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IPAF
Powered Access Review
2005/06
Are you winning
the WAHRs?
HSE reveals targets for Work
at Height Regulations p8
Record number of PAL cards issued p16
National training centre directory p33
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INTERNATIONAL POWERED
ACCESS FEDERATION
www.ipaf.org
27/10/05, 4:24:55 pm
FAST TRACK
TRAINING...
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access safety
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CONTENTS
Welcome – 4
IPAF MD Tim Whiteman on what powered access can
do for your business.
News – 6
The latest news from IPAF and the world of powered access.
Work at Height Regulations – 8
IPAF and the HSE debate the implications of the
new regulations.
Presidential perspective – 14
IPAF’s President on how the hire market
is shaping up.
Tremendous training – 16
A record year for PAL Card numbers in the UK and abroad.
Rentals – 18
IPAF’s Rental+ is setting new standards in access rental
– should you be looking for the new logo?
Case study A – 20
Powered access scores highly on Leyton Orient’s new stand.
Case study B – 22
A fleet of 19 machines tackle the Swale crossing construction.
Case study C – 24
Rail/roader booms are key to a rail tunnel refurbishment.
Produced by:
Harnesses – 26
Understanding when you should be
using harnesses – and when not.
Features editor:
Will Mann
Group production editor: Russell Cox
Chief sub editor:
Nick Shepherd
Layout sub editor:
Hayley Pink
IPAF news editor:
Berlinda Nadarajan
IPAF Head Office, Bridge End Business
Park, Milnthorpe LA7 7RH, UK
T +44 (0)15395 62444
F +44 (0)15395 64686
E [email protected]
W www.ipaf.org
Further contact details on p43
Business – 29
IPAF’s new link-up with the IOD will
transform your business intelligence.
Member benefits – 31
Why becoming an IPAF member makes
good commercial sense.
Training Centre directory – 33
A full listing of IPAF-approved
centres in the UK and abroad.
Manufacturers directory – 42
Find manufacturers who are IPAF members.
Reed Business Information: Quadrant House,
The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, UK.
Tel: +44(0)20 8652 4642
Fax: +44(0)20 8652 8958
IPAF POWERED ACCESS REVIEW 2005/06
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Key contacts – 43
Contact details for IPAF’s board, council,
committees, and offices.
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WELCOME
Thinking outside
of the box
Tim Whiteman seen speaking at IPAF’s 2005 Summit which was attended by 250 delegates from across
construction and industry.
If you employ people to work at height,
you should read this magazine. In the
past 12 months your responsibilities to
those people have changed enormously
and you must now comply with the Work
at Height Regulations (WAHR).
The WAHR introduced a clear preference for the type of solutions that scissor
lifts, boom lifts, mast climbers and all
other types of powered access equipment
can offer. In essence, the WAHR require
employers to first analyse whether anybody really needs to do temporary work
at height, and, if they do, to devise a safe
way of doing it.
Powered access can do that for you.
IPAF’s members have a proven track
record of providing innovative and costeffective ways of doing temporary work
at height and will help you to get the job
done.
Whether you have electricians, plumbers, steelworkers, joiners, photographers
or architects needing to get up high to
access the work, there is a platform that
will do the job.
But, do they know how to use the
equipment?
Many of the platforms in use today
are deceptively easy to use and can lull
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untrained operators into a false sense of
security – dangerous both to them and
the people around them.
For this reason, responsible management requires operators to prove that
they have been trained to operate platforms. The most commonly accepted
proof of training – as used by organisations such as MCG, CITB, BNFL, Corus
and many others – is the Powered Access
Licence (the PAL Card). This is valid for
five years and is available from IPAF
accredited training centres throughout
the UK.
Powered Access has a good safety
record and I urge you to keep it that way
by ensuring that anyone using platforms
on your site has a PAL Card (see course
report in this magazine for more details).
“Powered Access
has a good
safety record
and I urge you
to keep it that
way.”
Tim Whiteman
Managing director
International Powered Access Federation
www.ipaf.org
27/10/05, 3:02:56 pm
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NEWS
What’s up at IPAF
MEWP sector upbeat
Powered access is on an upward trend,
according to the results of IPAF’s June
2005 UK membership survey.
Almost 58% of hirers expected to be
buying more units in 2005 than 2004,
and 50% of users predicted growth in the
number of units on site. Some 47% of
responding companies predicted growth
in the number of persons involved with
powered access equipment. Hirers were
the most optimistic, with 54% of them
predicting growth, followed by 25% of
dealers/distributors and 13% of manufacturers.
About 44% of responding companies
have 10 or more persons working with
powered access equipment, and 15% have
more than 50. Safety is a top priority:
92% of respondents offer operator training courses, with 76% naming the IPAF
training course as the specific programme
offered. Most members are happy with
IPAF’s services – about 87% perceived
membership as offering value for money.
IPAF link-up with US scaffold body
IN BRIEF
Scottish training fund
Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s main
economic development agency,
is subsidising 50% of the IPAF
operator training course fees to
help Scottish companies train their
staff in the use of powered access
equipment and mobile elevating
work platforms (MEWPs). The
programme is open to Scottish
companies and runs until 2008.
More details are at www.ipaf.org/
scottish.htm.
Product advisories online
From left to
right: Howard
Schapira, SIA
president;Tim
Whiteman,
IPAF managing
director; Dennis
Eckstine, AWPT
vice president;
John Miller, SIA
president elect.
IPAF and the US-based Scaffold Industry
Association (SIA) have reached an agreement
to help improve safety in the lift and access
industry through better and more consistent
training.
The agreement was finalised during the SIA’s
2005 annual convention in Boston, Massachusetts
between IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman,
and SIA president Howard Schapira.
Under the agreement, SIA recognises and pro-
motes the PAL Card (Powered Access Licence) as
proof of training in the use of aerial work platforms
(AWPs) and mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs).
Aerial Work Platform Training Inc. (AWPT, IPAF’s
North American subsidiary) offers preferred rates
and terms to SIA members wishing to operate as
approved training centres.
SIA has about 900 members, many of whom
already provide training in scaffolding and suspended access, and also operate AWPs and MCWPs.
IPAF and HSE in joint safety initiative
Need to do building maintenance work? Then
think about using mobile elevating work platforms
(MEWPs) and don’t use ladders for all jobs.
With this message, the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) and IPAF are working together to
promote safety by giving small and medium-sized
construction firms an incentive to get their staff
trained. IPAF vouchers that give course participants
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a £10 discount at participating IPAF-approved
training centres are being distributed by the HSE.
Participating IPAF training centres are listed at
www.ipaf.org/hse.htm.
“The benefits of powered access are particularly relevant to specific trades such as decorators, electricians, plumbers, and general building
maintenance,” said Richard Lockwood of the HSE.
“The work at height regulations make it
more important than ever for employers to
ensure that their staff have received proper
training.”
The HSE started a trial campaign in
September 2005 at 14 Dulux decorator
sites around the country. If successful, the
promotion will be extended to other suppliers and trades, with a target of reaching
50,000 painters/decorators over the next
seven years.
Manufacturer members of IPAF
are sharpening the focus on
consumer safety by looking into
how the industry should inform
and warn customers of potentially
dangerous products in circulation.
The IPAF Manufacturers’ Technical
Committee has established a
working group to formulate
procedures for manufacturer
members in the issuing of product
alerts. IPAF has also set up a
tool for information sharing at
www.ipaf.org/alerts.htm, where
users can view available product
advisories.
New MEWP training
IPAF is responding to the increasing
variety of kit available in the MEWP
sector by expanding the scope of its
training programmes.
In particular, this will address
the increased safety concerns
over use of telehandlers for lifting
people. The training will explain
the different safety considerations
for telehandlers with integrated
controls in the platforms (‘smart’
baskets) and those that have only
basic platforms with no controls
(‘dumb’ baskets).
New courses for telehandlers, and
also mast climbing work platforms,
were introduced at the APEX show.
These courses are expected to be
launched at the end of 2005.
IPAF has also launched its
new training DVD with digital
animations of moving machines.
Upcoming events
Keep an eye on the Events section
of www.ipaf.org for all IPAF events,
including the dates of the Access
Summit in Spring 2006 and the
Professional Development Seminar
in early September 2006.
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15/10/05 10:37:05
WORK AT HEIGHT
Know your
responsibilities
How do the new Work At Height Regulations affect your business? Are
ladders banned? Is powered access the only way forward? To clear up any
confusion, Contract Journal’s Will Mann looks at the likely impact of the
regulations in discussion with Dr Elizabeth Gibby, director of the HSE’s injury
reduction programme, Ian Greenwood, leader of the HSE’s falls-from-height
team, and IPAF managing director Tim Whiteman.
WM: The first thing I must ask, Dr Gibby,
is how the WAHRs will affect your Injury
Reduction Programme?
EG: If I can put it in context, the HSE
has agreed what are called public service
agreement (PSA) targets with ministers,
which aim to reduce serious and fatal
injuries by 3% across all sectors of industry by 2008. To do that, priority areas
have been agreed based on available
statistics, and falls from height is one of
them. In the construction sector, we need
to reduce the number of serious injuries
caused by falls from height by about 55
[currently around 1,100], and fatalities by
2 [currently 38].
WM: Where does this fit in with the previous target of a 10% reduction by 2010?
EG: It’s like a stepping stone on the way.
The aspiration to hit 10% over 10 years
hasn’t disappeared.
WM: The new regulations put more
onus on the user to think about the risks
involved in any situation where they will
be working at height. Is there evidence to
suggest people are aware of that?
EG: It’s early days. Current research
suggests that of those who understand
they are working at height, about 40% of
employees, and half of employers have
seen information about the regulations,
so there is awareness that they have been
Clockwise
from
left: IPAF
managing
director Tim
Whiteman;
Contract
Journal
features
editor Will
Mann; Ian
Greenwood,
leader of the
HSE’s falls
from height
team; and
Dr Elizabeth
Gibby,
director of
the HSE’s
injury
reduction
programme.
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“Ultimately
our measure
of success will
be reduction
of injuries and
fatalities. We
are aiming at a
5% reduction to
make sure we
meet the 3%
PSA target.”
Dr Elizabeth Gibby
published, which is good. But from our
viewpoint, we need to increase those
numbers significantly. And awareness
doesn’t mean people are changing their
behaviour as well.
WM: So how can you raise the awareness?
EG: We will continue to speak at conferences, make use of our website and
make sure people are aware of particular
system failures that lead to deaths and
major injuries.
In addition, spring 2006 will see us
doing a big campaign on falls from
height. It will be similar to the campaigns
we’ve run on back injuries and on slips
and trips, and we expect to be advertising in trade journals, national media,
and radio.
The debate will be whether we can
communicate the right visual images
via TV, but these judgements we’ll make
based on research. Also, our operational
staff will be going out and looking at certain areas of industry where people are
working at height.
TW: IPAF would certainly be happy
to support the campaign in any way
possible. But it’s vital the government
makes enough funding available to
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mount an effective campaign.
WM: Have you set any targets for what
you consider an acceptable level of
awareness, and within a timeframe?
EG: Ultimately our measure will be reduction of injuries and fatalities. And we’re
looking at a three-year programme that
started in April 2005, when the WAHRs
came in. Within that timeframe, we are
aiming at a 5% reduction to make sure
we meet the 3% PSA target.
TW: Are falls from height a problem
across other sectors of industry?
IG: Construction is our biggest challenge; it accounts for about one third of
the total.
WM: Can you learn anything from other
sectors of industry?
IG: In fairness, construction is better than
some people would give it credit for. At
most major sites, you hardly ever see
ladders now – mostly MEWPs or stair
towers.
EG: But we need to spread that to smaller
companies.
TW: Smaller companies do get a bad press
though – there are some very good examples of best practice at the small end.
WM: The WAHRs are obviously quite
open ended, and left to the interpretation
of the user – is that going to be an issue
for smaller companies?
