
• Articulating Z-Boom Lift category.
Genie introduced the Z-30/20 model
in 1985, which launched the company
into the rental market;
• 40ft Scissors: Genie offers more
full-drive height models than its
competitors, including the GS-4069
and GS-4047 models;
Genie celebrates 50 years of ‘building the future’
Marking half a century of serving aerial markets around the world, Genie, the Aerial
Work Platforms (AWP) segment of Terex Corporation, is celebrating the major
milestone anniversary with its customers.
• Genie SX-180 Boom Lift: Genie
was the first with the world’s
tallest, self-propelled boom;
• X-Chassis: This expanding
axle design revolutionised the
mechanism for extending and
retracting the axles on Genie
booms to and from stowed;
• Active Oscillating Axles: This
feature allows Genie boom
operators to safely maintain
contact with the ground on
uneven and undulating surfaces,
enabling the unit to retain
maximum power and torque.
“Genie also set new industry
standards for many widely adopted
products and technologies, including dual
parallelogram, rotating, fully articulating
and extending jibs, true crab steering and
the TraX track drive system,” Brad said.
Visit: www.terex.com
WorkCover (NSW) Safety Guidelines
No.4503 February 1999 states a person
should always have three limbs on the
ladder at all times. This means when
working on a ladder with tools, this
requirement may be extremely difficult
to meet. Occupational Health and Safety
Regulation 2001 states you should
only consider using a ladder if other
alternatives cannot be used or are not
reasonably practicable and a ladder can
be used safely.
Access Holdings International (AHI), an
Australian company based in Sydney
has developed a range of Quick Lift
mini scissor ladder replacement lifts,
which provide a high level of operator
safety. These lifts are available in a push
around (UB series) and self-propelled
(UBM series) configurations.
Working heights range from 3.8m to
5.0m. They eliminate the need for 'three
point contact', have a heavier load
rating than ladders (240kg vs 120kg),
provide a safer working environment
for longer duration jobs (where worker
fatigue may be a factor) and where
slippery surfaces are present. Key features
of the Quick Lift series include:
• Compact footprint;
• Quick ascent and descent;
• Indoor/Outdoor use on flat level
surfaces;
• Ground and platform control points;
• Standard doorway access;
• Battery powered convenience;
• Descent and Tilt alarms;
• Emergency down valve.
Further details of these ladder
replacement work platforms may be
obtained from the company’s website
www.ahiholdings.com
* Source - Safe Work Australia
Work–Related Injuries and Fatalities
involving a fall from height. Australia,
2013.
Minimising risk when working at heights
Historically ladders have been extensively used when
working at heights. However ladders do come with a
cost with regards to injury. In Australia from 2009 to 2011
there were a total of 3,830 serious compensation claims
for injuries sustained as a result of falling from ladders.*
Genie founder Bud Bushnell with manufacturing
engineer Arnold Polsen