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Chicago's Local 476 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has embraced American Work Platform Training, the North American Subsidiary of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).
"Safety is an attitude" is more than just an expression to Dennis de la Mata, training and safety officer of Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local 476 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees; "it's a way of life." And he comes by this feeling through experience. Said de la Mata; "a few years ago I had an accident where 800 lb of truss pieces fell on me. I was hospitalised for just under a month and spent almost two years in rehab. During that time, I replayed that accident time after time in my head and came to the same conclusion each time - it could have been prevented through proper training. From that moment on, I decided to do everything I could to make our workplace safer."
Systems Material Handling has published an emissions guide
The Robert A. Young building in St. Louis, MO is the first project in the US designated '100 percent International Powered Access Federation.'
Higher Access Ltd the UK spider lifts rental specialist has carried out a major refurbishment of their Manchester based headquarters and is offering expanded tracked platform training.
ZT a new harness manufacturing company headed up by Gordon Leicester, managing director of UK rental company Facelift and his partner Steve Morris, took advantage of the UK Vertikal Days exhibition to give the first demonstration of the company's innovative harness.
The 2010 International Fall Protection Symposium (IFPS) is organized to improve fall protection awareness across the board.
HSS Hire in the UK posted an 11% increase in like-for-like revenues to £41.9 million for the first quarter of 2010. The company, which reported 26% increase in EBITDA profits to £9.3 million, said the results were “strongly ahead of market performance”.
The UK's Ladder Association's new 40-page code of practice has been completely revised and updated, it contains a wealth of information for ladders users and employers alike. Timed to coincide with the launch of the association's 'Don't be a ladder lightweight' campaign promoting training, the code covers everything from the Work at Height Regulations and managing risk, to ladder selection, safe use and inspection.
UK organisation, FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training) the trade association and training body for the safety net rigging and fall arrest industry has published a new information pack.
The chairman of the Health and Safety Executive, Judith Hackitt CBE, officially opened PASMA's new headquarters. PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association) is the trade association representing the mobile access tower industry in the UK and Ireland. Located in Glasgow, Scotland, this is the organisation's first permanent HQ and is home to its eight strong secretariat.
The nine organisations comprising the UK's AIF (Access Industry Forum) have joined forces to publish a 12-page brochure encouraging the safe and proper use of work at height equipment.
Mobile access tower association PASMA is to technically evaluate the two most common methods of tower erection to provide an objective assessement of the benefits of each system.
IPAF has announced that Tractel was the winner of the design challenge that it posed at Intermat last year.
German telematics specialist, Rosler, has been working with IPAF (International Powered Access Federation.) to develop a smart PAL (Powered Access Licence).
The UK government health and safety agency has warned that telehandlers should not be operated if the driver’s side window is missing or broken. The warning follows a fatal accident in February.
Powered access rental company AFI-Uplift has opened extensive training facilities at its new London City depot at Leyton, which is within 1.7 miles of the Olympic Park.
Stemming from its national alliance, the Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new regional alliance at the recent SIA Committee Week in Houston, TX.
At an open day at its Lutterworth headquarters, Lavendon Access Services gave visitors a taster of the new training courses on offer plus a look at the Blue Sky range of access accessories and demonstrations of the company's Nano platforms from Power Tower.
Terex AWP chose ARA's The Rental Show to launch: new on-line training courses, a more accessible parts service and a maintenance and repair service to augment its customers' facilities. Siva Balakrishna, vice president of global services at Terex AWP told Access International that this was a continuation of the Genie 360 customer support programme - "a one-stop-shop aftermarket solution which brings the company closer to the customer."
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