EG: There is a common feeling in smaller
businesses across a number of risk areas,
not just work at height, that this could be
a problem. It’s our job to provide information that’s appropriate to a variety of
duty holders, but the goal-setting nature
of the WAHRs means people can take
measures that are most appropriate to
their business. We don’t want to force
them to do something that isn’t appropriate. But feedback is important so we can
understand the issues different businesses
are facing.
TW: IPAF and the HSE are currently
working on a joint initiative which is
targetting SMEs, for example, Dulux centres where decorators come in. The aim
is to encourage trades like that to think
more about what they’re doing – should
they be using ladders, is a MEWP a better
alternative? And we’re giving out vouchers which give £10 off at IPAF training
centres. Over seven years, the aim is to
reach 50,000 people.
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WORK AT HEIGHT
IG: It’s a terrific idea.
EG: The other benefit of initiatives like
this is that, over time, we’ll be able to
build up a bank of knowledge that tells
us what strategies work best with which
groups of workers.
IG: The Access Industry Forum, which
includes all trade bodies involved in
the access sector, is considering in
partnership with HSE the development
of a ‘knowledge warehouse’, which will
produce practical solutions to any given
work at height situations. We don’t want
to say, you can only do this particular job
one way; rather, depending on the industry, you have, say, three or four options.
WM: Does the HSE plan to issue any
guidelines on ladders?
IG: Yes, this will be available in October,
but let’s get one thing straight, we are not
banning ladders.
EG: The trouble is, people use new legislation such as the WAHRs as a marketing
opportunity and can put out impressions
that simply aren’t true. But if the risk is
low, and the work at height is of a short
duration, then a ladder can be an obvious
solution.
WM: In The Netherlands, the equivalent of the HSE stipulates that a
ladder should be a means of access, but
not a place of work, which is very black
and white. Would you consider such a
rule?
EG: It would depend on what the risk
is, and what the duration is. It all comes
down to the risk assessment.
IG: There may be peculiarities of a site
where you can’t use anything but a ladder.
WM: Ladders seem to be higher risk in
certain sectors, such as M&E. Are you
going to issue guidelines telling companies that they should avoid ladders in
these sectors?
IG: M&E is certainly one of our target
areas. We are launching an initiative this
year called ‘Ladders Week’, aimed at raising awareness of how ladders should be
used appropriately. It will run for three
years. In year one, we will aim to gain
an understanding of the problem. In year
two, we’ll encourage people to look for
safer alternatives. In year three, we’ll be
actively challenging what we see as inappropriate use of ladders.
TW: There’s a danger that IPAF is seen as
being anti-ladders as well, which is not
true. In fact, some of our training centres
are now offering ladder training as part
of a general ‘work at height’ package
– covering MEWPs, tower scaffolds, and
ladders.
WM: Training is an interesting issue.
Does the open-ended nature of the
WAHRs make it harder to devise training
programmes?
EG: It’s up to the trainers to have an
understanding of the specific work that’s
being done, and the risk involved, and
tailor the training accordingly. Also, as
technology moves on – and perhaps there
is less need to work at height – then so
too will the training have to move on.
IG: The development of construction
methods that reduce the need to work
at height is an important way of reducing injuries and fatalities. The industry
needs to think outside the box more in
this respect. For example, we have seen
instances where bridges have been constructed, not at height, but on the level,
by tunnelling underneath. It happens
frequently in the rail sector now.
WM: Will you also encourage manufacturers and hirers to ‘think outside the
box’ more regarding technology?
IG: The hire sector are wonderful allies.
They are very proactive in encouraging
people to move up ‘the work at height
hierarchy’ – from ladders to MEWPs and
so on.
EG: That sounds an excellent idea.
TW: It’s not that ladders shouldn’t be
used, it’s that they’re very easy to use, so
they’re often inappropriately used.
EG: But nonetheless, the statistics do say
about a third of injuries to people working at height is because of ladders.
WM: Any specific examples?
IG: Only yesterday, I passed someone
doing façade work on an office entrance,
using a MEWP almost at ground level.
The machine had obviously been selected
so it could reach the full height of the
building, but the operator was quite
comfortable using it at a very low level,
continued on page 12
“Construction is
better than some
people would give
it credit for. At
most major sites,
you hardly ever
see ladders now
– mostly MEWPs or
stair towers.”
Ian Greenwood
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WORK AT HEIGHT
“IPAF would certainly be
happy to support the falls
from height campaign
in any way possible. But
it’s vital the government
makes enough funding
available to mount an
effective campaign.”
Tim Whiteman
continued from page 10
rather than using a ladder.
TW: Yes, people always think about the
top-end capacity of these machines,
without thinking they can be used to
access lower positions more comfortably
than certain other forms of access.
WM: Finally, looking ahead to five
years from now, what would you hope
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the WAHRs to have achieved in the
construction industry?
EG: That where work at height is necessary, proper planning has gone into it,
so that the risk has been controlled as far as
is reasonably practical. And that people are
only working at height for a short period,
they’re secure while they’re up there, and
can work in a comfortable environment.
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and safety standards.
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touch with everything that is
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Because of our lobbying at
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24/10/05, 7:39:29 am
PROFILE
The president
aims high
Pierre Saubot has seen and done it all in powered access. Over the past 20
years, the Haulotte Group CEO has built his access business up from nothing
to be the biggest in Europe, with a market share of 35%. And now, as IPAF
president, he sees the trade body playing an important role in the continued
growth of powered access around the world. Will Mann reports.
Pierre Saubot:
Curriculum Vitae
How do you see the hire market in
Europe at present?
There was a downturn after 2001, when
too many machines had been sold to
rental fleets, and for close to two years,
hirers had machines they couldn’t use,
so they stopped investing in new kit.
But despite that downturn, the number
of hours that access machines are
being used across Europe has actually
increased, so the market is still growing.
Is there much more growth potential in
the European market?
In northern Europe and the UK, the market
is not far from being mature. We will continue to see some development of niche
products, mainly at the very small and
very large ends, but not much more in the
medium sector. I’d say about a further 5%
to 10% increase in the market is possible.
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The story is different in southern
Europe though, where potential for
growth is higher than 10%. There is also
huge potential in the new EU countries,
who have to comply with EN280 as of
May last year, but that market may be as
much as 10 years in the making.
Why do you think the US hire market is
so much bigger than Europe’s?
For one thing, it’s older, and more
mature. North America’s first machines
were launched in the early 70s, the UK’s
not till 1981. Now there are more than
30,000 machines in the UK – and similar
numbers in France and Germany – but
even so, the number of machines per
head of population in the USA is roughly
double that of Europe.
But the big difference in the UK, is that
a lot of construction sites still use con-
Pierre is still at
the controls of
the Haulotte
Group, 20
years after he
established
the business,
which has
since become
Europe’s
market leading
manufacturer
of access
equipment.
Pierre Saubot has been CEO of the
Haulotte Group since he bought
Pinguely and Haulotte in 1985. He
merged the two together in 1995,
on the way to turning the business
into the European market leader, and
number three in the world, with a
16% market share.
Saubot attended his first IPAF
meeting 20 years ago, and joined
the board in 1997, later becoming
chairman of the Manufacturers’
Technical Committee. His two-year
term as president began in May 2004.
Now 61, Saubot still works 16 hours
a day, and he estimates IPAF affairs
account for 10% of his time. And
outside of work, he still finds time to
tend the family vineyard near Pau in
south-west France.
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crete frames, for which you need tower
cranes. In the USA, steel is much bigger,
so powered access is used more widely.
So does that mean that if steel’s market
share grows – as has been happening in
the UK recently – we may see further
growth in powered access?
It is certainly possible.
Do you think it is worth hirers investing
in new kit at present?
Sure, you always have to maintain a fleet
that is up-to-date enough for your customers. New machines are more efficient,
they use less gasoline than a few years
ago, and the end user is going to say, ‘I
don’t want this old machine’. There is also
more niche kit coming onto the market
which the end-user will demand.
What developments do you see in new kit?
I think we will see increasingly sophisticated demand. There is already growing
demand for smaller, narrower machines
that can fit through a standard door. The
Work at Height regs in the UK will also
stimulate demand for more machines at
the smaller end of the market.
It is 20 years since you first attended
an IPAF meeting and now you are
president – clearly you think it plays a
very important role.
“IPAF is unique among trade
bodies, in that it brings together
manufacturers, hirers, and training
companies under one umbrella.”
Yes – because IPAF is unique among trade
bodies, in that it brings together manufacturers, hirers, and training companies
under one umbrella. Everyone is working
together to achieve the same goal – the
development of powered access as a
business. It means we have a very sound,
rounded long term strategy.
How important is training in the powered access sector?
It is crucial, because the access machine is
a workplace, as well as a piece of machinery. Training to drive a forklift is important, but it is only the driver who will use
it; with an access machine, the driver and
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TRAINING
Respect your PAL
The new Work at Height regs are making construction – and
other industries – far more safety conscious. And that means
more and more people want IPAF’s Powered Access Licence.
Martin Cooper reports.
The days when untrained workers could
turn up on site and start operating access
kit are long gone. The vast majority of
UK construction sites are now fully aware
of safety obligations, and this year’s
implementation of the Work at Height
Regulations (WAHRs) has raised safety
awareness to new levels.
Most site managers know their responsibilities, and recent legislation means
they must ask to see proof of training and
competence from any worker wishing to
use access equipment.
In truth, it has been an employer’s
duty to ensure its workers have received
adequate training for many years, but
the introduction of the WAHRs has been
credited with placing far more emphasis
on this.
proves there is a growing demand for the
use of MEWPs.
At the heart of the WAHRs is the
requirement that all workers at height
should use the safest equipment available, and although this doesn’t necessarily mean ladders should be banned, other
items should be considered first.
“Once workers have carried out the
required risk assessment, they will
often find MEWPs offer the safest and
most productive solution for working at height,” says Whiteman. “The
trend towards greater use of MEWPs is
certainly going to continue.”
There are currently more than 120
IPAF-approved training centres in the
UK, and most report a rise in training
demand.
Mike Ripton, national training
manager for Nationwide Access, says
his company is looking to increase its
complement of IPAF training instructors
due to growing demand.
“With the implementation of the
WAHRs, there are definitely more
workers that want to obtain PAL Cards,”
Ripton says. “But we’re not only training
new applicants, as renewals are correspondingly up.” The PAL card is valid for
five years, after which the card holder is
required to attend a refresher course.
Ripton adds that the PAL Card training also tells operators to think about the
condition of the MEWP they are using,
and follow a set routine of maintenance
checks prior to using the machine.
The result has been an upsurge in
people applying for approved training
to use Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
(MEWPs), most notably those wanting
to obtain a Powered Access Licence (PAL
Card). In April alone – the same month
the WAHRs were implemented – more
than 5,000 registrations were made,
a record for any month since the PAL
Card’s inception in 1994.
“There is no doubt the WAHRs have
increased awareness of the importance
of access equipment training,” says IPAF
managing director Tim Whiteman.
Growing numbers
Previously, IPAF regularly processed
about 4,000 registrations a month, and
Whiteman says the increase in numbers
Check it out
Operators
should always
follow the
manufacturer’s
instructions
and never
attempt to
operate the
machine
beyond the
recommended
limits.
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During an IPAF training course a trainee
is given a checklist which includes:
looking for visible structural damage;
checking guard rails around the basket;
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.
“All of these aspects should form
a routine for all operators once they
27/10/05, 3:55:15 pm
Prior to use,
operators
should be
familiar with
all machine
functions, and
follow a preuse checklist.
“There is no doubt
the WAHRs have
increased awareness
of the importance
of access equipment
training.”
IPAF managing director
Tim Whiteman
have been properly trained,” Ripton
explains. “And, in addition, we tell each
operator to be aware of his surroundings, such as ground conditions, what
is above him and the whereabouts of
other workers.”
Richard Miller, managing director
of Panther Rentals, says demand for
MEWPs is up this year, particularly for
the smaller machines in the 5m to 10m
working height range.
