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IPAF
Powered Access
Review 2004/05
Are you
working
safely at
height?
INTERNATIONAL POWERED ACCESS FEDERATION
The world authority in powered access
CONTENTS
Welcome
4
IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman on why powered
access will save your business money – and reduce risk.
Safety
6 to 7
Human error is still responsible for most accidents,
which is why training still has a crucial role in powered
access, says Tim Whiteman.
Work at Height Regulations
8 to 10
Why the new regulations will force users of access
equipment to take much more responsibility for risk
assessment.
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Case Study – 1
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Truck mounts offer a quick and effective form of access
when a combination of height and outreach are required.
Training
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14 to 15
The PAL card scheme has been a huge success since its
launch in 1994. Martin Cooper takes the test.
Rental
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Case Study – 2
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IPAF POWERED ACCESS REVIEW 2004/05
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Specialist kit is increasingly available to tackle interior
jobs where access is extremely restricted.
Mast Climbing Work Platforms
Features editor:
Will Mann
Group production editor/art editor:
Kate Collings
Chief sub editor:
Nick Shepherd
Layout sub editor:
Hayley Pink
16 to 17
IPAF’s new Rental+ scheme is aimed at raising standards
across the powered access sector, writes Will Mann.
20 to 21
Use of MCWPs has taken off since the publication of
the new code of practice, BS7981, reports Will Mann.
International
22 to 23
New international standards will affect everybody
working at height – IPAF is lobbying to ensure they are
practical and realistic.
Telehandlers
24 to 25
IPAF has formed a new committee to look at the misuse
of goods lifting equipment to lift personnel. Paul
Howard finds out how it is tackling the problem.
Training Directory
27 to 34
A full listing of every IPAF-approved training centre in
the UK, Europe and overseas.
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WELCOME
A winning
combination
If your job involves positioning people at height, then think powered access,
says IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman. It can not only save your
business time and money – it can also make a project much safer.
Powered Access is good for business.
It can save your business money
and reduce risk – surely a winning
combination? How can it save you
money? By saving you time and, in
many cases, capital investment. The
equipment that is now available is
easy to use, rapidly available from hire
depots around the country, and capable
of providing temporary access solutions
to locations that would previously have
presented a huge challenge.
At its most basic, powered access
provides an economical solution to
temporary work at height requirements
– and meets the demands of the new
Work at Height Regulations. At its
most sophisticated, it allows workers to
reach, and safely work upon, the most
awkward and inaccessible locations,
regardless of whether they are inside
a narrow atrium or under a new-build
bridge.
So, if you need to position people at
height as part of your job, this guide is
for you. It will tell you what equipment
is available, what the new Work at
Height Regulations mean, how to find
an equipment supplier and, extremely
importantly, how to ensure operators are
correctly trained.
The International Powered Access
Federation is committed to providing
economical, practical training for the
operators of Mobile Elevating Work
Platforms throughout the UK. Our
members, with the encouragement
of the Health and Safety Executive,
have developed a hugely successful
programme which leads to the issue of
a Powered Access Licence (PAL Card).
More than 150,000 of these cards have
now been issued and are accepted on
construction sites and in industrial
locations around the world (including
those operated by the Major Contractors
Group). Each year, more than 35,000
people take the IPAF test to prove they
can operate MEWPs.
It is vitally important this training
continues; although powered access
equipment is designed to be easy to
use, it can be lethal in the wrong hands.
A simple one-day training course in a
small class makes all the difference.
This guide gives you all the
information you need when planning to
use powered access equipment. Whether
“Although powered
access equipment is
designed to be easy to
use, it can be lethal in
the wrong hands.”
Tim Whiteman
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IPAF
managing
director Tim
Whiteman
surveys the
powered
access kit on
show at SED
2004.
you are looking at scissor lifts, van
mounts, mast climbing work platforms
or a telehandler fitted with specialist
manlifting equipment, IPAF’s members
can help you source the right equipment.
Membership of the federation, a not-forprofit organisation, is open to anybody
working with powered access; current
members are a mix of hire companies,
manufacturers, plus a growing number
of end users around the world.
So, if your job involves placing people
at height, think powered access and
contact your local IPAF member to seek
professional advice. IPAF is
21-years-old this year so you can be sure
you will be talking to the right people.
Tim Whiteman
Managing director
International Powered Access Federation
www.ipaf.org
SAFETY
Why safety makes
commercial sense
The combination of advanced design of modern platforms and skilled and
experienced operators offers an unrivalled combination when it comes to
safe and effective work at height. IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman
highlights how to reap the benefits.
Today’s breed of aerial platforms – mobile
elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and
mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs)
– reflect years of investment in sophisticated technology and highly developed
manufacturing methods. They are also
highly regulated by legislation, such as
EN280, which controls exactly what can
and cannot be placed on the market and
dictates regimes of regular inspection to
maintain safety.
Modern powered access equipment
offers far more capabilities than even
a few years ago and incorporates many
design features that improve safety. This
equipment has made a major contribution to safety and, at the same time, provided fast, cost-effective means of access
to a wide variety of otherwise hard-toreach elevated work sites. Equipment
now on the market ranges from huge
vehicle-mounted platforms with 100m of
working height and 40m of outreach, to
highly compact scissor lifts that will fit in
a standard sized lift.
IPAF at
BAUMA 2004
in Munich.
Sounding
out the
international
message
that modern
platforms, plus
IPAF operator
training,
means safe
and effective
work at
height.
Today’s
advanced
platforms
(anticlockwise
from top):
Haulottes’
Compact 12
RTE – Rough
Terrain
Electric scissor
for use inside
and out; JLG’s
510 with Sky
Power self
contained
power
generation;
and a T120
trailer mount
from Niftylift.
Advanced technology
In common with all developments and
advances delivered by technology, there is a
potential weak link – the human element.
Most accidents, and those involving
platforms themselves are no exception,
are caused by human error. Overturns,
one of the most common of all causes
of accidents involving platforms, are
still statistically rare. However, they are
almost always due to operator error.
Incorrect deployments of stabilisers and
failure to spot weak ground conditions
are two obvious failings.
The construction industry in particular
has accident rates that are considerably
higher than most other commercial sectors and falls from height are, according
to the HSE, one of the single largest
causes of fatalities.
Operators themselves are at the front
line here. Daily, pre-use checks need to be
second nature to any operator; they can,
and often do, show up incipient problems
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“IPAF is
strong on the
promotion of
safety because
it is good for
business for
everyone.”
that warn of a potential failure.
The human factor in the safety equation is the one that is the most important,
can make the most significant contribution to reducing accidents, and yet is the
one most frequently undervalued and
misunderstood. Making a difference
here is what operator training is really
all about.
Any training that is of value must
involve much more than simply learning how to operate a piece of equipment. Good training needs to ensure that
operators understand all of the factors
that affect equipment usage, and can,
and do, apply that knowledge on the
job. Even more importantly, it is not a
one-off exercise that provides a card and
a certificate; it really has to be just one
element in an ongoing commitment to
safety. That, of course, is just one reason
why the IPAF PAL card only has only a
five-year validity.
IPAF’s training scheme is still just 10
years old. Originating from a suggestion by the HSE that such training was
urgently needed with the proliferation
of the use of platforms, it has developed
into an indispensable aspect of their use.
