Tag: American National Standards Institute

Construction Equipment

Hy-Brid intros PS-1930, its tallest scissor lift at 19 feet; meets ANSI standards

Hy-Brid Lifts has introduced the new 19-foot PS-1930, which represents the company’s tallest scissor lift, and it meets new U.S. standards for aerial lifts scheduled to take effect in March. Along with extending to 19 feet, the PS-1930 is the lightest in its class, at less than 2,000 pounds. It also offers a class-leading platform […]

January 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

New ANSI standards on aerial lifts to be delayed due to appeals

The standards affect all who operate, sell, rent, repair, manufacture or ride on telescopic and articulated boom aerial platforms and scissor lifts. More here.

November 12, 2019

Construction Equipment

Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, […]

November 5, 2019

Construction Equipment

New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1, which you can view here, looked at the new training standards. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, […]

October 31, 2019

Construction Equipment

Contractors, are you ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. You can view Part 2 by clicking here. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift […]

October 29, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA certification seeks to curb work-zone deaths, set industry standard

For the past three years, a safety certification program for the road construction industry has been quietly gaining momentum. The Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals began in 2016 as a response to the hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries that occur each year in road work zones. Since then, the program […]

August 26, 2019

Construction Equipment

Manitou launches compact construction equipment with Manitou name, color

Manitou Group is known in the United States for its telehandlers and forklifts, and now the company plans for the Manitou brand name to also resonate with buyers of compact construction equipment. The company is currently launching a Manitou compact equipment line worldwide, including in North America. The nine compact track loader models, 10 skid […]

August 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA challenges transportation contractors to enroll workers in SCTPP program

ARTBA is challenging workers to enroll in the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals program for the 2019 Construction Safety Week.

May 23, 2019

Construction Equipment

New, sweeping aerial lift standards to take effect in one year

Long-expected, major changes to standards over-seeing aerial lifts have now been published and will take effect in December 2019. Read more on Equipment World.

December 24, 2018

Dealers

JLG offers website to prepare customers for future aerial lift standards

JLG is providing resource materials on its website to educate customers about proposed new standards for aerial work platforms. The proposed American National Standards Institute standards, known as ANSI A92, would affect machine design, training and safety and lead to changes for manufacturers, equipment dealers, rental shops and contractors. JLG says it expects the standards […]

December 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths

Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]

November 24, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new XC aerial platforms add capacity, meet ANSI standards

Genie has unleashed a slew of improvements to its aerial work platform models under the XC label. The XC stands for “extra capacity,” and the company has added four telescopic boom models to the XC lineup – the S-60 XC, S-65 XC, S-80-XC and S-85 XC. It also introduces its first XC articulated boom model […]

October 24, 2017