“Many contractors that would have
previously used steps, are now turning
to scissor lifts and booms,” Miller says.
“This has led to an increase in training
demand, but we’ve usually been busy on
this front,” he adds.
According to Miller, the increase in
demand stems from small contractors
– particularly specialists such as electrical contractors – hiring access equipment, as it is a more economical choice
than scaffolding.
“Scaffolding needs to be dismantled
and re-erected continuously, while an
access machine can move and manoeuvre
under its own power,” explains Miller.
stem from industries such as landscaping and facilities management,” he says.
“The impact on sectors like these, which
were previously reliant on ladders, could
be huge.
“Many workers in these industries,
such as tree surgeons and commercial
window cleaners, will have to start using
booms and scissor lifts and this can only
be good for our industry,” he adds.
At Instant Training – a nationwide
independent training provider – managing director Helen Dillon shared the view
that an increase in training will come
from other industries, and not just the
construction sector. She has noticed a
“steep rise” in PAL Card applicants, and
says the company will probably issue
approximately 1,000 cards this year – an
impressive 50% increase over 2004.
“More people are interested in getting
trained, as awareness on safety issues has
increased,” Dillon adds.
Outside demand
Some anticipate a rise in demand
for PAL Card training outside of the
construction industry. Tool hirer
HSS has processed many more cards
this year and training manager Jon
Hampton thinks the WAHRs will see
a big increase in MEWP utilisation in
other industries.
“I think much more interest is likely to
Improving the range
The Powered
Access Licence
(PAL Card) is
valid for five years
and shows what
equipment the
operator has been
trained to operate.
The scheme is
approved by the
Major Contractors
Group (MCG),
is certified as
conforming with
the ISO 18878
standard on
MEWP operator
training, and
is recognised
throughout
construction
and industry as
providing proof of
operator training.
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www.ipaf.org.
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The wider interest in powered access,
and the increasingly broad range of
kit available, is prompting IPAF to
increase the number of courses available. Training scheme manager Rupert
Douglas-Jones says more courses are in
the pipeline. IPAF will shortly introduce
a revised mast climbing work platforms
course, as well as a new programme for
operators of telescopic handlers fitted
with personnel baskets.
“Telehandlers with a man-basket containing the machine’s controls (“smart
baskets”) are classified as MEWPs, and
consequently are within our recognised
remit,” Douglas-Jones explains.
All IPAF training has been revamped
to include the WAHRs, and the general
content and presentations are in the
process of being updated.
It proves that, as legislation changes,
the federation isn’t sitting back. As the
IPAF trained operator’s log book says:
“However experienced, you can never take
too much care with safety. Remember, it
is the operator that is most at risk from
accidents, so training is a must.”
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27/10/05, 3:55:40 pm
RENTALS
Reaching for
a higher level
How do you tell the best access rental companies from the
rest? With its IPAF Rental+ scheme, IPAF thinks it has found
the answer. Paul Howard explains.
IPAF’s Rental+ accreditation system
– designed to acclaim the companies that
set the benchmark for the industry – has
got off to a slow but steady start. Since its
official launch at SED in May, a few companies have braved the auditing process.
“There are two companies confirmed as
having passed the audit – Rapid Platforms
and Alan Drew – and there are currently
six going through the audit process,” says
Giles Councell, IPAF auditor.
Yet according to Councell, this is far
from a bad thing. “We’re very happy
with the interest we’ve received. It’s
actually a good thing that not all companies have achieved IPAF Rental+ yet.
After all, it’s designed to help them
develop certain systems, and the fact
that it’s taking time for them to do this
shows it’s working.”
The rationale behind this is that if the
scheme were just a rubber stamp, a far
greater number of companies would have
obtained the accreditation by now. And
IPAF is keen to stress that IPAF Rental+ is
much more than just a rubber stamp.
“The point is that we’re saying this is
an extra requirement, above and beyond
compliance with legislation – we’d hope
all companies would be doing that anyway,” says Councell. “The best description of it is as the ISO9001 of the access
industry, or the equivalent of CORGI
accreditation for plumbers.”
The consequence of this is that initially, at least, not all companies will
be able to meet the new standard. In the
view of Chris Buisseret, training manager
at Rapid Platforms, one of only two companies in the country to have achieved
IPAF Rental+ accreditation, this is a good
thing. “If everyone could have it straight
away then it would be meaningless,” he
points out.
Brian Fleckney, managing director of
Panther Platform rentals, which is in the
final stage of being audited, agrees: “At
the moment, if you pay your IPAF subs
you can put the logo on your headed
paper, but all it means is that you’ve
paid your subs and support the Code of
Practice. This was where the idea for IPAF
Rental+ came from – to provide a standard that is audited.”
The auditing is, of course, fundamental
to IPAF Rental+, as it is the prospect of
having your good intentions looked over
by independent observers that gives the
scheme its credence. According to Ted
Williams, managing director of Alan
Drew, the only other company that is
IPAF Rental+ certified, this external
verification may be another reason for
some companies fighting shy of adopting
the scheme.
“There is definitely some truth to the
suggestions that the relatively low takeup rate is because of the prevalence of
low rental rates in the sector,” he says.
“The standards set by IPAF Rental+ mean
people can now see what it costs to do the
job properly.”
Business modifications
Look for the
IPAF Rental+
sign to find
a reliable
supplier
of access
equipment.
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Even for successful, well-run companies
such as Rapid, Panther and Alan Drew,
the process of achieving IPAF Rental+
accreditation has resulted in some
changes to the way they do business.
“We were probably about 80% there,”
says Williams. “There were a few things
we needed to modify, but not too much.
The most difficult thing to establish was
the offering of a machine familiarisation service for the customer. We always
endeavoured to provide this, but the
construction industry is so fragmented
with so many different subcontractors
on site that it can be difficult to deliver
the machine to exactly the right person.
Companies may not be on site yet, or
they may be happy for another subbie
to accept delivery. We had to develop a
procedure so that companies knew we
had offered, and that if they couldn’t take
advantage of the service there and then
that they could do so later.”
At Rapid, Buisseret says the only real
issue was the training required to reflect
the company’s diversity: “There aren’t
many companies that offer as wide a
range of platforms as we do, and as a
result we had to make sure that all our
delivery drivers were trained to demon-
27/10/05, 3:58:21 pm
“Being aware this
is an award we
could lose helps
concentrate the
mind.”
IPAF Rental+
is intended
to take hire
companies to
a higher level
of service.
Ted Williams
Managing director
Alan Drew
strate 11 different categories of machine.
This obviously took some time.”
The time required for training has
also been an issue at Panther. “It’s probably taken us 10 months as we needed
to arrange training for some members
of staff. At the start, we didn’t have a
consistent schedule for people across the
board of those who had been trained and
what for,” says Fleckney.
Not that this has dimmed his enthusiasm for the scheme: “I’ve been pro IPAF
Rental+ from the word go, and it’s not
because we’re saying we’re great.”
Instead, the key motivation was
concern that some of the rental rates
available meant that people had been
cutting corners when it came to training
people or maintaining kit. “It’s all about
making sure there’s a level playing field.
About 15 months ago, we became very
concerned about the low prices in the
industry. What worried me was that these
silly, low prices would mean that sooner
or later there would be an accident, and
that wouldn’t be good for the industry.
The point of these machines is to reduce
accidents and injuries, not cause them.”
As well as improving the standing of
the industry as a whole, the individual
companies have also benefited. “The
main benefit for us has been internal,”
says Williams. “Getting us to put all
the procedures in place has done us a
lot of good. Also, it’s helped get all the
staff going in the same direction – being
aware this is an award we could lose
helps concentrate the mind.”
If any further concentration is required,
Councell’s aspirations for the scheme
should do the job: “We’d like to see every
hire company do it as part of being an
IPAF member, although we’re not going
to make it compulsory. We’d like to see
it being so important for companies that
they want to have it.”
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What is IPAF Rental+ ?
IPAF Rental+ offers a series of guidelines for companies, as well as setting
minimum standards in certain areas against which they are judged. According
to Giles Councell, guidelines and standards cover the following areas:
Training
●
All delivery drivers must be trained and competent to provide demonstrations
of the machines;
● All operators must be IPAF trained and certified;
● All engineers must have appropriate qualifications, whether as full service and
maintenance engineers, or as PDI inspectors;
● All hire desk staff must be trained so that they can understand what a customer
wants to stop mistakes from happening through providing inappropriate
machines.
Booking
●
In addition to the hire desk training above, procedures must be in place to ensure
the right questions are asked to ascertain what machine is best for the job, and
if the customer is uncertain, to offer to conduct a site-survey.
Cross-hire
●
Where cross-hire is used, the companies who provide this service do so to the
levels set out in IPAF Rental+.
Maintenance
●
All appropriate PDI and maintenance paperwork/records must be kept.
Delivery
●
When a machine is handed over to a customer there must be an offer of a
demonstration of the machine for the purposes of familiarisation with its
controls;
● There must also be proof of this question having been asked, and there should be
a system in place to deal with circumstances in which this familiarisation is not
possible.
Other areas
●
IPAF also verifies that a company has processes and policies in place for dealing
with issues such as customer satisfaction, insurance, and health and safety.
The current list of companies that have been audited to IPAF Rental+ standards
can be found at www.ipaf.org.
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27/10/05, 3:58:46 pm
CASE STUDY – A
Up the Orient
Cladding contractors usually prefer scissor
lifts, but sometimes circumstances dictate
the use of a telescopic boom. This was the
case last summer at Brisbane Road, home
of Leyton Orient FC, where a new stand was
being constructed. By Phil Bishop.
A telescopic boom work platform was
used to help Barr Construction construct
Leyton Orient’s new £5 million West
Stand in time for the start of the new
season.
Development work at the Coca-Cola
League Two side’s Matchroom Stadium
in Brisbane Road, in east London, also
includes four new apartment blocks for
Bellway Homes.
Much of the work took place during
the back end of last season. With Leyton
Orient continuing to play their matches at
the ground, the project presented certain
challenges for Barr and its subcontractors. The new stand also includes offices
underneath the seating area, but the only
access to the inside façade of the office
area was from the pitchside, reaching up
and across the seating area to the back of
the stand. At the rear of the new stand,
space was also at a premium because of
a main road running immediately behind
the stand.
These were the factors that
Northampton-based cladding contractor
Cladspec had to take into account when
specifying the powered access equipment
that it needed. Scissor lifts are more usually used on cladding projects but here
they would not have offered the necessary reach across the seating area from
The
continuous
rotation
turntable of
the boom
allowed
for flexible
positioning.
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the pitch. It had to be a boom lift here.
The telescopic boom, a Genie S-85
hired from A-Plant Powered Access, is
similar to the telescopic S-80 that offers a
working height of 26.4m (86ft), but with
the addition of a 1.53m (5ft) articulating jib, the vertical reach of the S-85 is
extended to 27.9 m (91ft). Combined with
a horizontal reach of 23.4m (77ft) and a
deck capacity of 227kg (500lb), this was
the right machine to enable Cladspec
to install the 1,400 square metres of
Kingspan 1000RW composite facia panels on the inside of the stand. Cladding
panels were also installed on the rear section of the stand. The machine was used
to provide access across the whole work
area, with the panels being lifted into
position using a Cladboy and hoist.
Cladspec company secretary Steve
Stratford, who was responsible for specifying the telescopic boom from A-Plant,
explained the thinking.
“The machine has a self-levelling front
entry platform that stays level throughout the range of motion of the boom,
and the 360º continuous rotation turntable provided us with quick and flexible
positioning,” he said. “This allowed us to
rotate the boom and platform to exactly
where we needed, for the most efficient
installation of facia panels.”
Driving in the confined areas at the
front and back of the stand was aided
by the positive traction drive on the
telescopic boom. This feature ensures
there is always equal power to all the
drive wheels so that it moves forward
or reverses with constant speed and
steady force. The low-profile swing on
the machine ensures good visibility while
driving the boom in the lowered position.