Encouragingly, the use of platforms on
site by anyone who cannot demonstrate
that they have received training from a
recognised body is becoming a thing of
the past. In part, this has been stimulated
by regulation and legislation, but commercial common sense is also dictating
that those who use these sophisticated
tools are indeed as skilled and experienced in their operation as they are in
their own specific trades.
Wear a harness!
IPAF at
SED earlier
this year.
Nationwide
ran ‘live’
training
courses to
demonstrate
the course
content and
benefits
to a wide
construction
industry
audience.
Promotion of safety
In short, IPAF has always been, and
will always continue to be, strong on
the promotion of safety because it is
good for business for everyone. Users of
equipment have the most to gain – even
more than providers of powered access
solutions. Cost effective, safe solutions to
Tim Whiteman, IPAF
access problems add value to the services
they are able to offer and enhance their
chances of winning contracts in the first
place and then completing them within
budget and on time.
So the challenge for users is to seek out
the best – and that means a combination
of safest and most cost effective – solutions to working at height. Success in this
offers the reward of increased profitability. IPAF and its members are fully committed to helping industry achieve this
goal and to providing support and advice
in all aspects of powered access use.
The new Work at Height Regulations,
to be implemented early next year, will
also promote the concept that everyone
needs to take a proactive approach to
safety, rather than simply looking it
up in the rule book. ‘Thinking safety’
implies that this begins at the very outset
of any project for a developer and at the
pre-tender stage for contractors. Build
in safety for those that need to work at
height and you can build in an improved
accident record and greater profits at the
same time.
IPAF believes that all operators of
boom type platforms should wear
a full body harness and restraint
lanyard. It is launching a campaign
with the Construction Plant-Hire
Association to boost awareness
among operators of the need to wear
full body harnesses unless a specific
risk assessment gives valid reasons
for not doing so.
The initiative for the campaign
came from the IPAF/CPA Powered
Access Interest Group, whose
members are users and hirers of
powered access equipment. They
passionately believe that lives can
be saved if it becomes the “norm”
for most users to wear full body
harnesses with a restraint lanyard.
IPAF’s Training Centres already
offer a half-day course on the
correct selection, inspection and
use of harnesses in powered access
equipment. This notes that users of
scissor lifts will often not need to
wear a safety harness, but that users
of self-propelled booms and vehicle
mounted booms will nearly always
benefit from wearing a harness which
should be short enough to prevent
them from being thrown out of a
basket.
“We know of tragic cases around
the world where the correct use of a
harness and restraint lanyard would
almost certainly have prevented
an operator being killed,” says Tim
Whiteman, IPAF’s managing director.
IPAF calls for all UK users of selfpropelled boom or vehicle-mounted
boom work platforms to always wear
a full body harness with a restraint
lanyard unless a risk assessment
has established valid reasons for not
doing so. Users of scissor lifts should
perform a risk assessment to establish
whether a harness should be used.
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WORK AT HEIGHT
REGULATIONS
Shifting
responsibility
The final draft of the new Work at Height Regulations is still to be published but
its main thrust is becoming clear: companies that ask employees to do temporary
work at height will have to take much more responsibility for assessment of risk.
The forthcoming Work at Height
Regulations represent a different
approach to health and safety: rather
than set rules to be abided by passively,
the regulations force users to think
actively about safety and carry out their
own risk assessment for any situation
requiring access equipment.
Ian Greenwood heads the Falls from
Height Team at the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE). Ask him direct questions such as “Will ladders be outlawed?” or “Under what circumstances
can they be used?” and you will not
get a simple, direct answer – as some
delegates to the IPAF Access Summit in
April 2004 discovered.
Far from being evasive, his response
underlines the key approach. The question simply gets turned back onto the
questioners. If ladders can be made safe
and the risk assessment identifies their
use as acceptable, then they are okay. It
is up to the user to make these decisions
in the light of the framework provided by
the Work at Height Regulations.
So the Work at Height Regulations
gives the green light to the continued use
ladders? Far from it!
The Health and Safety Commission
(HSC) has already estimated (in the
Regulatory Impact Assessment – Annex
C to the Proposals for Work at Height
Regulations) that the new regulations
will see between 45,000 and 70,000
workers move away from using ladders
in favour of other forms of access.
Users are not being told that they
cannot use ladders, simply that they
must undertake a risk assessment and
base their decisions on the results of
that assessment. The clear challenge
for them will be to find the most suitable alternative and it will be up to the
powered access industry, for one, to help
them do so.
Indeed, Ian Greenwood took the
opportunity, at his presentation to IPAF’s
Access Summit in April, to issue that very
‘challenge’ to IPAF and its membership.
That was to use its expertise and experience to help all industries improve safety
for those who work at height. He clearly
had in mind specific assistance in working with the new regulations, as well as
the broader task of changing attitudes to
safety.
continued on page 10
Work at Height
Regulations in a
nutshell
Ladders are
frequently
misused.
The new
regulations
will
inevitably
result in their
use being
reduced.
The draft of the new Work at Height
Regulations (which implements
the EU’s Temporary Work at Height
Amendment 2001/45/EC) has
already been the subject of four
months of widespread consultation.
That consultation period ended in
April 2004 and consideration and
incorporation of the comments is now
complete.
The regulations were due to reach
Jane Kennedy, the Minister of State
(Work) at the Department for Work
and Pensions in November 2004.
If the Minister is content, then the
HSE expects the regulations to come
into force early 2005 – probably in
January or February.
The regulations draw together
existing legislation into a single set of
regulations, designed to improve the
safety of those who work at height.
In a nutshell, the basic elements of
the regulations are:
1. Avoid the need to work at height, if
at all possible, by careful planning.
2. Where work at height is
unavoidable, take steps to prevent
falls, either by working from a
permanent safe place of work at
height, or by selecting the most
suitable temporary equipment.
3. The effect of any remaining risk
of a fall should be minimised – for
example by using a work restraint
lanyard and harness.
“We can claim some
success in influencing
attitudes to risk when
working at height.”
Tim Whiteman
managing director, IPAF
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continued from page 8
Naturally, this is something that IPAF
is only too happy to do, as underscored
by the response of managing director,
Tim Whiteman.
“IPAF is delighted to receive such a
direct challenge. Improving the safety
of those who work at height has always
been at the heart of our promotion of the
benefits that our industry has to offer
users, alongside improved effectiveness
of access to height.
“We have backed this with decisive
action – the continued development and
promotion of our operator training and
lobbying – and can claim some success in
influencing attitudes to risk when working at height.”
IPAF
members
can play a
key role by
providing
a safe and
effective way
for people to
temporarily
work at
height.
Daily machine checklist for MEWP operators
One vital aspect of safety that must be
absolutely second nature to all operators
is the regular daily checks on any
machine prior to use.
This list, provided by IPAF, forms part
of the training given to operators as
part of its courses. It outlines the basic
requirements, but is not exhaustive
for all types of machine and must
always be used in conjunction with
the manufacturer’s manual for the
machine in question. It may look a little
daunting, but after doing it a couple of
times, it should not take long for a well
serviced and clean machine. It could
save your life.
the presence of a legible copy of the
manufacturer’s machine manual. This
must be checked and read.
8. Thorough examination
It is important to verify that the machine
is covered by a current ‘thorough
examination’ certificate. Otherwise use
is illegal.
