Genie Introduces New Boom and Scissor Lift Safety Accessories
New accessories relating to both fall protection safety and perimeter awareness have been released by Genie for boom and scissor lift operators.
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| Genie's Lift Guard Zone Lighting features red laser lights that create a visual boundary at ground level about 2 feet from the edge of the chassis. |
“Genie is actively improving and expanding available options and accessories across our product lines,” said Bryan Williams, Genie product manager. “The goal is to help end users be more productive and provide rental companies with tools to increase fleet utilization,”
For several models of the GS scissor lifts, Lift Guard Zone Lighting features red laser lights that create a visual boundary at ground level about 2 feet from the edge of the chassis.
The beam is about 0.6 inches thick and visible in any indoor lighting condition. The light uses a glass lens that will not fade over time, unlike plastic LED lights. This helps operators see the perimeter clearance and signals nearby workers that they may be entering the scissor lift’s work zone.
“Employers are increasingly focused on collision and entrapment avoidance, as well as dropped object protection,” Williams said. “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.”
Installation is simple, and both the lights and harness routing are protected by brackets to prevent damage from falling objects.
The company also introduced a secondary guarding system designed to encourage boom lift operators to utilize fall protection equipment. Available in two configurations, 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 Advanced configuration additionally enables function cut-off, preventing operation until the lanyard is attached. To date, Genie 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 Dominik Damm, director of product management for Genie’s booms portfolio. “In addition, standards are changing, and we anticipate these devices will soon be included in global industry standards.”
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| 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. |
He said Lanyard Alert is similar to automotive seatbelt warnings people are familiar with in their cars, which have been widely successful in increasing the use of seatbelts by drivers. If the lanyard is not clipped in, a red warning light will flash. If the footswitch is enabled and the lanyard is still not attached, a targeted noise will start beeping.
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. “
“Keeping the system simple, cost-effective, and easy-to-install was critical for reducing barriers to the adoption of this important reminder to utilize your fall protection harness,” said Damm.
Lanyard Alert and Lanyard Alert Advanced can both be installed in less than 15 minutes and no calibration is required.
An IP67-rated single enclosure ensures the systems will stand up to the harshest weather conditions. To help keep maintenance costs low, sensors can be individually swapped out rather than requiring a full board replacement, if needed.
Lanyard Alert can be ordered as a factory-fit option or retrofitted to all Genie boom models manufactured as of 2003. Both Lanyard Alert and Advanced Lanyard Alert are compliant with ANSI, CSA, CE, UKCA and AS standards.
Zone Lighting will be available for customers in North America in early 2026. It will be available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Q4 2025, and all other regions globally in early 2026.
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