Minimal tailswing meant that it could be
manoeuvred and the boom extended in
the tight spaces next to the pitch and at
the back of the stand.
“This telescopic boom provided the
perfect solution for the Leyton Orient
stand,” observed Stratford.
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CASE STUDY – B
When size is
everything
Construction of a 35m-high road bridge
across the River Swale in Kent is being
made possible with a fleet of 19 powered
access machines that give working heights
of up to 55m. Will Mann reports.
Size need not prove an obstacle when it
comes to powered access. One of the largest civil engineering projects currently
taking place in south-east England is
the scheme to link the Isle of Sheppey to
mainland Kent via a 1.25km high-level
crossing over the Swale Estuary – and
Nationwide Access is helping the project
run smoothly by supplying no less than
19 machines, some with working heights
up to 55m.
The project is being undertaken
by main contractor Carillion for the
Highways Agency. The £100m A249
Iwade
Bypass
to
Queenborough
Improvement Scheme includes a new
high-level road bridge over The Swale
and the construction of road links on
either side to improve transport links.
The road will be 17km long, including
5.6km of new build, and aims to reduce
congestion and journey times in the area.
The new crossing is high enough to allow
ships to pass underneath and not disrupt
traffic.
Once upon a time, scaffolding and
suspended cradles would have been used
for such a high bridge job. But the need
to keep the channel open for shipping,
plus the danger of high winds, meant that
powered access was always going to be
Carillion’s choice of access.
Nationwide has supplied 17 dieselpowered boom lifts, the biggest of which
have a working height of 40m and an
outreach of 24.4m. There are also two
truck mounts, including the biggest
machine on the job, a T55B with a working height of 55m and outreach of 24.7m.
They have been used mainly for lifting
workers up to the 35m bridge deck to
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erect steelwork and carry out remedial
painting work.
The versatility of the machines supplied by Nationwide has offered considerable time savings for Carillion, saving
the contractor from having to use different machines for different jobs.
“The T55B, for instance, has an extendable cage which gives the operator the
option of a larger working area, which
in turn saves the machine from having
to be moved and repositioned so often,”
says David Roebuck, business director
at Nationwide Access. “The T34B is a
lightweight machine with a high carrying
capacity, which means that the workman
is able to take more tools and materials to
the working area, saving time going up
and down for more material.”
The location of the project on an estuary also brought a variety of challenges
in terms of access, according to Roebuck,
with some of the machines working off a
pontoon bridge in the estuary.
“We had to ensure the machines chosen could access the different jobs but
at the same time were not too heavy for
the ground conditions at the side of the
river,” he explains. “There are also the
challenges presented by the weather such
as gusts of wind, which could unsteady
the wrong machines. All the machines
used were ones that can withstand gusts
of wind up to 12.5m per second.”
The new crossing is due to open to
traffic in summer 2006, finally relieving
pressure on the nearby Kingsferry Lifting
Bridge, currently the only road access to
the island. The Nationwide machines are
expected to remain in use on the site for
the rest of 2005.
The biggest
booms used
on the project
had a working
height of 40m.
“All the
machines used
were ones that
can withstand
gusts of wind
up to 12.5m per
second.”
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Going
underground
Five specially-adapted articulated booms
from access specialist SGB have played a
vital role in a railway tunnel repair project
in Kent. Will Mann reports.
Deregulation of the rail infrastructure
industry has had a number of consequences for the construction sector
– some more welcome than others.
As more companies get involved in
the supply of plant equipment, many
have sought to differentiate themselves
through adaptation of their existing
range of products to address the rail
industry’s specific requirements.
In particular, this has meant the emergence of ‘road/railers’– plant fitted with
retractable bogies that can be lowered on
to the track, allowing them to travel on
rails as well as roads. Wheeled excavators were among the first to be adapted to
this new hybrid specification, but other
machines have followed suit, including
powered access.
Access specialist SGB has a fleet
of articulated rail booms, which were
specially adapted for road-rail duties
with sister company Harsco Track
Technology.
“HTT specialises in customised product
development for the rail industry and we
developed the rail boom with them as a
niche addition to our powered access
fleet,” says David Lewis, SGB’s UK sales
manager for powered access.
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The 2.12m-high platform has a maximum working height of 12.1m, horizontal reach of 5m, and slew angle of +/- 37
degrees. It can lift 227kg.
Five of the SGB rail booms were
recently used during a major improvement project by Network Rail on a rail
tunnel near Folkestone, Kent.
The mile-long Abbotscliffe tunnel is
the largest of three Victorian tunnels
on the Folkestone to Dover line repaired
during a four-month improvement programme last summer by main contractor
Skanska.
This tunnel had suffered a fractured
lining and was plagued by occasional
flooding caused by a build-up of
groundwater pressure in the surrounding chalk.
Specialist contractor WA Developments
was brought in to drill 6m-long holes,
with a width of 90mm, and install stainless steel dowels to reinforce the structure
and provide an anchor for the sprayed
concrete lining.
But gaining access was a major issue
– which is where SGB came in. The
access outfit took its rail boom to WA
Developments’ Appleby, Cumbria headquarters where it was demonstrated on
The versatility
of the booms
allowed the
contractor
to access the
full tunnel
circumference.
a length of trial track in the contractor’s
yard. This convinced the contractor that
the articulating booms would allow its
operatives to access any point in the 8mhigh tunnel.
“The working environment for these
machines was very difficult as all plant
equipment had to be operated on one line
to leave the other line free for moving
rail traffic,” explains WA Developments’
project manager Lee Healey. “But these
machines were able to reach the full circumference of the tunnel from one line,
allowing our operatives to lift and install
the heavy steel dowels into the tunnel
crown.”
WA Developments had the booms
on hire for 14 weeks. The project was
completed on schedule on 5 September
when train services through the tunnel
resumed.
The five rail booms are now back with
SGB being serviced ready for their next
job. “This type of machine is mostly used
for overhead line equipment installation.
The Abbotscliffe tunnel and the Channel
Tunnel Rail Link project – to which SGB
also supplied its Rail Booms – underline
the versatility of the booms for all rail
applications,” says Lewis.
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Harnesses: to wear
or not to wear
The wearing of harnesses is not something
universally adhered to by operators of MEWPs,
and IPAF is keen to spell out when they should
be worn – and how. Phil Bishop reports.
Accidents involving powered access platforms do not happen often. In fact, the
advent of the powered access platform
has considerably reduced the toll of falls
from height. However, where they do
occur, the correct use of safety harnesses
has prevented many serious injuries and
fatalities. And, more often, potentially
dangerous incidents have been rendered
harmless by harnesses.
It was a firm belief in the benefits
of harnesses, coupled with the absence
of any clear guidance to users, that
prompted IPAF in May 2005 to publish its
technical guidance note – TG H1/05/05
Safety harnesses in mobile elevating work
platforms. The guidance was produced
in consultation with the Health & Safety
Executive.
The principal risk in telescopic
boom lifts is being ‘bounced’ out of the
basket, particularly when travelling.
Unexpectedly uneven or soft ground or
going over a cable can cause the boom
to vibrate and possibly throw the operator out.
The other major cause of operators
falling from baskets is when a boom is
clipped by another passing vehicle. This
is a particular hazard on busy construction sites or when working alongside live
highways. Wearing a full body harness
with the lanyard adjusted as short as possible will prevent the user being thrown
from the basket and is known as Work
Restraint.
A fall arrest system, in contrast, is
longer and is designed to catch the
operator before he/she hits the ground.
However, these systems have three basic
requirements that make them unsuitable
for some applications.
Firstly, the basket has to be high
enough for the operator to fall the full
length of the lanyard and allow the
“shock absorber” to deploy—if this is not
the case, the system will not work as the
operator will hit the ground.
Secondly, an operator hanging from
the basket has to be rescued quickly
before complications are caused by
restrictions to the blood flow, which can
ultimately cause death.
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But the third and potentially greatest
danger with fall arrest is that the shock
loading on the platform can be enough
to tip it over, injuring (or worse) both the
operator and whoever may be beneath.
So it is best to prevent the operator
leaving the basket in the first place.
IPAF recommends the full body type of
harness to protect the wearer. With a belt
harness, a strong jolt can cause damage
to the back and/or internal organs.
IPAF does not recommend, in normal
situations, the use of harnesses and lanyards in scissor lifts or vertical platforms,
primarily because they are not subject to
the same risk of bouncing the operator
out.
Lanyards can actually present a safety
hazard on the deck of a scissor lift. If the
lanyard is long enough to allow the operator to walk around the platform (since
scissor lift decks are generally larger than
those on boom lifts), then it presents a
trip hazard. It also restricts the visibility
of the operator of larger scissor lifts when
Wearing of
harnesses is
vital in booms,
where there
is risk of the
operator being
‘bounced out’
of the basket.
driving at height unless they detach the
harness each time they wish to reverse.
Additionally, it is sometimes difficult or
impossible to slide the deck out without
disconnecting the lanyard.
As the guidance note makes clear, a
risk analysis should always be performed
and its findings adhered to, since there
are always exceptions to general rules.
When working from a boom lift over
water, it may, for example, be less risky
to fall freely into water than to fall while
attached to the machine into water.
IPAF’s recommendations have been
developed after extensive consultation
with industry safety experts, with the
Construction Plant-hire Association and
with the UK Health & Safety Executive
(HSE).
■ IPAF Technical Guidance Note TG
H1/05/05 Safety harnesses in mobile
elevating work platforms is available
at www.ipaf.org/h10505.pdf. Printed
copies, in leaflet format, can be obtained
from IPAF ([email protected]).
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SERVICES
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Need to take someone new on, but don’t know the
going rate? Unsure what a new supplier’s track record
is like? Well fear not, IPAF members have access to this
information freely thanks to a new link-up with the
Institute of Directors. Phil Bishop explains.
If you are a member of IPAF, then Google
no more! IPAF has accessed leading business information experts – free of charge
for all its members.
For many years, IPAF has been the
world authority on all matters relating to
powered access, offering specialist advice
on all aspects of the access industry to its
members.
Now its members also have free access
to an all-encompassing business research
and information service, thanks to a deal
struck with the Institute of Directors
(IoD).
In this electronic age, there is no shortage of information out there at the click
of a mouse, but when Google offers up
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your search criteria, there’s a whole lot
more clicking to be done to find precisely
The IoD
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what you are looking for. Who has the
time? Certainly not anyone with a business to run.
The IoD Business Information Service
offers IPAF members up to 30 minutes
of desk research for each enquiry by
qualified and experienced professionals,
who have access to an extensive range of
printed and electronic resources, many of
which are not available on the internet.
IPAF members can get information by
phone, fax, email or post on the widest
imaginable range of legal and business
issues, including:
■ Corporate governance and boardroom
practice.
■ Employment and commercial law.
■ UK company accounts.
■ Press and journal searches on companies or individuals.
■ Market research.
■ Salary data.
■ Biographical information.
■ General business information.
■ International background information.
■ Reports on overseas companies (at
cost).
This service is normally only available to IoD members and IPAF is the first
organisation to secure privileged access
for its own membership.
IPAF members can access this service
during normal office hours by contacting the IoD’s Business Information
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MEMBER BENEFITS
Why joining IPAF
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Hundreds of members across five continents speak for the
fact that being an IPAF member makes commercial sense.
What are the benefits and how do you join?
If you work with powered access, you
should join IPAF. IPAF is a members’
organisation. It was set up in 1983 to
represent the interests of manufacturers,
distributors, hirers, training companies
and indeed, all users of powered access
equipment.
Through the years, IPAF has become a
strong agent of change in developing and
promoting best practice. It has lobbied for
and played a key role in promoting many
of the now-established design, safety and
testing procedures in the powered access
industry. IPAF’s rapidly growing, ISO
18878-conforming training programme
for operators of mobile elevating work
platforms (MEWPs) is the hallmark
of its successes. More than 180 IPAFapproved training centres around the
world train about 50,000 people a year
in the safe and effective use of MEWPs.