3. MEWP structure
Checks need to be made to: outriggers;
stabilisers; jacks; turntable system; guarding
system; wear; check valves; leakage;
interlock systems; welds; base; condition;
axle extension systems; tow systems; ballast
weights; steering; pothole guards; wear
plates; distortion; prop support systems;
cable/hose carriers; scissor pack guide
channels; chains; cable and hose carriers/
pulleys; wear pads bushes; cage cleanliness;
guardrails; harness anchor points; gates;
platform extension; steps; slew systems;
levelling systems; dead man controls; fibre
glass parts.
9. Ground controls
These must all be identified, fully
functional and marked with the
appropriate decal.
10. Emergency system
Test that the emergency stops work
correctly, identify and test main power
isolator, emergency lower systems and
prove ignition key works correctly.
1. Check all fluid levels
Engine, Water, Battery, Brake, Steering.
Fluid levels need to be checked with
cylinders closed (as stipulated by the
manufacturer). Any leaks noticed
should be reported. The oil should
be checked with the engine stopped
(dependent on engine make). The
correct personal protection equipment
must be used to check fuel levels. There
must be no smoking by anyone in the
vicinity.
11. Cage/platform controls
4. Hoses, cables
Check for any corrosion on fittings,
abrasions, cuts, chaffing, splits, general
wear.
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12. Drive/steering/brakes
Drive components, the steering and
brakes must all be tested before
commencing main tasks.
13. Tilt alarm
2. Wheels, tyres
Identify if
pneumatic, foam
filled, solid, and
non-marking
types of tyre.
Do not use tyres
with bulges,
signs of under/
over inflation,
damaged wheel
rims, loose nuts
or cuts/damage.
All identified, fully functional, marked
with the appropriate decal - including:
proportional controllers; dead-man
pedal; engine start/stop; joy stick; horn;
power indicator.
Where possible, check full free movement
and function test according to the
machine manual.
14. Hi/low drive elevated speed
5. Pins and retainers
Check condition of pins and retaining clips.
6. Decals
Ensure the significance of these are
understood and that they are all legible.
7. Manufacturers manual
A check should be made to establish
Control mechanism should be inspected,
engagement height covered and function
tested.
15. Route checks
Always check the ground/route prior to
travel for any manhole covers, soft ground,
gradients, oil, water (including possible
submerged problems) and services.
CASE STUDY – 1
Reaching out with
truck mounts
Truck-mounted booms offer a quick and effective form of access
when a combination of outreach and height are needed, as these
case studies demonstrate.
“In this instance, the truck
mount was chosen for its ability
to move on and off site quickly
and efficiently.”
Sometimes, choosing the right form of
access can be a real headache. You may
need a high working platform, but constraints on the ground may limit the size
of the kit you can bring in. You may need
substantial outreach, but have limited
time to get the equipment operational.
In these kinds of circumstances, truckmounted booms often prove an ideal
compromise solution.
Sky high
One such example was the use of this
34-metre Skylift Bronto 34MDT from
Nationwide Access, seen working on the
Town Hall at Bolton (above left), where pest
control contractor PestoKill Pest Control
had to position pigeon netting around the
parapets of the historic building.
The 34-metre unit was selected for
the job after extensive consultation with
Nationwide’s local Master Skylift depot
in Manchester. But why opt for a truckmounted platform?
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In this instance, the truck mount was
chosen for its ability to move on and off
site quickly and efficiently without disruption, and be fully operational within
minutes. The Victoria Square location
in central Bolton and the surrounding
streets are usually crowded with shoppers and visitors, so the need to complete
the work quickly and with the minimum
disruption was paramount.
The diesel-powered 34MDT combines
a maximum platform height of 32 metres
with a maximum outreach of 24.7 metres.
This allows the platform to reach over
obstacles and gain access to areas not
accessible when using equipment where
movement is limited to vertical elevation.
Its 1m by 1.8m platform can be rotated
280° in either direction, offering even
greater versatility and productivity.
Wind power
Similar considerations led to the selection
of a Wumag WT355 from EPL Access to
A Nationwide
Access truckmounted
boom in use at
Bolton Town
Hall (above
left); and an
EPL Access
Wumag
model WT355
in action
at Denver
windmill
(above right).
provide access for painting the timber
framework below the cap of Denver windmill near Downham Market in Norfolk.
The painting contractor, Fisher
Decorations, turned to EPL’s 40 years of
experience of solving access problems.
On the basis of a site survey, EPL recommended the Wumag machine because of
its combination of short wheelbase, low
weight chassis and generous outreach
capabilities. As Denver windmill is a
working mill combined with a visitor
centre, the use of scaffold was not an
option. It was imperative that the work
be completed with the minimum of
disruption.
As is usual with truck-mounted platforms, both EPL and Nationwide supplied
trained operators with the machines.
Their experience ensured that the
machines could be deployed around the
buildings, quickly, efficiently and safely
to provide the necessary access to all
areas on both contracts.
TRAINING
Play your PAL
cards right
Learning safe
operation
of a boom
at OTS’s
Godstone
centre.
Since its launch in 1994, the IPAF programme has successfully
trained 150,000 operatives to become holders of its Powered
Access Licence (PAL) card. Martin Cooper became the latest to
take the test, at Maidstone-based Operator Training Services.
He explains how the scheme works.
The days when plant operators could
turn up for work and not be asked to
produce evidence of training are long
gone. Health and safety, and government
initiatives have produced a climate where
all workers must have some kind of training under their belts before operating
equipment, and today most site managers and safety officers will ask to see
evidence of this.
The situation with access equipment is
no different. However, with the imminent
Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) to be
enforced within the next couple of years,
many workers that currently use ladders
will be required to use scissor lifts, articulated booms or truck-mounted units. As
they offer a safe alternative to ladders,
training for these machines is also likely
to increase.
Training now makes real economic
sense, as productivity gains and reduced
damage to machines and property are
direct cost benefits. Besides, anyone who
cannot prove they have been trained to a
recognised standard is usually prevented
from working on site.
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For workers wishing to obtain the relevant certification for Mobile Elevating
Work Platforms (MEWPs) operation,
there are a number of courses to choose
from. The most popular is run by IPAF
and, since 1994, 150,000 of its Powered
Access Licence (PAL) cards have been
issued. IPAF successfully trained approximately 40,000 operatives in 2004 – each
received a PAL card valid for five years.
An alternative is the Construction
Plant Competency Scheme (CPCS), which
covers all plant categories and, unlike the
Powered Access Licence, is not dedicated
to access equipment. It is also less likely
to be recognised outside the construction
industry in sectors such as airports, shipyards, retail and the many other areas
that powered access is used.
Approved IPAF trainers
There are a large number of approved
IPAF Training Centres throughout the UK
(see directory on pages 27-34), with most
able to offer courses at employers’ own
premises, or at dedicated training centres.
One such company is Operator Training
OTS’s Mike
Tordoff
instructs
Martin
Cooper
(right) and
two other
trainees
on safe
scissor lift
operation.
Services (OTS), based in Maidstone, Kent,
and with rented training facilities in
Godstone, Surrey. Founded in 2001,
partners Ray Whibley and Mike Tordoff
both have access hire backgrounds and,
keen to share their equipment knowledge,
decided to start a training company.
The timing could not have been better. Tordoff says he’s noticed a change in
safety awareness in the UK in the past 10
years or so.
“You can’t just turn up on site and
start operating machinery anymore.
