Terex AWP has issued a safety notice requiring an inspection
of the secondary boom angle on Genie Z-135/70 booms.
The Great Britain-based KHL Group is reporting that Safety Notice 130005 coincides with the manufacturer’s continued investigation into
the collapse of a Z-135/70 belonging to Kimberly Access in London, UK, on 5
June, 2013. The boom’s operator was killed in the incident.
In the statement Terex said it had been made aware that in
some instances, machines that were calibrated in the field were not done so in
accordance with the machine’s service manual. However, the company made clear
it was not suggesting that the accident at Kimberly Access was due to improper
calibration.
“This safety notice is being issued to ensure that machines
that were calibrated after leaving Terex AWP’s factory were calibrated in
accordance with the procedures in the Genie Z-135/70 service manual,"
according to Terex. “This Safety Notice requires a simple inspection of the
secondary boom angle. Completing this inspection procedure will confirm whether
the secondary boom angle sensor is properly calibrated and the machine is safe
to use.”
GET, LLC stands with Genie and would like to remind those
reading this blog that the Z-135/70 machines are safe to use as intended provided
the machine is in proper working order, the operators are properly trained, and
the owners/operators follow the warnings and instructions provided by Terex which
are located on the machine.
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