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IPAF issues guidance on remounting MEWPs/AWPs

Remounting a MEWP

IPAF’s Technical & Safety department has issued global guidance on the remounting of second-hand MEWP/AWP equipment on a different chassis. The guidance emphasises the difficulty and high level of engineering expertise required to mount MEWPs/AWPs on a chassis other than those for which they were originally designed, cautioning that “failure to mount or re-mount a MEWP/AWP correctly can and has led to serious accidents worldwide”.

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Remounting a MEWP onto a Vehicle Chassis (TE-2003-0225-1-en) (279.01KB)

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