Increasingly, more site workers and even
contractors are being asked to produce a
licence, even cleaning contractors,” he
says. “IPAF is MCG-recognised and is
certainly the card to have in our sector as
it’s dedicated to MEWPs.
OTS has purchased two machines
for training purposes – a Genie Z34/22
boom and an Instant Zip-Up SL26 scissor
lift – and rents a small room for classroom-style theory sessions, plus a large
open-air area for equipment practice at
nearby PPS access hire. “PPS also let us
use its truck-mounted units when we
need them,” explains Tordoff.
OTS trains not only novices, but
increasingly, according to Tordoff, “those
that have experience but can’t work
any longer as they have no training
certification.”
So what is involved in a PAL course?
Typically, it covers two equipment
categories, with scissor lifts and self-propelled booms being the most popular, but
truck-mounted equipment courses also
available.
The day is split into three sessions. The
morning is devoted to theory, the afternoon given over to equipment familiarisation and practice, and finally, to round
the day off, comes the all-important
operational test.
The morning theory session covers the
need to understand: accident prevention; emergency descent procedures;
hazards and risks; machine checks and
inspections; equipment controls; and
safe storage. Once these categories have
been thoroughly examined, the trainees
undertake a 25-question test paper. An
80% success rate is required, with those
not achieving this total failing the course
before it is half way through.
other machine, can be a dangerous piece
of kit when not used properly, and the
trainee is continually told to observe the
ground beneath him for passing workers
or obstructions.
Operating a self-propelled boom can
be a little trickier, as the three-piece
boom configuration, and the extra controls, can take a little time to get used
to. The test for this machinery usually
involves gaining access to a building’s
roof and then safely retracting the boom
to ground level. Safely moving the boom
while the operator is 30m up in the basket
is another important aspect of the test.
“What I tell trainees is, ‘if in doubt,
check the manual’,” says Tordoff. “All
Checklist
Prior to letting trainees loose on equipment, a pre-use inspection is undertaken.
The trainee operator is given a checklist
which includes: looking for visible structural damage; checking the guard rails
around the basket are up to standard;
making sure pins and retainers are fitted
correctly; and that there are no oil, water
or fuel leaks. Each machine should also
be checked for a LOLER certificate, usually stored in the basket, which proves it
conforms to the Lifting Operations and
Lifting Equipment Regulations.
The checklist may be similar to that of
a car owner, but Tordoff says it is essential
the checks are carried out every time a
machine is used, especially if it is hired and
not a familiar piece of kit. “If a machine is
in safe working order, then we’re half way
to safe operation,” he says. “The operator’s
competency is the other half.”
Before the test, all candidates are given
ample time to familiarise themselves with
the equipment’s functions. They are expected to wear full safety gear, including boots,
high-visibility vest and a harness, which
must be attached to the inside of the basket.
An operational test of a scissor lift
involves manoeuvring the machine
around a tight course, operating the lift
up and down, and also driving the unit
safely while it is fully extended. The
scissor lift is possibly one of the easiest
access machines to operate, but like any
“You can’t just turn up on
site and start operating
machinery anymore.”
Mike Tordoff, OTS
machines should have a manual on
board. If it’s an unfamiliar machine, then
an operator should take half an hour to
get used to it before working.”
After a trainee has completed the IPAF
course – and 95% of candidates do so
successfully – they are issued with an
Operators’ Safety Guide which outlines
all the issues and topics of the day, and a
Trained Operator’s Log Book.
To demonstrate compliance with safety
legislation and overall equipment competence, the logbook should be filled in
after every job and signed by the project’s
safety or site manager. “In this way every
operator builds up a work history that
can be easily checked,” says Tordoff.
And written at the back of the PAL
logbook is a mantra well worth remembering: ‘However experienced, you can
never take too much care with safety.’
IPAF’s poster campaign
encouraging site managers to
check PAL cards.
Check PAL cards - and
win football tickets
The provision of accessible training
for platform operators to an
internationally recognised standard is
just one term of the safety equation.
Equally important is ensuring that
everyone using platforms on site is
indeed properly trained, safe and
effective.
That is what lies behind the poster
campaign to be launched by IPAF
in January 2005. It will be aimed at
encouraging all site managers to
check that operators of platforms
have valid cards that prove they have
been trained.
Apart from the clear benefit of
helping to improve safety on site,
IPAF is offering another incentive,
too.
This is the chance to win a pair
of tickets to Premiership football
matches (or Championship, First or
Second Division games) by submitting
details of the PAL cards of operators
that they have checked. The holders
of the PAL cards will themselves also
win tickets if the entry by the site
manager wins tickets in one of the
monthly draws.
The promotion will run from
January to March 2005, with 12
tickets being given away each
month.
Look out for the posters, which will
be sent out in January; full details of
the IPAF football promotion can be
found at www.ipaf.org or call IPAF on
015395 62444. Participation could
win you football match tickets - and
will help boost safety on site.
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RENTAL
Plus points
for everyone
IPAF’s new Rental+ scheme isn’t just about monitoring the standards
of individual companies, writes Will Mann. It will also help uphold the
reputation of the whole hire sector.
With the Work at Height Regulations
almost upon us, the launch of IPAF’s
Rental+ could not be better timed.
IPAF Rental+ was officially unveiled by
IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman
at SED in May, where he explained to
Contract Journal the thinking behind the
scheme: “It’s a voluntary system for IPAF
members who want to submit themselves
for an independent audit to show that
they comply with the regulations. It’s
basically to show that membership of
IPAF means quality.”
The independent audit will allow IPAF
hire companies to demonstrate the high
standards they offer in areas such as customer service, safety, staff training, contract terms and, of course, the equipment
they hire out. While all IPAF members are
expected to conform to high standards of
operation, Rental+ will “take it further”,
according to Whiteman. He adds: “The
fact that it’s independent means it will
carry more weight.”
that lane isn’t open again when the possession is scheduled to end,” points out
Fleckney. “Our clients won’t buy it if we
phone up to say we had a puncture. They
have to be sure they’re getting a firm they
can trust to arrive on time every time.”
In this respect, IPAF Rental+ should
help to weed out the cowboys from the
hire sector – at least that’s the view of
Gordon Leicester, managing director of
West Sussex-based Facelift Access Hire.
“It’s not right that a company can cut back
on maintenance and stay in business,” he
argues. “Take the airline industry. If you
don’t maintain your aircraft, you can’t fly,
simple as that. But at the moment, you can
still hire out powered access equipment,
whether you look after it or not.”
One company that needs no convincing about the benefits of IPAF Rental+ is
Rapid Platforms, another Hertfordshire
firm. Training manager Chris Buisseret,
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“A lot of companies are very
health and safety conscious now,
and they want to know they’re
dealing with an experienced and
trustworthy operator.”
Gordon Leicester, Managing director
Facelift Access Hire
who also sits on IPAF’s training committee, believes his business is “ahead of the
game” in terms of meeting the standards
that will be set by an IPAF Rental+ audit.
“We think it’s important that everyone
involved in the powered access world can
offer a professional approach,” he says.
“For example, IPAF Rental+ will demand
that a certain percentage of a hirer’s
driver/deliverers are also qualified as
demonstrators. All our’s are already. And
our hire desk controllers are also qualified as demonstrators, so when someone
phones up, they can speak knowledgeably about the kit.”
