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North American platform manufacturers, rental companies and industry associations AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) and the ARA (American Rental Association) are working together to create a new ‘best practice’ guide for aerial work platform training requirements.
Fixator, a French manufacturer of hoists and suspended platforms has integrated an electronic module into all its electrical cabinets for suspended scaffold hoists.
'Basic Rigging and Operating Procedures for Suspended Scaffold' is now available in Spanish
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A new course for the category PAV (Push Around Vertical) will be offered by IPAF-approved training centres in the UK from January 2010.
Developments in high reach demolition equipment may force a revision of the NFDC's Guidance Notes on their use
AWPT interested in truck-mount AWP training
UK Law firm Mace & Jones is warning employers of the dangers of overhead power cables.
The 2010 International Awards for Powered Access will take place in London on Thursday 25 March.
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UK manufacturer and distributor of access equipment, Planet Platforms (Northern) Ltd, has added forklift truck training to its access training division following the acquisition of BEL. The decision to purchase BEL formalises a long term working partnership between the two organisations.
In a survey on low level access solutions, Crown House Technologies, part of the Laing O'Rourke Group has found push around, powered access equipment to be far more time efficient than traditional solutions such as scaffold towers and podium steps.
Luca Allegro, technical manager of Alimak Hek Italy, has been named chairman of the Transport Platform Working Group (TPWG).
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has created a new video for mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) operators.
Following an independent audit, IPAF (the International Powered Access Federation) can announce that it continues to meet the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The audit is carried out every three years - this year by David Willcocks from ISOQAR - no major and no minor non-conformities were found.
More than 400 people around the world have completed Richard Krabbendam's crane and transport safety training seminars. His next one, Heavy Transport & Lifting, is on 30 and 31 October, in the Netherlands
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The new North Carolina Crane Safety Standard will take effect 1 October. It is intended to protect the safety and health of crane operators, construction workers and the general public in the US state
The Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have developed a list of mast climbing work platform (MCWP) safety tips.
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As of 1 January 2010, Midas Group will only use scaffolding companies who are full members of NASC (the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation) from their subcontractor database.
It has come to ALLMI's attention that clarification is required with regard to the A2 amendment of EN12999
UK sales and rental company, AJ Access Platforms can now offer PASMA approved courses at its Caldicot, Swansea or Southampton depots and provide aluminium scaffold training nationally.
Train the Trainer courses and operator training are now available for Sunbelt Rental customers
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