Training in the US is provided by IPAF’s
North American subsidiary, Aerial Work
Platform Training Inc (AWPT).
But being an IPAF member means more
than being approved to offer top-quality
training on powered access equipment.
Membership provides you with access to
a wealth of valuable, practical information on legal, technical and commercial
aspects of platform use. Industry news
comes to you fresh – members receive
free copies of the official IPAF magazine,
Access International, which includes
the IPAF bulletin, Raising the Standard.
Membership enlarges your network of
diverse partners throughout the industry.
Customers, competitors, suppliers and
The IPAF
Access
Summit
brings diverse
industry
players
together.
interest groups meet at events during the
year, including the IPAF AGM, Access
Summit and Professional Development
Seminar (instructors only).
Legislation and regulations
IPAF
promotes
best practice
at various
exhibitions
around the
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as Bauma.
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Members also have the opportunity to
shape the growing body of legislation
and regulations that governs platform
use. The work of IPAF falls under five
specialist committees dedicated to:
mast climbing work platforms, training, telescopic handlers, manufacturers’
technical committee and powered access
interest group.
IPAF itself is represented on several
standards committees, including FEM
(European Federation of Materials
Handling and Storage Equipment), the
British standards committees BS 8454
and BS 8460, the ACWAHT forum covering safety at height across industries, and
various ISO committees. This adds weight
and authority to enable IPAF to lobby
effectively on behalf of its user base.
In addition, IPAF members can tap
into a range of free services, including an insurance management system
and a business information service.
ClaimControl, offered in co-operation with Alphatec Software, is an
online service that helps members
reduce insurance costs and simplify
procedures for incidents and claims
(www.claimcontrol.net).
IPAF has also negotiated free access
for members to the Business Information
Service from the UK-based Institute of
Directors (IoD). This complements IPAF’s
free specialist advisory service on all
aspects of the powered access industry.
IPAF members can obtain information
such as company financial reports, market research data and global trends, helping them to keep track of latest developments (www.iod.com). These UK-based
services are open to all members, and
IPAF is looking to develop similar support services in other countries.
How to apply
How do you become an IPAF member?
Your first step is to contact IPAF at
www.ipaf.org. IPAF will send you a
membership application pack. You
will need to select your membership
category on the application form and
enclose the relevant membership fee.
You will also need to name a proposer
and a seconder, both of whom should
be existing IPAF members. That done,
send everything off to IPAF, who
will take care of formalities such as
getting written confirmation from the
proposer and seconder, and getting
approval from the IPAF Council. Once
the application has been approved,
you will get a membership pack and
be added to the members directory
and website. You’re now set to play
your part in the world of powered
access.
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IPAF training is provided
by a network of approved
training centres that
operate independently.
This directory helps you
find your nearest training
centre in the UK and
around the world. New
centres are being added
every month – to see the
most up-to-date list visit
www.ipaf.org.
FACELIFT ACCESS HIRE
HICKSTEAD
Contact: Jane Lawrence
Tel: 01444 881188
Fax: 01444 881199
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.facelift-access.co.uk
FENTON PLANT HIRE
READING
Contact: David McAteer
Tel: 0118 930 3066
Fax: 0118 930 3411
Web: www.fentonplant.co.uk
GAMBLE JARVIS
WORTHING
Contact: Nicholas Gamble
Tel: 01903 230906
Fax: 01903 823308
Web: www.gamble-jarvis.co.uk
NATIONWIDE ACCESS LTD
ERITH
PETERBOROUGH
SOUTHAMPTON
Contact: Mike Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
or [email protected]
Web: www.nationwideaccess.co.uk
NIFTYLIFT LTD
MILTON KEYNES
Contact: Rowland Bignall
Tel: 01908 223456
Fax: 01908 312733
UNITED KINGDOM
OPERATOR TRAINING SERVICES
London & South East
GENIE UK LTD
ACCESS PLATFORM SALES LTD
HUNTINGDON
Contact: Geoff Borrett
Tel: 01480 891251
Fax: 01480 891162
Web: www.accessplatforms.co.uk
ACCESS TRAINING (UK)
THETFORD
Contact: Ray Russell
Tel/Fax: 01842 765474
ALAN DREW LTD
WATFORD
Contact: Nick Manners
Tel: 01923 817933
Fax: 01923 237824
Web: www.access-equipment.co.uk
GRANTHAM
Contact:John Liposits
Tel: 01476 584348
Fax: 01476 584350
HEWDEN STUART PLC
ERITH / DARTFORD
LUTON
Contact: Kathryn Brookes
Tel: 01925 860826
Fax: 01925 269708
NEW ALRESFORD
Contact: Claire Wild
Tel: 0161 877 8908
Fax: 0161 872 1800
CHARLES WILSON ENGINEERS LTD
HSS HIRE
CRAWLEY
LONDON NW2
LONDON SE15
PETERBOROUGH
SOUTHAMPTON
Contact: Training
Administration
Tel: 0845 766 7799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
ERITH
Contact: John Shepherd
Tel: 01322 349638
Fax: 01322 332358
Web: www.citb.co.uk
CITB - DIRECT TRAINING (Head Office)
KINGS LYNN
Contact: Mr T Carver
Tel: 01485 577577
Fax: 01485 577776
Web: www.citb.co.uk
KINGFISHER ACCESS SERVICES
UPMINSTER
Contact: Mr George R M Reid
Tel: 0870 350 3601
Fax: 0870 350 3602
Web: www.kingfisheraccess.co.uk
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KENT
Contact: Raymond Whibley and Mike
Tordoff
Tel: 01622 769800
Fax: 01622 769800
ORION ACCESS SERVICES LTD
ERITH
Contact: Paul Page-Mitchell
Tel: 01322 348843
Fax: 01322 348848
HIGHLAND ACCESS
HAYES
Contact: Richard Stoner
Tel: 020 8756 6310
Fax: 020 8848 4064
CITB - DIRECT TRAINING
IPAF TRAINING CENTRES
IPAF TRAINING DIRECTORY
PANTHER PLATFORM RENTALS LTD
DUNSTABLE
Contact: Arwel Roberts
Tel: 01582 840326
Fax: 01582 842590
Web: www.platform-rentals.co.uk
POWERED ACCESS TRAINING SERVICES LTD
HINXWORTH
Contact: Matthew Phillips
Tel: 01442 879100
Fax: 01442 257117
Mobile: 07950 877 794
RAPID PLATFORMS
BISHOP’S STORTFORD
Contact: Chris Buisseret
Tel: 01279 501501
Fax: 01279 501100
Web: www.rapidplatforms.co.uk
SGB POWERED ACCESS
LINGFIELD
Contact: Fiona Hair
Tel: 0141 763 1333
Fax: 0141 778 6730
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Tel: 01924 234811
Fax: 01924 374545
Web: www.afi-platforms.co.uk
SIGMA ACCESS
BUNGAY
Contact: Phil Scott
Tel/Fax: 01986 896948
SPECIALIST ACCESS TRAINING, T/A
Britannia International Training & Safety
WYMONDHAM
Contact: Colin and Alison Wright
Tel: 01953 606100
Fax: 01953 606116
Web: www.britanniaITS.com
HSS HIRE
BRISTOL
Contact: Training Administration
Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
ALIMAK HEK (MAST CLIMBING ONLY)
RUSHDEN
Contact: A Bolton
Tel: 01933 354 700
Fax: 01933 410 600
Web: www.alimakhek.co.uk
KESTREL POWERED ACCESS LTD
THE PLATFORM COMPANY LTD
BERKSHIRE
BISHOPS WALTHAM
ESSEX
HOUNSLOW
Contact: Michelle Beak
Tel: 01628 559977
Fax: 01628 666484
Web: www.platformcompany.co.uk
BRISTOL
Contact: Miss Amy Yorke
Tel: 0845 6040143
Fax: 0117 972 4125
Web: www.kestrelaccess.co.uk
CENTRAL ACCESS LTD
UNIVERSAL AERIAL PLATFORMS LTD
ESSEX
Contact: Robert Gray
Tel: 01268 722700
Fax: 01268 722706
ALTITUDE ACCESS
MANSFIELD
Contact: Mr W Thompson
Tel: 01623 796969
Fax: 01623 793008
Web: www.altitudeaccess.co.uk
NEWTON ABBOT
Contact: M Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
Wales
NOTTINGHAM
Contact: Pete Eggleston
Tel: 0115 945 9111
Fax: 0115 945 8111
Web: www.central-access.com
BIRMINGHAM
Contact: Joy Payne
Tel: 0121 459 4262
Fax: 0121 459 8330
Web: www.citb.co.uk
EURO TOWERS LTD
South West
A1 HIRE AND SALES LTD
POOLE
Contact: Alan Dean
Tel: 01202 718777
Fax: 01202 732726
Web: www.a1hire.co.uk
AMP POWERED ACCESS LTD
A J ACCESS PLATFORMS LTD
CALDICOT
Contact: M Fenn
Tel: 01291 421155
Fax: 01291 423930
Web: www.accessplatforms.com
TAUNTON
Contact: Mr A P Pearson
Tel: 01823 351251
Fax: 01823 351352
Web: www.amp-access.co.uk
HEIGHTMASTER LTD
BRISTOL
Contact: Keith Barnett
Tel: 08700 771709
Fax: 08700 771609
Midlands
AFI AERIAL PLATFORMS LTD
LIVERPOOL
Contact: Paul Maxwell
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GENERATION (UK)LTD, trading as
Generation Hire and Sale
WAKEFIELD
Contact: Mandy Netherwood
Tel: 01924 370640
Fax: 01924 377 530
Web: www.generationhireandsale.co.uk
CARDIFF
Contact: M Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
HI-REACH TRAINING
SWINDON
Contact: Ken Phillips
Tel: 01793 766744
Fax: 01793 763503
NORTHAMPTON
Contact: Jason Woods
Tel: 01604 644774
Fax: 01604 499544
Web: www.eurotowers.co.uk
GENIE UK LTD
GRANTHAM
Contact:J Liposits
