Safety Alert regarding Genie Z135/70 (MEWP)

The Health and Safety Authority has been made aware of a possible stability issue with the Genie Z135/70 Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP). The manufacturer issued a safety notice on the 29^th July 2013 requiring all users to remove units from service until certain calibrations checks have been completed. A photograph of a typical unit is shown across.

The Authority is advising all owners, who have not responded to the company safety notice, to remove these machines from service immediately and to contact the manufacturer for advice.Terex Genie, at the following link; http://www.genielift.co.uk/en

Safety alert from Genie available here; http://www.genieservice.eu/safety/download/bulletins/130005_EN.pdf

Feb 2014