Scheme benefits
The first audits have only just been carried out, but the IPAF members who have
already signed up are convinced of the
scheme’s benefits – and not just for their
own businesses, but the reputation of the
whole powered access sector.
“It should raise standards of both the
equipment hired and the service provided,” believes Brian Fleckney, managing
director of Hertfordshire-based Panther
Platforms. “We find that customers are
willing to pay a little bit more for that,
rather than going to a hirer that has just
set out its stall to be the cheapest.
“Sooner of later, there are going to be
accidents because of some hirers scrimping on the service they offer, or not providing rigorous enough safety checks.”
Panther is very dependent on maintaining a good reputation with its clients.
The firm does a lot of work in the rail and
road sectors where, because of the tight
windows in which the work invariably
has to be carried out, there can be no
excuses for turning up late.
“If we’re working on a station, during
a concession, or on a motorway bridge,
where one or more of the lanes has been
closed down, there are huge penalties if
The IPAF
Rental+ audit
will assess
how well staff
are trained.
Working knowledge
This is doubly important, he continues,
because “a trained operator’s knowledge
of things like safe working practices, kit
available and risk assessments tends to
outpace that of his superiors. That’s why
we have devised our own ‘MEWPs for
Managers’ course, designed to keep the
manager up to speed with all the above.”
There’s one other benefit of having
deliverers qualified as demonstrators, adds
Buisseret. “Every operator should be trained
to IPAF Powered Access Licence standard,”
he says. “If the hired MEWP is then delivered to him by an IPAF Demonstrator,
we can be assured that the operator will
receive comprehensive familiarisation with
IPAF Rental+
will be a
platform for
improved
standards
across the
industry.
the functioning of that particular machine,
to combine with his knowledge of safe
operating principles.”
Not surprisingly, Buisseret is a firm fan
of IPAF Rental+. “I just hope everyone
else is in favour too,” he says. “Apart
from the benefits to individual firms, it
will help present the whole industry in a
more professional way.”
This, perhaps, is the key goal of the
scheme.
As Facelift’s Leicester points out: “It’s
very important that all IPAF members are
performing to a consistently high standard across the board. A lot of companies
out there – increasingly in the construction sector – are very health and safety
conscious now, and they want to know
they’re dealing with an experienced and
trustworthy operator.
“The IPAF logo is a bit like the Corgi
standard in the gas sector; when people
see it, they assume they’re talking to an
experienced, well-qualified operator. It’s
important that there’s the same perception of the IPAF Rental+ logo.”
The first IPAF Rental+ audits were
carried out at the end of 2004. But this is
no one-off test; every company audited
will receive a return visit from the auditors each year, ensuring there will be no
slacking in standards among those flying
the IPAF Rental+ flag.
Terms and conditions
of hire – a prerequisite
for IPAF Rental+
Just one of the areas covered by the
initial and regular audits for IPAF
Rental+ is terms and conditions.
IPAF’s own Terms and Conditions
of Hire have been developed to clarify
the specific contractual issues in
platform rental. They are derived
from the long experience of platform
rental of IPAF members, and by
signing them, you know you will get a
fair, industry standard deal.
Terms and conditions are central
to any agreement between a rental
company and its customers. Yet they
are often not given the attention they
deserve by either side – a situation
that can lead to misunderstandings
and impact on the perception of the
level of service provided.
The IPAF Terms and Conditions
of Hire are intended to develop
alongside changes in contract law
and take account of issues that
are tested in court and new legal
precedents that are set. In use for
two years, the Terms and Conditions
are planned for review, revision and
update during 2005.
IPAF’s
Terms and
Conditions
of Hire.
Available
exclusively
to IPAF
members;
versions
covering England & Wales, Scotland,
Northern Ireland and the Irish
Republic are now in use.
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CASE STUDY – 2
Narrow gauge
access
Powered access isn’t confined to the great outdoors. More and more specialist
kit is now available to tackle delicate interior jobs where the space available
is often extremely tight.
Projects where access is restricted may
appear at first glance to rule out the use
of powered access. But, increasingly,
specialist machines are available for such
scenarios. ‘Spider’ design powered access
platforms and others built with a narrow
wheelbase can offer considerable height
capabilities and are ideal for refurbishment or maintenance and ancillary works
inside buildings.
In the nave
This proved to be the case on a recent
SGB project at Lincoln Cathedral.
Crumbling vaulting was in danger of
sending pieces of plaster falling to the
floor 25m below. The immediate, temporary solution provided by SGB was its
Netsafe safety netting.
The company used a ‘spider’ design
powered access platform to gain access
to the vaulting and to manoeuvre inside
the Nave. The machine combines a narrow chassis with a high-reach boom, with
the necessary stability being provided by
the extendible stabilisers, which resemble
a spider’s legs – hence the machine’s
name.
Left:
Nationwide’s
compact 3246
scissor lift had
enough height
to reach the
ceiling of
Rhinefield
House’s Great
Hall.
Below: SGB’s
‘spider’ design
powered
access
platform
provides extra
stability and
high reach
inside Lincoln
Cathedral.
Hotel check-in
Internal access was also a problem at
Rhinefield House Hotel near Brockenhurst
in the New Forest, where a packed programme of weddings and conferences cut
the time available for cleaning the oak
panelled Great Hall to a week.
Surrey-based cleaning contractor PSJ
Services realised that using ladders, step
ladders and trestles to access the floorto-ceiling panelling and mouldings in
the 11.3m-high room would simply take
too long.
But while powered access was the clear
answer, restricted access was a problem.
The equipment had to be delivered by
the ornate main entrance steps, then
manoeuvred into position in the small
entrance lobby to line up precisely with
the 1.2m-wide carved wooden doorway
to the Great Hall.
Weight was another consideration, as
the machine would be working on a centuries-old timber floor.
Nationwide offered its 3246 scissor
lift. In addition to being compact enough
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“The ‘spider’ design
powered access platform
combines a narrow chassis
with a high-reach boom.”
to get into the Great Hall and provide
sufficient elevation, the electric-powered
3246 produced no harmful emissions to
cause discomfort to the contractors, staff
and hotel guests.
MCWPs
MCWPs
ready to fly
Traditionally, they have not been the most popular form of access – but since
the publication of BS7981, use of mast climbing work platforms is starting to
take off. Will Mann reports.
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“We haven’t even
scratched the surface of
the market potential yet.”
Andrew Reid
Chairman, IPAF MCWP committee
Managing director, Mastclimbers
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And so far, he seems to be right. By
the end of this year, MCWP’s market
share will have risen by around 40%
[see graph, opposite], with Reid’s own
firm Mastclimbers one of the biggest
beneficiaries.
“Our fleet of machines has doubled
from 340 to 700 and turnover has
risen substantially,” he says. “At the
same time, four new competitors have
emerged.” Mastclimbers also achieved
37th place in the Inner City 100 index
of fast-growing firms based in city
locations.
Most of the growth has been in new
build housing. The increasing popularity
This has meant recruiting well-qualified
people to the company and, in many
cases, investing in their continuing professional development.
Of the 16 managers at Mastclimbers,
12 are university qualified, and he has
sponsored one through the first ever
masters degree in mast climbing logistics. “It ensures that we have very highly
qualified technical people in the company,” he says.
Mastclimbers is also an IPAF training
centre and, in line with the growth of
the MCWP sector, Reid reports that his
instructor is now “practically full time”.
Another feature of the growth in the
MCWP market is product development.
