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  • A new presidential team has been confirmed by IPAF, with Norty Turner of United Rentals officially invested during the federation’s 2020 AGM, held for the first time ever by video conference on 23 April owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Three new board members, seconded during 2019, were also confirmed at the AGM.

  • IPAF experienced a strong trading year in 2019, reporting growth across the board in terms of membership, training delivery and territories covered, leading to increased revenues, up 8.1% on 2018, according to the federation’s latest Annual Report.

  • Webinar

    IPAF NORTH AMERICA WEBINAR: SAFE+SOUND W/AERIAL LIFTS (MEWPS)

    IPAF will introduce a guide to develop a MEWP specific safe use plan that requires management leadership, employee involvement and commitment and identification of hazards and their fixes associated with the for application, inspection, training, maintenance, repair and safe operation of aerial lifts (MEWPs).

    12 August 2021, 11:00 (EST)
    Online, Via Zoom
  • All employers have the obligation to provide their workers with a worksite that is free from recognized hazards that can result in harm to the employees. Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWPs) industry standards provide the roadmap for employers to meet their responsibilities. The webinar took place on 25 February 2021.

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  • This webinar addresses why and how a MEWP Specific Safe-Use Plan should be properly developed. It will also look at how to execute the plan to ensure the specific MEWP-user responsibilities for application, inspection, training, maintenance, repair and safe operation of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) are satisfied. This webinar took place on 22 April 2021.

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  • MEWP operator training now can follow a training standard that provides methods and guidelines to prepare MEWP training materials, defines administrative criteria, and delivers elements required for proper training. Training is a critical part of becoming a qualified person to complete the task of operating a MEWP. Understand what you must require and expect for training selected for your MEWP operators and the value it will deliver to your operations. Ensure you are selecting quality compliant training! This webinar took place on 27 May 2021.

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  • Presentations & Webinars

    IPAF Webinar: Global Safety Report

    This webinar, broadcasted on 22 June 2021, examines the latest IPAF Global Safety Report which is informed by data submitted to IPAF’s Accident Reporting Portal from 2019 to 2020.

    Added 24 Jun 2021
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  • The latest IPAF Global Safety Report analyses the main causes of serious injuries and fatalities occurring when using powered access machines in the period 2016-2020, and highlights the need to gather more near-miss data from across the industry worldwide.

  • 7991: Does ePAL support Huawei phones?

    As of March 2020, new Huawei phones no longer use Google services and cannot access the Google Play store.

    At present, the Android ePAL app is only available through the Google Play store and is not available on Huawei’s AppGallery store.

  • IPAF Members are invited to subscribe to No Falls Foundation Newsletter 'SAVING LIVES'

  • IPAF has assured its members and the wider industry that powered access operations remain a vital part of UK construction, facilities, processing and maintenance supply chains, and as such companies should continue to operate during the latest lockdown.

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    North America Webinar: ANSI MEWP Standards

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    IPAFs Tony Groat and newly appointed North American council chair Bal Guerrero of United Rentals will be presenting IPAFs first webinar in North America. They will be discussing ANSI MEWP user responsibilities.

    25 February 2021, 11:00 (EST)
    Online