Tel: 01476 584348
Fax: 01476 584350
HEWDEN STUART PLC
WILLENHALL
Tel: 01925 860826
Fax: 01925 269708
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CANNOCK
Contact: Mr Mike Shakespeare
Tel: 01543 270000
Fax: 01543 270007
SAFE ACCESS TRAINING
BRIERLEY HILL
Contact: Robin Bent
Tel: 0771 9834490
Fax: 0121 421 5002
SGB POWERED ACCESS
HSS HIRE
COVENTRY
DAVENTRY
DERBY
Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
COVENTRY
Contact: Fiona Hair
Tel: 0141 763 1333
Fax: 0141 778 6730
Web: www.sgb.co.uk
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY TRAINING
TELFORD
Contact: Joe Flowers
Tel: 01952 605983
Fax: 01952 606439
www.sctindustrialcentre.com
INSTANT TRAINING LTD
SHROPSHIRE
Contact: Tony Jennings
Tel: 01952 815750
Fax: 01952 815758
INTERSERVE INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES LTD
REDDITCH
Contact: Helen Veale
Tel: 01527 507500
Fax: 01527 507501
OLDBURY
Tel: 0121 544 9836
LOXAM ACCESS LTD
ALFRETON
Contact: Mrs Diane Robinson
Tel: 01773 835511
Fax: 01773 520190
Web: www.loxam-access.co.uk
MENTOR FLT TRAINING LTD
CHESTERFIELD
Contact: Mr Richard Shore
Tel: 01246 555222
Fax: 01246 234184
Web: www.mentortraining.co.uk
WEDNESBURY
Contact: M Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
PATRIOT ROSCO TRAINING
SOLUTIONS LTD
BURTON ON TRENT
Contact: E Ross
Tel: 01283 740540
Fax: 01283 740890
VERSALIFT DISTRIBUTORS (UK) LTD
BURTON LATIMER
Contact: David Richards
Tel: 01536 721010
Fax: 01536 721111
North West
MANCHESTER
Contact: Alan Taylor
Tel: 0161 775 1554
Fax: 0161 775 1554
ASTLEY HIRE LTD
LEIGH
Contact: Michael Dorricott
Tel: 01942 607799
Fax: 01942 260616
Web: www.astleyhire.co.uk
EMCOR DRAKE & SCULL LTD (Head Office)
MANCHESTER
Contact: Sean Black
Tel: 0161 874 4800
Fax: 0161 874 4900
CARLISLE
Tel: 01925 860826
Fax: 01925 269708
HIGHLAND ACCESS
MANCHESTER
Contact: Claire Wild
Tel: 0161 877 8908
Fax: 0161 872 1800
Web: www.highlandaccess.co.uk
ADEPT TRAINING SERVICES LTD
CHESTER
Contact: Peter Ives
Tel: 07736 666500
Fax: 01244 351809
ECCLES
LIVERPOOL
Tel: 01924 234811
Fax: 01924 374545
ALLIANCE LEARNING
BOLTON
Contact: Brian Nicholls
Tel: 01204 677800
Fax: 01204 669217
Web: www.alliancelearning.com
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A TAYLOR TRAINING SERVICES
HEWDEN STUART PLC
KIMBERLY ACCESS
STOKE ON TRENT
Contact: Ian Mayland
Tel: 01782 596006
Fax: 01782 336641
A PLANT ACCESS TRAINING
MANCHESTER
Contact: Richard Steele
Tel: 0845 600 8573
Fax: 01277 812 241
HIGHER PLATFORMS
GROUP PLC
HSS HIRE
ELLESMERE PORT
PRESTON
MANCHESTER
Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
JLG UK
MIDDLETON
Contact: Edward Price
Tel: 0161 654 1010
Fax: 0161 654 1003
Mobile: 07795 378771
Web: www.jlg.com
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MAXIMA TRAINING
LEIGH
Contact: Andrew Clarke
Tel: 01942 605647
Fax: 01942 608880
Tel: 01226 786773
Fax: 01226 786737
North East
MECSAFE LTD
MANCHESTER
Contact: M Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
AERIAL-ACCESS SEV GROUP LTD
CHESHIRE
Contact: Neil Birchall
Tel: 0161 777 9922
Fax: 0161 777 9933
Web: www.primeservesolutions.co.uk
BOLTON
Contact: Mr V Mulvanny
Tel: 01204 699999
Fax: 01204 694543
Web: www.watsonsteel.co.uk
LIVERPOOL
Tel: 0151 549 2223
GATESHEAD
Contact: J Coulter
Tel: 0191 487 1311
Fax: 0191 482 0243
Contact: M Ripton
LEEDS
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
A TAYLOR TRAINING SERVICES
NORTH EAST ACCESS LTD
JARROW
Contact: Alan Taylor
Tel: 0161 775 1554
Fax: 0161 775 1554
TYNE & WEAR
Contact: Malcolm Hession
Tel: 0191 442 1503
Fax: 0191 483 9707
E S ACCESS PLATFORMS (North East) Ltd
PETER HIRD & SONS LTD
DARLINGTON
WAKEFIELD
Tel: 01924 234811
Fax: 01924 374545
BIRTLEY
Contact: K Hunwick
Tel: 0191 410 4863
Fax: 0191 492 0825
GARDNER DENVER UK LTD
TONG
Contact: M Hartley
Tel: 01274 683131
Fax: 01274 651006
HEWDEN STUART PLC
NORMANTON
Tel: 01628 559977
Fax: 01628 666484
ROTHERHAM
WASHINGTON
Tel: 01925 860826
Fax: 01925 269708
HIGHER PLATFORMS GROUP PLC
THIRSK
Contact: Mike Shakespeare
Tel: 01543 270000
Fax: 01543 270007
HOLBROOK FORK LIFT TRAINING LTD
TRAIN RITE LTD
WORKINGTON
Contact: John Caffrey
Tel: 01900 68040
Fax: 01900 68045
UK TRAINING SERVICES LTD
MANCHESTER
Contact: Paul Woodhead
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DONCASTER
Contact: David Dawes
Tel: 01302 772368
Fax: 01302 802116
Web: www.mecsafe.co.uk
PRIMESERVE SOLUTIONS LTD
STEELCRAFT ERECTION SERVICES LTD
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Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
HULL
Contact: Nicholas Holbrook
Tel: 01482 323709
Fax: 01482 323709
Web: www.holbrookfltcentre.co.uk
HULL
Contact: B Parker
Tel: 01482 227333
Fax: 01482 587710
Web: www.peter-hird.co.uk
SGB POWERED ACCESS
GRIMESTHORPE
Contact: Fiona Hair
Tel: 0141 763 1333 / 7032
Fax: 0141 778 6730
Web: www.sgb.co.uk
SOVEREIGN ACCESS SERVICES LTD
(MAST CLIMBING ONLY)
TYNE & WEAR
Contact: W S Murdoch
Tel: 0191 428 0302
Fax: 0191 483 4796
eb: www.sovereign-access.co.uk
BIRTLEY
Tel: 01628 559977
Fax: 01628 666484
UPLIFT POWER PLATFORMS LTD
HSS HIRE
LEEDS
SUNDERLAND
WAKEFIELD
Contact: Charlotte Audsley
Tel: 01924 383833
Fax: 01924 383832
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MARTIN PLANT HIRE
MOTHERWELL
Contact: Dave Crichton
Tel: 0870 853 6100
Fax: 0870 853 6099
Web: www.martinplanthire.co.uk
MASTCLIMBERS LTD (MAST CLIMBING ONLY)
ACTIVE RENTALS LTD
HAMILTON
Contact: Andrew McCusker
Tel: 01698 281 190
Fax: 01698 281 735
GLASGOW
Contact: R A W Reid
Tel: 0141 336 3344
Fax: 0141 336 3355
E-mail: name of [email protected]
Web: www.mastclimbers.co.uk
AMEC BUILDING & FACILITIES SERVICES
GLASGOW
Contact: Dougie Bond
Tel: 0141 221 3866
Fax: 0141 225 2800
GLASGOW
Contact: R McNeil
Tel: 0141 882 6455
Fax: 0141 810 3197
E-mail: ron.mcneil:citb.co.uk
Web: www.citb.co.uk
FES LTD
STIRLING
Contact: George Hamilton
Tel: 01786 819600
Fax: 01786 811456
BELLSHILL
Contact: M Ripton
Tel: 08456 011032
Fax: 0116 286 9038
PACE TRAINING CONSULTANCY
GLASGOW
Contact: Alex Donald
Tel: 0141 762 1835
Mobile: 07976 703601
Fax: 0141 882 9949
PLANTFINDER (Scotland) LTD
KILMARNOCK
Contact: Cameron Wilson
Tel: 01563 850060
Fax: 01563 850936
Web: www.plantfinderlimited.co.uk
HSS HIRE
COATBRIDGE
Contact: Michelle Meacher
Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD
GLENGARNOCK
Contact: Bill Harvey
Tel: 01505 683724
Fax: 01505 684810
BLANTYRE
Contact: Mr L Munro
Tel: 01698 820300
Fax: 01698 829988
INVERNESS
Contact: Paul Gleisner
Tel: 01463 248126
Fax: 01463 712756
Web: www.lasplant.co.uk
SCOTTISH ACCESS SERVICES
SGB POWERED ACCESS
GLASGOW
Contact: Fiona Hair
Tel: 0141 778 3691
Fax: 0141 778 6730
Web: www.sgb.co.uk
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MOTHERWELL
Contact: Stephen Elgie
Tel: 01698 249249
Fax: 01698 249385
Northern Ireland
EASI UPLIFTS
(SAFETY TRAINING) LTD
NEWTOWNABBEY
Contact: Francis McArdle
Tel: 02890 833753
Fax: 02890 830641
Web: www.easiuplifts.com
HIGHWAY PLANT CO LTD
BELFAST
Contact: David Meeke
Tel: 0 28 9030 1133
Fax: 0 28 9062 5764
HSS HIRE
BELFAST
Tel: 0845 7667799
Fax: 0161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
SAMUEL WALKER & SONS LTD
GLASGOW
Contact: Sean McLaughlin
Tel: 07713 084908
Fax: 0141 778 8345
COATBRIDGE
Contact: Gerard Leckie
Tel: 01236 435942
Fax: 01236 435949
LAS TRAINING
WILLIAM LAIRD
T/a BERNARD BROGAN LTD
POWERED ACCESS UK LTD
HUGH SIMPSON (CONTRACTORS) LTD
WICK
Contact: Hugh Simpson
Tel: 01955 604444
Fax: 01955 602316
Web: www.hughsimpson.co.uk
TURNER ACCESS LTD
GLASGOW
Contact: Karen O’Neill
Tel: 0141 3095555
Fax: 0141 3095436
Web: www.turner-access.co.uk
Scotland
BELGIUM (+32)
OMNITALENT
ANTWERPEN/BRÜSSELS/GENT
HASSELT/LÜTTICH
Contact: Ms Laura Brink
Tel: 0800-78488
Web: www.omnitalent.info
VANGAEVER NV
MARKEGEM
Contact: Mr Benjamin Goosen
Tel: 0516 34331
Fax: 0516 35273
Web: www.vangaever.be
or www.cat-rent.be
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or [email protected]
Web: www.roggermaier.de
CANADA (+1)
Skyjack Inc
ONTARIO
Contact: Matt Rahn
Tel: 800-265-2738
Fax: 519-837-3883
FINLAND (+358)
BRONTO SKYLIFT Oy Ab
TAMPERE
Contact: Mr Heikki Tiura
Tel: 3 27 27 111
Fax: 3 27 27 300
Web: www.bronto.fi
WUMAG ELEVANT GmbH & Co KG
GENIE GERMANY GmbH
ACHIM
Contact: Mr Sebulke
Tel: 0420 288 52 44
Fax: 0420 288 52 45
Web: www.genieind.com
Gerken Arbeitsbühnen GmbH
DüSSELDORF
Contact: Mr Christian Gerken
Tel: 0211 974 76 0
Fax: 0211 974 76 78
Web: www.gerken-arbeitsbuehnen.de
ROTATOR OY
TAMPERE
Contact: Mr Petri Lajunen
Tel: 3 2874 111
Fax: 3 2653 760
Web: www.rotator.fi
ROTATOR OY
VANTAA
Contact: Mr Petri Lajunen
Tel: 9 8789 010
Fax: 9 8789 011
Web: www.rotator.fi
Haulotte GmbH
GESCHER-HOCHMOOR
Contact: Mr Thomas Rammelt
Tel: 02863 204 230
Fax: 02863 204 212
Web: www.ruthmann.de
Arbeitssicherheit u. Arbeitsmedizin
NEUSTADT a.d.W.