Earlier this year, Mastclimbers launched
what Reid claims is the largest platform
yet. The MC2000 Transport Platform,
with a 12m x 3m floor area, can be used
for raising and lowering operatives and
bulky loads up to 1,300 kg in weight.
“This is a much more contained, enclosed
platform, which is better from a health and
safety, and a training viewpoint,” says
Reid. “But also, it will hopefully encourage
wider application of MCWPs because it can
handle bulkier materials.”
With all this investment in his own
business, Reid is clearly highly optimistic
about the future for MCWPs - but how
much more can the market grow?
“We haven’t even scratched the surface
of the potential yet,” he believes. “Up to
20% of the façade scaffolding market is
vulnerable to MCWPs. In the UK alone,
that translates into business revenues of
£140m-plus.”
However, there is a “hard path” ahead
if that is to be achieved, he warns.
“Equipment investment is the easy part.
Logistics, organisation and particularly
people are the difficult parts, not to mention the on-going selling and marketing as the 1980s experience demonstrated.”
But judging by the growth of the
past few years, it is certainly possible.
Is the ugly duckling about to become a
beautiful swan?
1998
Market share
Continuous development
1997
Explaining how the products work is an
important part of marketing MCWPs as
an alternative form of access, believes
Reid. At Mastclimbers, his contract sales
managers are expected to act as a ‘onestop shop’ for the product, from handling
MCWPs – and how
BS7981 affects them
the initial enquiry, to estimating, negotiating a sales contract and handing over
the working unit.
3.0m
One-stop shop
MCWPs are
commonly used
on medium- to
high-rise jobs, as
shown by these
Mastclimbers
projects;
(clockwise from
left) the Venus
Building in
Manchester, the
Beetham Tower
in Liverpool,
and student
accommodation
in Southampton.
1996
“Contractors prefer to use old access
systems, because it doesn’t put the onus
on them to change their traditional way
of working.
“That said, there are those who are
more far-sighted, like St George and
Miller Homes.”
2.2m
of medium- to high-rise apartment developments, commonly found on inner city
waterfront locations, has also boosted the
use of MCWPs. There has been interest
from other markets, adds Reid, notably
commercial offices before the recent
slowdown, and he sees potential in health
and education, particularly student
accommodation for universities.
He’s been disappointed though, in the
attitude of main building contractors
towards the technology. “More often
than not it’s clients who are the catalyst for using MCWPs, because it’s the
clients who will save money,” he says.
1995
Mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs)
are the ‘ugly ducklings’ of the access
industry – or at least, that’s the view of
Andrew Reid, chairman of IPAF’s MCWP
committee and managing director of
Glasgow-based Mastclimbers.
“When the MCWP was invented back
in the ‘80s, all the major access players
saw it as the next gravy train after powered access, and invested heavily in the
product,” Reid explains. “By 1989, there
were 1,500 working MCWP units, not far
behind booms and scissor lifts, which
together numbered 4,000.
“But,” he continues, “the product
was oversold on the back of investment
demand before a mature market had
been established – and all those who had
invested in MCWPs quickly decided to
exit the market.”
Suddenly, MCWPs went from being
the next big thing to yesterday’s news.
The product disappeared into a backwater of the access industry, and was almost
forgotten about.
Until now, that is.
Two years ago, a new British Standard
Code of Practice for MCWPs – BS7981
– was published. This has helped clarify
procedures for installation, maintenance,
examination and safe use of MCWPs [see
box, opposite]. Reid, who sat on the BSI
committee responsible for the code, told
Contract Journal in May 2002 he thought
the new code would have a hugely positive effect on MCWPs’ share of the access
market.
Mast climbing work platforms are
essentially a form of automated,
mechanised scaffolding, which
Andrew Reid dubs “workshops in the
sky”. They are ideal for work on highrise projects, where work such as
windows installation or brickwork has
to be executed at height, and where
conventional scaffolding or powered
access is uneconomical.
Unfortunately, until two years
ago, there was no code of practice
that applied to them. Clients and
contractors wanting to use MCWPs
had to use parallel codes of practice
– such as for scaffolding or building
hoists – and this uncertainty over
which regulations applied was an
important factor in discouraging the
wider use of MCWPs.
BS7981 has taken away this
confusion, clarifying procedures
for installation, maintenance,
examination and safe use of
MCWPs.
There are several distinct skill
requirements. As with scaffolding,
MCWPs require no specific certification
for users – those who work on them
– other than an understanding of their
basic operation. But certification is
required for ‘demonstrators’ – those
who ensure the equipment is being
used safely, and who induct the users;
and for ‘installers’ – those who build
and install the platforms, firms like
Mastclimbers.
IPAF has adjusted its MCWP
training programmes accordingly,
and now runs courses for both
demonstrators and installers. There
is also a five-module NVQ course
available for installers.
For details on these courses,
contact IPAF:
Tel: 015395 62444
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ipaf.org
A full copy of the BS7981 Code of
Practice can be ordered through IPAF
(members qualify for discounts).
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INTERNATIONAL
World class
The heightened debate about safety in the access industry has not been
restricted to the UK; a number of international standards and directives have
been introduced recently – and IPAF has been working hard to influence and
interpret them.
International developments in safety and
operator training may not be the first
thing on the minds of the UK construction industry. However, domestic legislation increasingly complies with EU directives or international standards designed
to reduce fatalities caused by temporary
work at height.
Prime examples of this include the
new Work at Height Regulations and the
adoption of ISO 18878, a new ISO standard on MEWP operator training, which
is set to become the definitive measure
of what is, and what is not, acceptable
training for platform operators.
The hightened level of worldwide
debate, and legislation relating to those
that work at height, reflects international
concern over the number of deaths and
injuries caused by falls from height. This
is no longer acceptable. Many businesses
have recognised the high cost of accidents
and are making a determined effort to save
lives and stem this leakage of profits.
Identifying
acceptable
standards of
training has
been made
much easier
with the
establishment
of an
international
standard from
ISO. The body
commands
huge
international
respect, as
will its newlypublished
operator
training
standard, ISO
18878:2004.
Growing membership
IPAF does much more than keep its finger
on the pulse of international developments: it works hard to influence, shape
and interpret them. This job is made
easier by its rapidly growing membership
in countries such as the USA, Canada,
Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and
The Netherlands, where new IPAF Training
Centres are opening every month.
The new Wor k at Height Regulations
are an example of UK legislation emanating from the EU, in this case the
Temporary Work at Height amending
directive (2001/45/EC). IPAF has worked
hard with the Health and Safety Executive
to assess and analyse the impact of the
new regulations, which are designed to
save lives and reduce accidents. IPAF
members are now well prepared for the
new requirements.
The Work at Height Regulations reinforce the need for proper training on
all equipment used for access to height.
Exactly what constitutes proper training
has, up to now, been open to interpretation, and has led to a proliferation of
operators’ cards for all plant – including
powered access equipment. This has been
cut down to size by initiatives limiting
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IPAF gets
its message
across in
North
America at
the 2004 ARA
Rental show
in Atlanta. In
March 2005
it will be at
Conexpo.
“For the first time we have
a clear yardstick on MEWP
operator training from a
respected international
body.”
Tim Whiteman
Managing director, IPAF
recognition to a few specific, approved
card issuers. Construction has been at
the forefront of such moves, which is a
reflection of the concern over the high
level of accidents in the industry.
