Join the next North America Webinar from IPAF to find out more about knowing & understanding factors affecting stability and avoiding MEWP tip-overs. The webinar will take place at 11 a.m. EST on Jan. 17, 2023.
“Give safety time and make sacrifices; if resources are under pressure and you need to make sacrifices, you sacrifice something else other than safety,” said Jeremy Fish, managing director of Nationwide Platforms.
IPAF certified instructors were given a preview of new learning tools that are set to enhance IPAF’s full training program for operators of mobile elevating work platforms.
The first IPAF-approved training centers in New Zealand have opened and are ready to deliver high quality training for operators of mobile elevating work platforms, also called aerial work platforms.
IPAF’s machine-readable Smart PAL Card (Powered Access Licensed-Registration or Powered Access License outside North America) has won the Plantworx Innovation Award in the Safety category for its innovative use of smartcard technology to help improve site safety.
Close to 300 industry professionals gathered on March 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C. to recognize and honor the winners of the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs).
“Safety is not a luxury; it’s a necessity that every worker deserves,” said Jordan Barab, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, speaking to an audience of about 250 at the IPAF Summit on March 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
Imagine a work environment where smart vests could communicate with aerial work platforms (AWPs) to warn operators that their harness lanyards were not connected to the anchor points.
