NEWS
7
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013
ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
Percentage change
in the
ALH
Share Index
+8.49%
BY THE NUMBERS
OSHA and SAIA develop
mobile scaffold tip sheet
Through the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the Scaffold & Access Industry
Association (SAIA) Alliance, a new
Rolling Towers/Mobile Scaffold:
Inspection, Maintenance, and Use
Tip Sheet has been developed.
The new tip sheet is designed
to assist workers in the proper
inspection and maintenance of
rolling tower/mobile scaffold.
“The publication of the rolling
tower/mobile scaffold tip sheet
is a significant step forward in
the industry’s goal of getting
crucial safety information into
the hands of the person who
requires it most, the worker,” said
Marty Coughlin, SAIA president.
“The OSHA Alliance process
150
JLG Industries, Inc.’s sales
increase for the third quarter
compared to
the same period
last year due to
replacement-driven
demand in North
America.
15.6 %
ALH
SHARE INDEX:
SEPTEMBER 2013
SHARE PRICE
COMPANY
July 3
Sept 4 % change
Ashtead Group
UK£
6.72
6.51
-3.13
H&E Equipment
US$
21.55
24.19
12.25
Haulotte Group
France
€
6.69
7.77
16.14
Manitex
US$
10.26
10.43
1.66
Oshkosh Corp
US$
38.31
46.50
21.38
Tanfield Group
UK£
0.20
0.23
15.00
Terex Corp
US$
27.70
28.67
3.50
United Rentals
US$
49.99
56.12
12.26
SHARE INDEX
263.35
285.72
8.49
is an essential component of
industry outreach, and the SAIA’s
Alliance program has produced
a substantial amount of quality
safety information. The scaffold
and access industry can only
benefit from this process, there
is no down side to prevention of
accidents, and credit must go to
both the OSHA and SAIA’s Alliance
team, who have combined to
produce a concise and productive
process.”
This tip sheet adds to the
collection of complimentary OSHA
and SAIA tools for scaffold and
access workers. The documents
are available for download on
the SAIA’s website,
.
saiaonline.org/OSHAAlliance.
APEX show
draws nearer
The eighth APEX aerial platform
exhibition will be held June
24-25 in Amsterdam.
APEX is moving away from its
long-time home in Maastricht
to boost visitor numbers
and increase the show’s
international appeal.
Amsterdam RAI is the city’s
largest showground and one of
Europe’s best known spaces.
It will benefit APEX by offering
a larger outside area than the
previous venue in Maastricht.
ARA adjusts
U.S. forecasts
The American Rental
Association (ARA) continues
to make bullish forecasts for
the U.S. rental market with 7
percent growth expected this
year followed by increases of
9.2 percent next year and 12.9
percent in 2015.
The 7 percent figure is slightly
lower than the 7.3 percent
estimated by the association
this year, reflecting a modest
slowdown of the economy, but
it remains an extremely high
rate and in stark contrast to
Europe where rental market
growth this year is expected to
be around 1 percent.
Gehl Tier 4 telehandler
debuted for N.A. market
Gehl has released its RS5-19
telehandler with a Tier IV Yanmar
69 hp engine. The updated
model is geared toward the North
American markets.
The Gehl RS5-19 is designed
with a compact frame and tight
turning radius of 11 feet. The RS5-
19 is a low-profile machine with an
overall height of 6 feet, 4 inches.
The telehandler’s boom reaches
to a height of 19 feet, 1 inch and
features the same welded box-
section design that is on the Gehl
Dynalift telescopic handlers.
Internal wet disc service brakes
are standard as is a SAHR (Spring-
Applied, Hydraulic-Release) parking
brake, which is automatically
applied when the engine is shut off,
or manually engaged by pressing a
rocker switch.
For more on this machine, visit
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The number of
construction hoists
Bigge Equipment Co. has added
to its Houston and Dallas
locations.
US exports of construction equipment
were down in the first half of the year.
-21%
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