The job of identifying acceptable
standards of training has certainly been
made much easier with the establishments of an international standard from
a widely recognised authority – the
International Standards Organisation.
The vote for acceptance of ISO/FDIS
18878, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
– Operator (Driver) Training in early July
2004 was decisive, with all the 15 countries voting in favour of adoption.
“For the first time we have a clear
yardstick on MEWP operator training
from a respected international body,”
explains Tim Whiteman, managing director of IPAF. “ISO 18878:2004 will form
the basis for everyone – from governments and their agencies, right down to
individuals – to recognise which courses
provide the proper training to meet legislation around the world.
“With the standard in place, it would
be hard to defend the adequacy of any
training that does not meet or exceed the
requirements. Importantly, IPAF courses
do just that,” he stresses.
Raising standards
In the UK, where IPAF training and its PAL
Card are strongly established and widely
recognised, ISO 18878 will merely reinforce
the situation. Courses that do not match up
to its requirements will inevitably be further marginalised by its introduction.
The introduction of ISO 18878: 2004
is important to users of training services
because they need to be clear about just
what it lays down. It does not, in itself,
provide detailed course programmes or
detail a curriculum, but covers the framework of contents and procedures to which
training needs to conform. Crucially,
it insists that trainees must satisfy the
trainer of their competence in both practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
Another key element of the new
standard is its requirement for effective
auditing procedures to ensure that the
training meets its objectives consistently.
The comprehensive programme of regular audits conducted by IPAF, within the
overall ISO 9001:2000 quality standard
to which it is certified, has always been at
the heart of the IPAF training.
Maintaining consistency over time and
between training centres, not just within
the UK but internationally, is paramount.
Significantly, the standard draws a
clear distinction between training and
‘familiarisation’. The purpose of the latter
is to introduce already properly trained
operators to the specific details of an
individual machine. This really does
sound the death knell for any lingering
impression that a brief introduction to
a machine during handover on site or
at a rental company depot constitutes
adequate ‘training’. ISO 18878 reinforces
the point that while such handover procedures are important to ensure that operators know how to use a particular machine,
they must be fully trained on that general
type of equipment before taking part in any
handover familiarisation session.
The interest being shown in safety in
countries all around the world not only
reinforces the expectations and aspirations surrounding safety within industry
worldwide, but also helps generate powerful evidence of how to avoid accidents
and just how much can be saved in the
process. They represent an invaluable
source of information for users of powered access in all countries, and IPAF will
do all it can to help them get the maximum benefit from this growing pool of
information on good practice.
The international
debate on safety
International conferences not only
highlight the worldwide commitment
to safety for those who work at
height but they also offer direct
practical guidance on how well
thought out safety policies can add
to profitability.
The first ‘Aerial Platform Safety’
conference in the United States has
just been held at Dallas in Texas, and
was co-sponsored by AWPT Inc, the
IPAF subsidiary set up to promote
and deliver operator training in
North America. It acted as a forum
for professionals seeking practical,
commercial advice and insight from
people who know just how to turn
safety into additional profits.
Tim Whiteman, IPAF’s managing
director, was invited to open
the conference and delivered a
robust summary of the need for
all operators of powered access
equipment to receive adequate
training.
He was far from alone in making
many of these points. A host of other
speakers, many from IPAF-member
organisations, examined other crucial
aspects including Selecting the Right
Equipment (Michael O Smith, JLG
Industries) and The Real Cost of an
Accident (Jeff Stachowiak, Sunbelt
Rentals).
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TELEHANDLERS
High risk
IPAF has formed a new telehandler committee to look at the ‘inappropriate’
use of goods lifting equipment. Paul Howard talks to chairman Peter Grant
about a surprisingly common problem – and how to tackle it.
We can all picture the scene. It’s late in
the day on site, and there’s just one small
detail that needs attending to before you
can clock off. The only problem is that
it’s on the gable of the new house you’re
building and the powered access machines
have been locked up for the night.
But Joe on the telehandler’s still going
- if you call him over, you can hop on the
forks, he’ll lift you up and the problem
will be fixed in no time. You know it’s not
the best way to do it – you may even be
prepared to accept that it’s the most inappropriate way you could think of – but it
won’t matter just this once...
It does though. In 2001/02, the last
year for which there are confirmed
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) figures,
68 construction workers died and a further 4,000 suffered a serious injury as a
result of a fall from height. They are the
most common cause of fatal injury in the
industry.
What’s more, failure to use appropriate
equipment – as in the scenario described,
and many more like it – is one of the
principal causes identified by the HSE for
such falls. According to Merlo UK’s Peter
Grant, chairman of the newly formed
telehandler committee of the International
Don’t do
this: misuse
of lifting
equipment
is sadly
commonplace, as
these pictures
demonstrate.
How legislation
governs use of lifting
equipment
The use of machinery to lift people is
governed by the Machinery Directive,
to which all such equipment has
to conform through CE marking.
Complying with EN280 means a
manufacturer has met a standard
for powered access equipment which
meets the criteria laid out in the
directive, and allows its goods to be
CE marked.
However, according to the Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Directive,
non-CE marked equipment can be
used in ‘exceptional’ circumstances.
Guidance on the interpretation of
this in the UK is provided by the HSE
through guidance note PM28, which
is currently being updated.
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Powered Access Federation (IPAF), there is
also other statistical evidence to support
the link between this alarming number of
deaths and the way machines are used.
“The HSE investigated all forklift
accidents for the period 1997-2001,” he
says. “Of the accidents involving ‘falls
from height’, 80% were the result of
completely unapproved and inappropriate methods of lifting people. Only one
accident occurred when a platform was
being used correctly, and that was due to
mechanical failure.”
In spite of this, Grant says the problem
remains widespread. “Unfortunately, it’s
something you see every day: somebody
standing on a pallet on a 7m platform.
Everybody on site, from the foreman to
the machine operator, to the man on the
platform – they all ought to know better.
But the message about not using stillages,
pallets, boxes, or just standing on the forks
still hasn’t got across to many users.”
This ‘completely inappropriate’ use
of goods lifting equipment to lift people
is merely the most obvious problem the
committee has to deal with, however.
Significantly more complex, even though
the number of reported accidents is much
lower, is the use of some form of man basket or platform on a goods lifting machine.
Platform categories
”Unfortunately, the message
about not using stillages, pallets,
boxes, or just standing on the
forks still hasn’t got across to
many users.”
Peter Grant, chairman
IPAF Telehandler Committee
According to Grant there are four different categories of platform that are used
on telehandlers and similar machines,
but he says the majority of them aren’t
even CE marked.
First, there is a basic or ‘dumb’ platform, which is simply a basket that fits
onto the forks. Second, is a ‘permissioning’ or ‘semi smart’ platform, which is a
‘dumb’ platform with a button or switch
that allows the person in the basket to
prevent or permit the machine from
being operated by the driver below.
Third, comes a basket that allows
exclusive control of the machine from
the basket, and fourth is a ‘smart’ basket
supplied by a telehandler manufacturer
that is CE marked.
“On the face of it, the third of these
categories of baskets would appear to
meet the criteria for CE marking, but
this is not necessarily the case,” says
Grant. “CE marking is not simply about
allowing control of the machine’s movements from the basket. It must also have
undergone assessments of the core stability of the machine, what can be done for
emergency access were there to be engine
failure, the speed at which the machine
can be lowered, and so on.”
