Responding to a growing demand for safety devices that protect aerial-work-platform operators from getting crushed by overhead objects, French-based Haulotte has introduced its Activ'Shield Bar, which is now available across much of its lineup of telescoping, articulating and vertical lifts.
The new crash bar senses when the operator's body begins to press tightly against the platform's control panel. In its first 18° of motion, the bar provides an audible warning. Beyond that point, the bar shuts down machine functions and enables the operator to move out of the crush zone.