There are just a couple of weeks to go until IPAF is at the Music City Center in Nashville, USA, on 15 and 16 October 2025 for the Working at Height Conference and Awards.
IPAF is excited to announce that once again it will be exhibiting at the APEX Show 2026, taking place from 2–4 June 2026 at the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Hitachi Energy has officially become an IPAF-accredited Training Centre in Sweden, marking a significant milestone for the company and for the wider powered access industry in the region.
Save the date for the second Working at Height Conference Event in the USA. Co-organised by IPAF & KHL the event will once again take place at the Music City Center in Nashville, USA. The event is for: equipment rental managers & owners; safety professionals in the construction industry; access rental specialists; safety consultants and MEWP OEMs & distributors.
Welcome to the 5th edition of IPAF ELEVANDO
Latin America's most important event for professionals in the powered access industry is back stronger than ever.
Powered Access is now a dedicated digital platform, created through an exciting collaboration between IPAF and the Chartered Institute of Building’s award-winning Construction Management brand.
To comply with international and regional safety standards, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) are fitted with platform and ground controls as well as emergency/auxiliary lowering systems.
Employers and users must develop a documented recovery and rescue plan that is specific to the task, the MEWP being used and the site. The plan should outline the procedures for executing emergency operations required to recover and rescue personnel either from within the platform of the MEWP involved in the incident, or from a suspended position following a fall arrest.
MEWP overturn incidents often result in serious injuries or fatalities. Instability leading to overturn is commonly among the top four causes of lost time incidents (LTIs) annually, according to global data.