Contact: Mr Harald Diemer
Tel: 06321 96 81 42
Fax: 06321 96 81 43
Web: www.diemer-ing.de
AST GmbH Arbeits-Sicherheits-Training
BLAUSTEIN
Contact: Mr Matthias Müller
Tel: 07304 430994
Fax: 07304 430995
Flesch Arbeitsbühnen GmbH & Co. KG
TUTTLINGEN
Contact: Mr Gerhard Flesch
Tel: 07461 9610 10
Fax: 07461 9610 60
Web: www.flesch-arbeitsbuehnen.de
Gardemann Arbeitsbühnen GmbH & Co. KG
ALPEN
Contact: Mr Hubert Gardemann
Tel: 028 02 949 0
Fax: 028 02 949 349
E-mail: [email protected] or
[email protected]
Web: www.gardemann.de
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KREFELD
Contact: Rolf Kulawik
Tel: 02151 526 200
Fax: 02151 526 230
Web: www.wumag.de
MERKLINGEN
Contact: Steffen Noak
Tel: 07337 922067
Fax: 07337 960431
Web: www.wumag.de
ZOOOM (Deutschland) GmbH
BAD KROZINGEN-HAUSEN
Contact: Mr Patrick Degen
Tel: 07633 80 692 0
Fax: 07633 80692 18
[email protected]
Web: www.pinguelyhaulotte.com
BRAUNSCHWEIG/FRANKFURT
DREIEICH-BUCHSCHLAG/HASBERGEN
KIRCHHEIM/NEUSS/NÜRNBERG
Contact: Mr Klaus Langbecker
Tel: 0160 9052 9852
Fax: 069 9500 9977
Web: www.zooomrent.de
IRISH REPUBLIC (+353)
GERMANY (+49)
Anton Ruthmann GmbH & Co KG
EBERSBACH
Contact: Mr Wolfgang Späthe
Tel: 03586 7809 0
Fax: 03586 7809 54
Web: www.wumag.de
JLG DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
RITTERHUDE-IHLPOHL
Contact: Wolfgang Proeschild
Tel: 0421 69 350 0
Fax: 0421 69 350 35
Web: www.jlg-deutschland.de
HEIGHT FOR HIRE LTD
CO. MEATH
Contact: Francis McArdle
Tel: 01835 4 900
Fax: 01835 4 901
E-mail: michelle.pentony@height for hire.ie
Web: www.heightforhire.com
MIETPARK GUSHURST
SINZHEIM
Contact: Mr Rainer Gushurst
Tel: 07221 987007
Fax: 07221 987008
Web: www.mietpark-gushurst.de
OMNITALENT
AACHEN/ESSEN/HEINSBERG/
KÖLN/MOERS
Tel: 0800-1816321
HSS HIRE
DUBLIN
Tel (UK only): 0845 7667799
Fax: +44 (0)161 877 9074
Web: www.hss.co.uk
ITALY (+39)
PETER CRAMER GmbH & Co KG
BIGMAN GmbH/Srl
ROGGERMAIER GmbH
CTE SpA
HAGEN
Contact: Mr Peter Cramer
Tel: 02304 933 3
Fax: 02304 933 600
Web: www.cramer-arbeitsbuehnen.de
KIRCHHEIM
Contact: Mr Josef Roggermaier or Mr
Eichstädter
Tel: 089 9050 06 0
Fax: 089 9050 06 55
VAHRN BZ
Contact: Mr Horst Harrasser
Tel: 0472 970 330
Fax: 0472 970 331
Web: www.bigman.it
ROVERETO TN
Contact: Mr Mauro Potrich
Tel: 0464 48 50 50
Fax: 0464 48 50 99
Web: www.ctelift.com
27/10/05, 5:02:08 pm
FAENZA RA
Contact: Mr Roberto Pomini
Tel: 0546 62 49 11
Fax: 0546 62 49 22
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Web: www.econb.com
ICE Istituto Certificazione Europea SpA
BOLOGNA
Contact: Mr Fabio Bicchi
Tel: 051 73 67 00
Fax: 051 73 67 01
Web: www.ice.bo.it
JLG Industries Italie srl
PREGNANA MILANESE MI
Contact: Mr Roberto Marangoni
or Mr Luciano Gardin
Tel: 02 93 59 52 10
Fax: 02 93 59 58 45
Web: www.jlg.com
NETHERLANDS (+31)
INSTANT AMSTERDAM BV
GAM ALDAITURRIAGA
BADHOEVEDORP
Contact: Mr Allard May or Mr Jack Bijkerk
Tel: 020 659 22 50
Fax: 020 659 5715
[email protected]
Web: www.instant-holland.nl
BARAKALDO, VIZCAYA
Contact: Mr Felix Bastida
Tel: 094 499 43 00
Fax: 094 499 67 99
[email protected]
Web: www.gamalquiler.com
INSTANT HOLLAND
(Instant Rotterdam BV)
GAM LEVANTE
ROTTERDAM
Contact: Mr Andrew Pauw
Tel: 010 295 50 50
Fax: 010 295 50 59
Web: www.instantrotterdam.nl
OMNITALENT
AMSTERDAM/APELDORN/BREDA/
GRONINGEN/MAASTRICHT/
ROTTERDAM/SITTARD/VENLO
Tel: 0800-7368727
Fax: 0800-7368787
LEADER Srl
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA RE
Contact: Sandrino Ferrarini
Tel: 0522 61 92 70
Fax: 0522 61 92 69
Web: www.leader-piatt.it
MERLO SpA
CÚNEO
Contact: Mr Roberto Corino
Tel: 0171 61 41 11
Fax: 0171 61 41 00
Web: www.merlo.com
NEW ZEALAND (+64)
GO HIRE ACCESS PLATFORMS LTD
AUCKLAND
Contact: Mr Glenn Eddleston
Tel: 25 849803
Fax: 94 791178
PORTUGAL (+351)
NO.VE srl
ALDAITURRIAGA PORTUGAL LDA
ROMA
Contact: Mr Gianni Ballarin
Tel: 06 888 74 77
Fax: 06 88 56 57 41
Web: www.novesrl.com
VILA FRANCA DE XIRA
Contact: Mr Duartde Carmo
Tel: 263 270 291
Fax: 263 270 293
ORMET SpA
ELEVAÇÃO EUROPEIA PH LDA
(EURO ELEVACA0)
TREVISO
Contact: Carlo della Giustina
Tel: 0438 2086
Fax: 0438 394720
Web: www.ormet.it
SERFIN Srl
CASTELVERDE CR
Contact: Pierluigi Guarneri
Tel: 0372 471734
Fax: 0372 471729
Web: www.eurotecno.it
LUXEMBOURG (+352)
OMNITALENT
FINDEL
Tel: 0800-23221
QUINTA DO CONDE
Contact: Mr Filipe Dias
or Mr Francisco Santos
Tel: 21 233 20 45
Fax: 21 233 20 78
Web: www.euroelevacao.com
SPAIN (+34)
AERIAL PLATFORMS SA
SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, MADRID
Contact: Mr Victor López
Tel: 091 655 86 70
Fax: 091 656 93 32
Web: www.apsa-jlgspain.com
ALDA - ELEVACION, S L
SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, MADRID
Contact: Mr David Montañola
Tel: 091 672 29 21
Fax: 091 672 79 99
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MASSALFASSAR, VALENCIA
Contact: Ms Manoli Camacho
Tel: 096 141 71 42
Fax: 096 141 70 49
HAULOTTE IBERICA S.L.
TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ, MADRID
Contact: Mr Manuel Fernandez Rubio
Tel: 091 656 97 77
Fax: 091 676 02 30
ECO (European Certifying Organization) SpA
PLATAFORMAS Y MAQUINARIA 2000 SL
GALDAKAO, BIZKAIA
Contact: Mr Sergio Sagarminaga
Tel: 094 457 51 06
Fax: 094 457 32 83
Web: www.niftylift.com
TALLERES VELILLA S/A (MOVEX)
CANOVELLES, BARCELONA
Contact: Ms Marta Velilla or Ms Carmen
Garzia
Tel: 093 849 37 77
Fax: 093 849 93 57
Web: www.talleresvelilla.com
WILLIAMS POWERED ACCESS
SOLUCIÓNES SSL
UTEBO, ZARAGOZA
Contact: Mr William Daves
Tel: 0649 42 11 85
Fax: 0976 78 84 27
SWITZERLAND (+41)
alfa3000 GmbH
RüTHI SG
Contact: Ms Ursula Uster
Tel: 071 757 38 38
Fax: 071 757 38 39
Web: www.alfa3000.ch
BRONTO-SKYLIFT AG
RüMLANG
Contact: Mr Thomas Vogel
Tel: 044 818 80 40
Fax: 044 818 80 50
Web: www.bronto.ch
MALTECH HOLDING AG
C/o HUNZIKER HEBEBÜHNEN AG
RüMLANG
Contact: Mr Ulrich Hunziker or Mr Oliver
Hurni
Tel: 044 818 05 60
Fax: 044 818 05 55
Web: www.hunziker-hebebuehnen.ch
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MIETLIFT AG
WIDNAU SG
Contact: Mr Claus Rzehak or Mr Emil Räss
Tel: 071 720 08 20
Fax: 071 720 08 22
Web: www.mietlift-ag.com
ROSENBAUER AG
OBERGLATT
Contact: Mr Alexander von Orelli
Tel: 043 411 12 12
Fax: 043 411 12 20
Web: www.rosenbauer.com
SkyAccess AG
Handel und Service
GIEBENACH
Contact: Mr Martin Vögtli
Tel: 061 813 22 22
Fax: 061 813 22 23
Web: www.skyaccess.ch
Web: www.upag.ch
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES (+971)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Contact: Roy E Funk
Tel: 801-266-8881
Fax: 801-261-2327
RAPID ACCESS LLC
DUBAI
Contact: Mr Martin Newton
Tel: 4 247 01 31
Fax: 4 347 39 00
JLG TrainingPLUS
McCONNELLSBURG, PA
Contact: James H Smith
Tel: 717-485-6831
Fax: 717-485-6013
UNITED STATES (+1)
Skyjack Inc.
ST. CHARLES, IL
Contact: Matt Rahn
Tel: 800-275-9522
Fax: 630-262-0006
SKYCRAFT GmbH
ZüRICH
Contact: Mr Hanspeter Krapf
Tel: 044 440 43 37
Fax: 044 440 43 38
Web: www.skycraft.ch
Eckstine & Associates
UP - AG
Haulotte U.S. Inc.
AFFOLTERN AM ALBIS
Contact: Mr Peter Elmer
Tel: 044 763 40 60
Fax: 044 763 40 70
Hoj Engineering & Sales Co
WAYNESBORO, PA
Contact: Dennis Eckstine
Tel: 717-762-1555
Fax: 717-762-9055
Visit www.ipaf.org
for the most up-to-date
members’ listings.
HANOVER, MD
Contact: Carl Bisser
Tel: 877-428-5688
Fax: 877-428-5687
HIRE KESTREL ACCESS
0845 604 0143
Victoria Terrace
St Philips, Bristol
BS2 0TD
SCISSOR LIFTS
BOOM LIFTS
ONE MAN PERSONNEL LIFTS
TRAILER MOUNTED BOOMS
VEHICLE MOUNTED BOOMS
OPERATED EQUIPMENT
TRAINING CENTRE
NATIONAL COVERAGE VIA
KESTREL CONNEXION
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A. J. ACCESS PLATFORMS LTD.
PILL WAY, SEVERN BRIDGE IND. ESTATE CALDICOT, GWENT NP26 5PU, UK
ACCESS
IPAF
TRAINING
COURSES AVAILABLE
NATIONWIDE
Tel: +44 (0) 1291 421155
Fax: +44 (0) 1291 423236
Mike Fenn Mobile: +44 (0) 7980 764021
www.accessplatforms.com
Aerial Access has a global reputation for innovation
and a proud heritage in the design and manufacture of
high quality powered access equipment.
The company was founded in the UK more than 20
years ago, on the principle of constantly improving
service excellence for end users. We have been at the
leading edge of development in the powered access
sector ever since.
Every model in our growing range of versatile, trailer
mounted units is a class leader and together they have
set new industry benchmarks.
The low towing weights, exceptional working
envelopes, user-friendly controls and safety features
are setting new industry standards for performance,
quality and safety.
Aerial Access offers a comprehensive choice of access
equipment, ranging from low cost trailer-mounts for
entry level requirements, through to the leading edge
AL22ST truck-mount.
Our platforms are popular with the construction
industry, aircraft maintenance sector and painters and
decorators. They are also used for maintenance of
street lighting, bridges and buildings.
Our commitment to research and design, plus more
than 200,000sq ft of same site fabrication, assembly
and support capacity, means Aerial Access can offer
complete solutions to meet even the most demanding
access applications.
