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    IPAF North America at Working at Height 2025 in Nashville

    IPAF North America hosted the Working at Height Conference & Awards on October 15–16, 2025, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee – bringing together industry leaders from construction, utilities, manufacturing, and equipment rental sectors to share innovations, insights, and best practices for safer and more efficient work at height.

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    IPAF at APEX Show 2026: What to Expect

    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.

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    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.

    6 November 2025
    Parque Fundidora, Monterrey, Mexico

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    IPAF Elevando España 2026

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    Un evento social para afiliados, instructores y simpatizantes de IPAF: Seminario de Desarrollo Profesional para Instructores, Ponencias, Cocktail y Cena de Networking

    5 February 2026
    Ilunion Suites Madrid, Spain

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  • Case Study

    Women in Powered Access - PETRA KOLMANOVÁ

    PETRA KOLMANOVÁ
    EXECUTIVE HEAD, BOZP PARDUBICE s.r.o, CZECHIA

    Added 25 Sep 2025
    Last updated 25 Sep 2025

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    Powered Access: Now 100% Digital

    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.

    Added 17 Sep 2025
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  • Technical Guidance

    THE PRINCIPLES OF MEWP RECOVERY AND RESCUE

    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.

    Added 9 Sep 2025
    Last updated 9 Sep 2025

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