Radio control
The use of radio control units in a basket
doesn’t constitute compliance with the
CE marking system either, according to
Grant: “A lot of people put radio remote
control units to control the machine from
the basket, but you also need to have
a hard-wired control for stopping the
machine.”
Nevertheless, the waters are muddied
by the fact that failure to use CE marked
equipment is not necessarily illegal. A
clause in the Provision and Use of Work
Equipment directive allows the use of
unmarked lifting devices in ‘exceptional’
circumstances. It’s the interpretation of
exceptional that can create problems.
“The HSE tends towards the definition of ‘occasional’ – that’s to say used
in something other than regular work,
and where more specific equipment is
not available or inappropriate,” Grant
explains. “France, on the other hand, has
taken the hardest line, banning ‘dumb’
platforms completely, which means they
should not be available at all.”
In the UK this has resulted in the use
of ‘dumb’ baskets being relatively widespread. “There’s a body of people who
use them to erect sheds on farms and
industrial buildings,” says Grant. “They
use ‘simple’ baskets on telehandlers
because of the greater risk of damage
to them, so they don’t want to spend a
fortune on a top-spec basket that will
not last that long, and because it’s better
than their traditional alternative means
of access. Nor do they want to have to
buy a specific and costly powered access
platform.”
Until recently, this has not been perceived to pose a serious health and safety
threat. “The HSE has preferred these as a
safer version than standing on pallets,”
Grant explains. “In fact, there have been
very few accidents with ‘dumb’ platforms,
Don’t do this:
as many as 80%
of accidents
involving falls
from height are
the result of
unapproved
methods of
lifting people.
and we are talking about a perceived risk
rather than a well documented one.
Statistically, these do not appear to be a
significant cause of accidents.”
Nevertheless, at least one incident has
been reported recently of a construction
worker dying after falling 10m from a
basket on a telehandler that turned over.
With such serious potential consequences, moves are now afoot to reiterate HSE
guidance and to make it clear that nonCE marked baskets are inappropriate on
machines with a reach of more than 6m,
whatever the circumstances.
“This effectively stops their use on
construction sites as it’s very rare that
you see a telehandler this small on site
now,” Grant points out. As long as it
doesn’t encourage people back onto the
forks of Joe’s telehandler, this is surely
a good thing.
The role of IPAF’s
telehandler committee
The committee was established at
Bauma, and its first meeting took
place at the SAIE construction show
in Bologna in October. To date,
members include Merlo, JCB, JLG,
Haulotte, Caterpillar and Manitou. All
other telehandler manufacturers have
been made aware of the first meeting
and invited to participate.
The committee’s aim is to increase
the safety of all multi-role vehicles
(not just telehandlers) adapted for
the lifting of people through:
n Creating a new classification of
Mobile Elevating Work Platform
(MEWP) within the IPAF scheme;
n Developing a new training scheme
to ensure safe lifting of personnel;
n Creating a new classification of
MEWP within EN280 when it is
re-written, a process which has just
started;
n Harmonising the regulations
between Europe and the US;
n Disseminating relevant
information to users and trade
associations.
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AMSTERDAM
Contact: Mr Allard May
Tel: 020 659 22 50
Fax: 020 659 57 15
PORTUGAL (+351)
ROTATOR OY
GERMANY (+49)
INSTANT AMSTERDAM BV
FRANKFURTt
Tel: 069/950099-99
Fax: 069/950099-77
ROVERETO
Contact: Mr Lorenzo Cipriani
Tel: 0464 48 50 50
Fax: 0464 48 50 9
HELSINKI
Contact: Mr Petri Lajunen
Tel: 09 8789 010
Fax: 09 8789 0111
NETHERLANDS (+31)
OMNITALENT
TAMPERE
Contact: Mr Petri Lajunen
Tel: 03 2874 111
Fax: 03 2653 760
ROTATOR OY
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GERKEN GmbH
HSS HIRE GROUP PLC
ELEVAÇÃO EUROPEIA PH LDA
QUINTA DO CONDE 1
Contact: Mr Filipe Dias
Tel: 021 2332045
Fax: 021 2332078
SPAIN (+ 34)
ALDAITURRIAGA S A
BARACALDO (Vizcaya)
Contact: Felix Bastida Gorostizaga
Tel: 94 499 43 00
Fax: 94 499 67 99
ALDA – ELEVACION SL
MADRID
Contact: Mr Alipio
Tel: 91 672 75 97
Fax: 91 672 79 99
ALDAITURRIAGA SA
VALENCIA
Contact: Mr Jesus Mateo
Tel: 96 14 17 142
Fax: 96 14 17 049
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IPAF CONTACTS
IPAF – promoting safety wherever powered access is used
IPAF is the leading international organisation promoting
best practice wherever powered access is used. Many safety
procedures now taken for granted were originally IPAF
initiatives.
IPAF’s thriving operator training scheme, set up at the
suggestion of the Health and Safety Executive 10 years ago, is
the most visible of its successes. Over 150 approved training
centres worldwide currently train 3,500 new operators on
average each month. The PAL (Powered Access Licence) card,
awarded to those who successfully complete an IPAF training
course and final assessment, is the most widely held and
accepted platform operator’s card.
Membership of IPAF is open to users of platforms,
manufacturers, distributors, hirers, and training companies.
Benefits include:
n Access to a wealth of valuable, practical information on
legal, technical and commercial aspects of platform use.
n The chance to influence the growing body of legislation and
regulations that governs platform use.
n Adding weight and authority to enable IPAF to lobby
effectively on behalf of the industry and its user base.
Further information on all aspects of platform use, operator
training, becoming a training centre and membership is
available from IPAF on:
Tel: 015395 62444
Fax: 015395 64686
IPAF – board, council members and commitee chairmen:
IPAF President
Pierre Saubot
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BOARD MEMBERS
President Mr P Saubot, Pinguely-Haulotte
Deputy President
Mr R A W Reid, Mastclimbers Ltd
Vice President Mr W Lasky, JLG Industries Inc
Managing Director Mr T N Whiteman, IPAF Ltd
Director
Mr J Ball, Height for Hire Ltd
Director
Mr L-P Godenhielm, Dino Lift Oy
Director
Mr A J Mort, A J Access Platforms Ltd
COUNCIL MEMBERS
(Committee Chairmen are also council members)
Mr J Coughlan
UpRight International Manufacturing Ltd
Mr M Evans
Nationwide Access Ltd
Mr S Shaughnessy
A Plant Powered Access
Mr C Guillou
EGI SA
Mr J Jordan
Rapid Platforms Ltd
Mr W Lawson
JLG Industries (Europe)
Mr B Martin
Gardner Denver UK Ltd
Mr K Smith
Loxam Access Ltd
Mr H Suttorp
HEK Manufacturing BV
Mr M von Mil
Omnitalent Benelux
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mr R A W Reid
Mastclimbers Ltd
Chairman: MCWP Committee
Mr S Hopkins
HSS Hire Service Group
Chairman: Training Committee
Mr R Bowden
Niftylift Ltd
Chairman: Manufacturers’ Technical Committee
Mr A Baker
AFI Aerial Platforms Ltd
Chairman: Powered Access Interest Group
Mr J Ball
Height for Hire Ltd
Chairman: ROI Council of IPAF
Mr P Grant
Merlo UK Ltd
Chairman: Telescopic Handlers Committee

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