Over a one-year period, OSHA investigated ten preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries resulting from a variety of incidents involving scissor lifts. OSHA’s investigations found ...
After investigating hundreds of scissor lift accidents, OSHA says that using proper fall protection, with the correct stabilization and positioning techniques, is the most effective way to prevent ...
Both the US ANSI A92 standards and Canadian CSA B354 standards have been undergoing a thorough review over the past several years and new standards are expected to be issued by early 2017. Both the US ...
Editor’s Note: In celebration of ALH’s 15th anniversary this year, we will be taking a look back at equipment, topics and trends from 2007 – our first year of publishing. For each printed story, we ...
Genie GS global-spec scissor lifts go into production in Redmond, Wash., USA, and Changzhou, China, in late 2019. These models will be available immediately in North America and China, with deliveries ...
It’s important to realize working at heights always has its risks. In fact, falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry, and as of 2011, falls rank No.1 on OSHA’s top ...
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 ...