Genie’s Lift Guard Zone Lighting option has been expanded to the GR Runabout vertical mast lift product line. The perimeter lighting system helps operators and nearby personnel more easily recognize the lift’s operating footprint, particularly in congested indoor environments where multiple people or trades may be working in proximity.
Demand for low-level access equipment continues to grow in applications that require lightweight machines capable of manoeuvring through tight spaces, passing through standard doorways, and travelling in passenger elevators. Data centre construction is one significant growth area, with lifts supporting electrical installation, cabling, and HVAC work, followed by ongoing facility maintenance. Similar access requirements are found in hospitals, warehouses, restaurants and cafés, airports, and museums.
“Employers are increasingly focused on collision and entrapment avoidance, as well as dropped object protection,” said Mercer Nafe, Genie associate product manager, Verticals. “Providing information to the people working on or around MEWPs helps increase awareness of their surroundings, potentially reducing the risk of these types of incidents.”
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