IPAF Members and partners are invited to register now to join the free online Access, Lift & Handlers (ALH) Conference, which will be hosted on Friday 23 October, and featuring presentations from Peter Douglas, CEO, and Norty Turner, IPAF President.
The use of simulators as part of the assessment process of advanced operator training courses has been approved by the IPAF Council. Training centres delivering IPAF’s PAL+ advanced operator course can now assess candidates in a VR environment.
8 Oct 2020
IPAF Professional Development Seminar (PDS)
North America Professional Development Seminar (PDS)
SAVE THE DATE: IPAF will be offering a four-hour online PDS session for approved training centre employees.
This session should be considered mandatory for all training centers and will cover:
1. 2021 Training Program Updates
2. Accident reporting & analysis
3. MEWP standards update
4. YOUR Training Delivery: Modeling 100% MEWP safe and efficiency for operators
5. COVID -19 & Remote training
Sponsored by CMC
14 January 2021, 10:00 - 15:00 (EST)
Online virtual event
IPAF Council Meeting
Irish Council Meeting
Open to all Irish IPAF Members. Please email members@ipaf.org for more information.
The IPAF Summit & IAPAs scheduled to be held in London, UK, on 18 March 2021, is to go ahead as a digital event, with delegates joining online from around the work, to allow maximum certainty for those planning to attend during the coronavirus pandemic.
2 Nov 2020
KHL Webinar: ACCESS AT A TURNING POINT
IPAF Members are invited to watch KHL Group's next free webinar 'Access at a Turning Point' on 5 November. Speakers include, David McNicholas (AFI); Phil Graysmark (LGMG) and George Landsberg (Hi-Reach Manlift).
The number of Powered Access Licence (PAL) Cards issued by IPAF to MEWP and MCWP operators worldwide has now surpassed 2 million, with 800,000 valid cards currently in use on worksites around the globe.
IPAF Members are being offered financial assistance to help them during the ongoing pandemic. IPAF is providing a 25% discount on the 2020 membership fee against the cost of 2021 fees and is bringing forward its annual rebate for Training Centres.
5 Nov 2020
Exhibition
HSE360° summit
IPAFs Brian Parker, Head of Safety & Technical, will be speaking about 'Reducing accidents through intelligence'.
Amanda Beckett has been announced as IPAF’s new Head of Finance. She joins from Nationwide Platforms, part of Loxam Group, officially taking up post on 9 November.
Join IPAF's Jason Woods and Engr. Fahad Al Raba'ani from Petroleum Development Oman for The Middle East's next workshop 'What's your inspection plan?'.
16 December 2020, 13.00 (GST)
Online, Via Microsoft Teams
To register, contact jason.woods@ipaf.org or romana.khan@ipaf.org
IPAF is joining with North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College to hold a virtual meeting to explain in detail the new Lift Truck and Powered Access apprenticeship standard. The meeting will outline how the college will support IPAF Members and their apprentices plan for 2021.
The positive state of MEWP rental and underlying economic trends in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and China should shape strong recoveries after the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest powered access rental market reports from IPAF.
Välkommen att tillsammans med Maud Wik, ingenjör med inriktning på arbetsmiljö på Kiwa Certifiering, titta lite närmare på hur man minimerar exponeringen för smitta när man använder mobila arbetsplattformar på din arbetsplats.
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College will host a virtual meeting to showcase the new Lift Truck and Powered Access Apprenticeship to IPAF members
An agreement has been signed between IPAF and member firm Trackunit to develop and deliver a new operator-focused app called ePAL, which will be free to download and will feature a digital IPAF PAL Card, operator log book, and vital safety guides.
Industry stakeholders are invited to join the next free IPAF webinar on 10 December at 12pm GMT, offering a review of a tumultuous year in powered access and outlining some exciting initiatives for the year ahead.
This notice is to formally advise members that the next Annual General Meeting of the International Powered Access Federation will take place at 16:30 (UK) on 23 April 2020. The meeting is conducted in English and for this reason the documents are available only in English.
The aim of IPAF’s Innovate event 2019 was to address key industry issues in order to develop potential solutions that would improve the safe and effective use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), formerly known as AWPs. At the event, industry stakeholders worked together in small groups to develop achievable solutions which could positively impact the issue at hand. This paper provides a summary of each topic that IPAF offers to the industry to support improved safety.
Build UK has written to the Government to request recognition for construction, trades and supply chain workers, including those in powered access, to secure permission to travel and maintain access to active construction sites during the coronavirus outbreak.
The annual Asia Conference & Showcase, scheduled to be held in Seoul, South Korea, has been cancelled in 2020 owing to uncertainty around the global coronavirus outbreak by host IPAF. The event will be held in 2022.
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.