Aerial Access
Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate North, Stanley, Co. Durham, DH9 9NX, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1207 521 111 Fax: +44 (0) 1207 523 355
Email: [email protected] Website: www.aerialaccess.co.uk
Aerial Access is a trading division of The Tanfield Group Plc
MEMBERS
Manufacturers’
directory
AERIAL ACCESS, SEV GROUP
Gateshead, UK
Contact: Mr Jan Coulter
Tel: +44 (0)191 487 1311
Fax: +44 (0)191 482 0243
Web: www.sev.co.uk
AICHI
Saitama, Japan
Contact: Mr Ken Nezuka
Tel: +81 (0)48 781 1671
Fax: +81 (0)48 781 1808
ANTON RUTHMANN
Gescher-Hochmoor, Germany
Contact: Mr Thomas Rammelt
Tel: +49 (0)2863 204 230
Fax: +49 (0)2863 204 212
Web: www.ruthmann.de
BARIN
EGI PLATFORMS
JC BAMFORD EXCAVATORS
SCANINTER NOKIA
Les Ayvelles, France
Contact: Mr Claude Guillou
Tel: +33 (0)3 24 373 136
Fax: +33 (0)3 24 377 600
Web: www.egi-platform.com
Staffordshire, UK
Contact: Mr John Lyle
Tel: +44 (0)1889 590312
Fax: +44 (0)1889 591287
Web: www.jcb.com
Pirkkala, Finland
Contact: Mr Juha Asikainen
Tel: +358 (0)10 680 7000
Fax: +358 (0)10 680 7033
Web: www.scanclimber.com
ELEVADORES GOIAN
JLG INDUSTRIES *
SKYJACK
Lazkao, Spain
Contact: Mr Andoni Perez
Tel: +34 (0)902 365284
Fax: +34 (0)943 164726
Web: www.goian.com
GARDNER DENVER
Bradford, UK
Contact: Mr Ben Martin
Tel: +44 (0)1274 683131
Fax: +44 (0)1274 655221
GENIE *
Lincolnshire, UK
Contact: Mr John Liposits
Tel: +44 (0)1476 584 333
Fax: +44 (0)1476 584 334
Web: www.genieindustries.com
GSR
Cittadella PD, Italy
Tel: +39 049 597 1300
Fax: +39 049 940 0229
Web: www.barin.it
Rimini RN, Italy
Contact: Mr Piero Palmieri
Tel: +39 0541 397811
Fax: +39 0541 309054
Web: www.gsrspa.it
BRONTO SKYLIFT
HAULOTTE GROUP *
Tampere, Finland
Contact: Mr Esa Peltola
Tel: +358 (0)3 272 7111
Fax: +358 (0)3 272 7300
Web: www.bronto.fi
CATERPILLAR
Leicester, UK
Contact: Mr Gregory van Hinsbergh
Tel: +44 (0)1455 826 826
Fax: +44 (0)1455 826 900
CTE
Rovereto TN, Italy
Contact: Mr Lorenzo Cipriani
Tel: +39 0464 485 050
Fax: +39 0464 485 099
Web: www.ctelift.com
DINO LIFT
Loimaa, Finland
Contact: Mr Lars-Petter Godenhielm
Tel: +358 (0)2 762 5900
Fax: +358 (0)2 762 7160
Web: www.dinolift.com
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L’Horme, France
Tel: +33 (0)4 77 29 24 24
Fax: +33 (0)4 77 29 43 95
E-mail : [email protected]
Web: www.haulotte.com
HEK MANUFACTURING
Middelbeers, Netherlands
Contact: Mr Hank Suttorp
Tel: +31 (0)13 514 8653
Fax: +31 (0)13 514 8630
Web: www.hek.com
HOLLAND LIFT
Hoorn, Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)22 928 5553
Fax: +31 (0)22 928 5558
Web: www.hollandlift.com
ITECO
Pegognaga MN, Italy
Contact: Mr Corrado Conti
Tel: +39 0376 554 011
Fax: +39 0376 559 855
Web: www.itecolift.it
McConnellsburg PA, USA
Tel: +1 (0)717 485 5161
Fax: +1 (0)717 485 6417
Web: www.jlg.com
MANITOU
Dorset, UK
Contact: Mr David Faultless
Tel: +44 (0)1202 825331
Fax: +44 (0)1202 813027
Web: www.manitou.com
MERLO *
Hampshire, UK
Contact: Mr Peter Grant
Tel: +44 (0)1425 480806
Fax: +44 (0)1425 477478
Web: www.merlo.co.uk
NIFTYLIFT
Buckinghamshire, UK
Contact: Mr John Keely
Tel: +44 (0)1908 223456
Fax: +44 (0)1908 312733
OIL AND STEEL *
London, UK
Contact: Mr Simone Scalabrini
Tel: +44 (0)20 7871 2700
Fax: +44 (0)87 0950 9252
Web: www.oilandsteel.co.uk
OMME LIFT
Sonder Omme, Denmark
Contact: Mr Harry Lorentsen
Tel: +45 (0)75 341 300
Fax: +45 (0)75 341 592
Web: www.ommelift.dk
PAGLIERO
Manta CN, Italy
Contact: Mr Sandro Pagliero
Tel: +39 0175 255 211
Fax: +39 0175 255 255
Web: www.pagliero.com
PALFINGER
Ainring, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)8654 477 0
Fax: +49 (0)8654 477 4000
Web: www.palfinger.de
Ontario, Canada
Contact: Mr Brad Boehler
Tel: +1 (0)519 837 0888
Fax: +1 (0)519 837 3102
Web: www.skyjackinc.com
SKYKING EQUIPMENT
Leicestershire, UK
Contact: Mr Mark Carrington
Tel: +44 (0)1858 467 361
Fax: +44 (0)1858 467 161
Web: www.kingtrailers.co.uk
SNORKEL
St Joseph MO, USA
Contact: Mr Richard Hoffelmeyer
Tel: +1 (0)800 255 0317 or
+1 (0)785 989 3000
Fax: +1 (0)8816 364 0380
TALLERES VELILLA (MOVEX)
Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Mr Francisco Velilla
Tel: +34 (0)93 849 3777
Fax: +34 (0)93 849 9357
Web: www.talleresvelilla.com
UPRIGHT INTERNATIONAL
MANUFACTURING
Dublin, Irish Republic
Contact: Mr Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld
Tel: +353 (0)1 620 9300
Fax: +353 (0)1 620 9301
Web: www.upright.com
VERSALIFT DISTRIBUTORS
Northamptonshire, UK
Contact: Mr Steve Couling
Tel: +44 (0)1536 721 010
Fax: +44 (0)1536 721 111
Web: www.versalift.com
WUMAG ELEVANT
Krefeld, Germany
Contact: Mr Stephan Kulawik
Tel: +49 (0)2151 526 201
Fax: +49 (0)2151 526 230
Web: www.wumag.de
* This company also has group
membership in other countries.
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CONTACTS
IPAF – promoting safety
wherever powered access is used
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes
best practice in the powered access industry worldwide. IPAF is
a members’ organisation that represents the interests of manufacturers, distributors, and rental and training companies. It
serves as a forum for all active in the world of powered access.
IPAF provides a highly successful ISO 18878-conforming
training programme for operators of mobile elevating work
platforms (MEWPs). More than 180 IPAF-approved training
centres worldwide train some 50,000 operators, demonstrators
and instructors each year in the safe and effective use of MEWPs.
Those who successfully complete an IPAF training course are
awarded the PAL Card (Powered Access Licence), the most widely
held and recognised proof of training for platform operators.
Membership of IPAF is open to users of platforms, manufacturers, distributors, hirers and training companies.
Benefits include:
■ Access to a wealth of valuable, practical information on legal,
technical and commercial aspects of platform use.
■ The chance to influence the growing body of legislation and
regulations that governs platform use.
■ Adding weight and authority to enable IPAF to lobby effectively on behalf of the industry and its user base.
Further information on platform use, operator training, becoming a training centre and membership is available from IPAF: Tel:015395 62444/Fax:015395 64686/E-mail:
[email protected]/Web:www.ipaf.org
IPAF: Board, Council Members and Committee Chairmen
BOARD MEMBERS
COUNCIL MEMBERS
President
Mr P Saubot
Haulotte Group
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, Ireland
Director
Mr A J Mort
A J Access Platforms Ltd
Director
Mr S Shaughnessy A Plant Powered Access
(Committee Chairmen are also Council
Members)
Mr B Barker
Versalift Distributors (UK) Ltd
Mr A Dirckinck-Holmfeld
UpRight Int. Manufacturing Ltd
Mr M Evans
Nationwide Access Ltd
Mr C Guillou
EGI SA, France
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 M van Mil
Omnitalent Benelux
COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN
Chairman, MCWP Committee
Mr R A W Reid
Mastclimbers Ltd
Chairman, Training Committee
Mr S Hopkins
HSS Hire Service Group
Chairman, Manufacturers’
Technical Committee
Mr R Bowden
Niftylift Ltd
Chairman, Powered Access Interest Group
Mr A Baker
AFI Aerial Platforms Ltd
Chairman, ROI Council of IPAF
Mr J Ball
Height for Hire Ltd, Ireland
Chairman, Telescopic Handlers Committee
Mr P Grant
Merlo UK Ltd
IPAF Offices
UK Head Office
IPAF, Bridge End Business Park, Milnthorpe LA7 7RH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)15395 62444 Fax: +44 (0)15395 64686 [email protected]
Benelux
Germany
Switzerland
IPAF-Benelux, Mr J F W Aarse,
39 Seringenstraat,
NL-3295 RN
’s-Gravendeel, Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)6 30 421042
Fax: +31 (0)84 710 0518
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/nl/
IPAF-Deutschland, Mr R Willenbrock,
Grüner Weg 5,
D-28790 Schwanewede, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)421 6260 310
Fax: +49(0)421 6260 321
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/de/
IPAF-Basel, Aeschenvorstadt 71,
CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 225 4407
Fax: +41 (0)61 225 4406
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org
USA
Italy
France
IPAF-France, Mr B Volut,
8-10 Boulevard Thiers,
F-78250 Meulan, France
Tel/Fax: +33 130 99 16 68
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/fr/
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www.ipaf.org
IPAF-Italia, Mr G Hillebrand,
Via Matteotti 40/12,
I-20020 Arese (MI), Italy
Tel: +39 02 935 818 73
Fax: +39 02 935 818 80
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/it/
AWPT, Mr D Eckstine, PO Box 207,
Rouzerville, PA 17250-0207, USA
Tel: +1 717 762 1911
Fax: +1 717 762 9055
[email protected]
www.awpt.org
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Aerial platforms
+
IPAF trained
operators
=
IPAF trains more than
50 000 operators per year
worldwide in the safe and
Safe effective
work at height
productive use of modern
platforms - its PAL Card is
recognised everywhere as
proof of high quality training.
International safety legislation
increasingly demands proper
training and your business
relies on the productivity of
your operators. So insist on
IPAF-training for operators to
get every job at height done
effectively and in complete
safety.
www.ipaf.org
The world authority
in powered access
Head Office:
IPAF Ltd, Bridge End Business Park, Milnthorpe LA7 7RH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)15395 62444 Fax: +44 (0)15395 64686 [email protected] www.ipaf.org
IPAF-Deutschland, Grüner Weg 5
D-28790 Schwanewede, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)421 6260 310
Fax: +49 (0)421 6260 321
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/de
IPAF-Basel, Aeschenvorstadt 71
CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 225 4407
Fax: +41 (0)61 225 4406
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/fr
IPAF-Italia, Via Matteotti 40/12
I-20020 Arese (MI), Italy
Tel: +39 02 93581873
Fax: +39 02 93581880
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/it
IPAF-France, 8-10 Boulevard Thiers
F-78250 Meulan, France
Tél: +33 (0)1 30 99 16 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 30 99 16 68
[email protected]
www.ipaf.org/fr
AWPT Inc, PO Box 207,
Rouzerville, PA 17250-0207, USA
Tel: +1 717 762 1911
Fax: +1 717 762 9055
[email protected] www.awpt.org
IPAF training is certified by TUV as conforming with ISO 18878
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