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Changing shattered lives through training

2008/05/09

IPAF supports the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Shattered Lives campaign encouraging the construction and allied industries to explore the safest and most appropriate methods of working at height.

IPAF vouchers that give course participants a £20 discount at participating IPAF-approved...

Catch IPAF speakers at Work at Height Seminar Theatre

2008/05/08

Several IPAF members are speaking at the Access Industry Forum's (AIF) Work at Height Seminar Theatre during the Safety & Health Expo 2008 from 13 to 15 May at the NEC Birmingham, UK:

Tuesday 13 May 13:45  IPAFAre Your MEWPs Safe?: Legal Responsibilities for using an access platformChris...

¡click-clack! at SMOPYC

2008/04/28

IPAF promoted the ¡click-clack! campaign for harnesses on booms at the SMOPYC exhibition in Zaragoza, with 18 machines at the IPAF safety zone. There is now a network of 15 IPAF-approved training centres in Spain. Interest was high during the show and IPAF expects to have 20 operational...

Corporate Manslaughter Act will support safety-conscious access companies

2008/04/21

The new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 will support well-managed access companies by punishing those that take unjustifiable risks with people’s safety, said barrister Denis Barry, speaking at the IPAF Summit on 15 April.

The Act went into force on 6 April 2008 and applies...

New IPAF president takes charge

2008/04/21

John Ball, group managing director of Height for Hire, Ireland, was elected president of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) at its Annual General Meeting on 15 April.

John Ball succeeds Andrew Reid of SGB Mastclimbers. He will serve a two-year term and advance the objectives of...