Genie Introduces New Boom and Scissor Lift Accessories for Enhanced Safety
Genie just released new boom and scissor lift accessories that will help users enhance productivity safely. The company said its Lift Guard Zone Lighting creates a visible border at ground level to illuminate perimeter clearance around GS scissor lifts. The new Lift Guard Lanyard Alert encourages compliance with lanyard use requirements on boom lifts.
“Genie is actively improving and expanding available options and accessories for use across our boom lift and scissor lift product lines,” said Dominik Damm, director of product management, Booms Portfolio. “The goal is to help end users be more productive and provide rental companies with tools to increase fleet utilization within our current product portfolio.”
Lift Guard Zone Lighting
According to the press release, Genie’s Lift Guard Zone Lighting features red laser lights that create a visual boundary at ground level about 2 ft from the edge of the chassis. Genie said the beam is about 0.6 in. thick and visible in any indoor lighting condition.
“Employers are increasingly focused on collision and entrapment avoidance, as well as dropped object protection,” said Bryan Williams, Genie product manager. “Providing information to the people working on or around scissor lifts helps increase awareness of their surroundings, potentially reducing the risk of these types of incidents.”
Genie designed the light using a glass lens vs. plastic LED lights to prevent fading over time. The bright, clear light allows operators to see the perimeter clearance and signals nearby workers that they may be entering the scissor lift’s work zone.
Installing the Lift Guard Zone Lighting is simple. Plus, Genie said both the lights and harness routing are protected by brackets to prevent damage from falling objects.
“Genie is actively improving and expanding available options and accessories across our product lines,” Williams said. “The goal is to help end users be more productive and provide rental companies with tools to increase fleet utilization.”
The company noted that Lift Guard Zone Lighting will be available in North America in early 2026.
Lift Guard Lanyard Alert
Genie’s Lift Guard Lanyard Alert and Lanyard Alert Advanced provide visual and audible alarms when the fall system lanyard is not attached to the anchor point inside the platform. The company said the advanced configuration additionally enables function cut-off. This prevents operation until the lanyard is attached. According to Genie, it is the only OEM to develop a solution that prevents operation.
“In some markets, such as in the UK, many contractors are requiring a lanyard warning device in order to bring boom lifts onto jobsites,” said Damm. “In addition, standards are changing, and we anticipate these devices will soon be included in global industry standards.”
Damm added the Lanyard Alert is similar to automotive seatbelt warnings in cars. For example, if the lanyard is not clipped in, a red warning light will flash. A targeted noise will start beeping if the footswitch is enabled and the lanyard is still not attached.
More from the press release:
On the standard version, the visual and audible warning will continue but machine functions will not be interrupted. The Advanced version will additionally disable machine functions until the lanyard is engaged. If the lanyard is unclipped after operation begins, only ground controls and boom-lowering functions will be active.
Genie has rigorously assessed other systems on the market to develop a simpler solution that delivers the least disruption to operator productivity. The anchor point is located to the right of the control box where it takes up no additional space in the platform, and the device is compatible with most carabiner clips.
Here are some more features of the Lanyard Alert systems:
- Both configurations can be installed in less than 15 minutes and no calibration is required.
- They are designed with an IP67-rated single enclosure. This ensures the systems will stand up to the harshest weather conditions.
- Sensors can be individually swapped out rather than requiring a full board replacement, if needed. This helps keep maintenance costs low.
- It can be ordered as a factory-fit option or retrofitted to all Genie boom models manufactured as of 2003.
- They are compliant with ANSI, CSA, CE, UKCA and AS standards.
Pam Kleineke is managing editor of Compact Equipment.
