Designed to help maximise safe work at height, Genie is showing a prototype of a new Genie ? 4 m (13 ft) platform for use with Genie Xtra Capacity ? (XC ? ) mid-sized telescopic boom lifts. This new supersized platform option will be available to customers in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) region in Q3 2019, with availabilities in other markets to follow. It will initially be provided as a pre-delivery fit and later as an aftermarket option.

?With best practices and productivity in mind, we continue to evolve our range of dedicated, best-in-class Genie accessories to offer customers safe new ways of working faster and more efficiently,? says Jacco de Kluijver, Genie Vice President of Sales & Marketing for EMEAR, Terex AWP.

According to de Kluijver, focusing on enhancing efficiency and promoting good practices by reducing the risks involved when performing specific repetitive tasks at height, the brand is also be giving a preview of its new range of Genie Lift Tools ? accessories at bauma, including the CE-compliant Genie Lift Tools Expo Installer for boom lifts and two Genie Lift Tools Access Deck prototypes designed for booms or scissor lifts.

As a forerunner in the development of safety and productivity-enhancing accessories that promote industry best practices, the brand has the Genie ? Lift Guard ? fall arrest bar on display at the show. This important accessory is designed to reduce the risk of falling from height in tasks that involve working outside the platform while remaining connected. ?Marking an important step forward in the integration of evolving regional HSE regulations specific to the EMEAR region,? says de Kluijver, ?the Genie lift guard fall arrest bar is the first and only Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) system of its kind that is EU PPE certified.?