Since this may be the first time your employees or your customers have had to think about what happens if the platform is overloaded, here’s a quick summary of what you all need to be aware of: There are two ways to overload a platform: 1) Too much weight in the basket before it leaves the ground, and 2) adding weight to the basket once it is in the air working.Ĭommon culprits of overloading the platform are: This requirement is similar to provisions in EN280, a European standard in effect since 2001, but it is brand new to the upcoming standards for aerial equipment in North America. Essentially, it means that the machine will only allow operators to move and place loads that are within the rated capacity of the platform. This new provision requires many MEWPs to monitor the weight in the platform and disable functions if the load is above the platform load limit. This new provision requires existing worldwide standards. Platform load sense, also known an overload system or load sense system, is being implemented into the current standards. One of the more significant equipment changes coming from the updated standards will be the addition of platform load sense.īecause Genie ® Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), formerly known as aerial work platforms, will soon be manufactured to be in compliance with these standards, it is time to start preparing your business - and your customers - for what’s coming. Changes to ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards are coming we expect to the standards to go into effect in 2020.
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