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INTERNATIONAL
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2014
UK: IPAF
Moss End Business Village,
Crooklands, Cumbria LA7 7NU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)15395 66700
Fax : +44 (0)15395 66084
Switzerland: IPAF-Basel
Dufourstrasse 11
CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 227 9000
Fax: +41 (0)61 227 9009
Germany: IPAF-Deutschland
Grüner Weg 5, D-28790,
Schwanewede, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)421 6260 310
Fax: +49 (0)421 6260 321
Italy: IPAF-Italia
Via Matteotti 40/12,
20020 Arese, Italy
Tel: +39 02 93581873
Fax: +39 02 93581880
France: IPAF-France
BP90093, F-71403
Autun Cedex France
Tel: +33 (0) 683 083 378
Fax: +33 (0) 683 083 378
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Benelux: IPAF-Benelux
Oranjestraat 167,
NL-3295 AS‘s-Gravendeel
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)6 30 421 042
Fax: +31 (0)84 710 0518
Spain: IPAF-España
Edificio Heracles,
Interior Zona Franca,
E-11011 Cadiz, Spain
Tel: +34 (0)956 297 406
Fax: +34 (0)956 290 610
USA: AWPT Inc
225 Placid Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303
USA
Tel: +1 518-280-2486
Fax: +1 518-689-6800
Stay away from
electrocution risks
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PAF will feature a dynamic
display at the Lift Safety Zone
in the Gold Lot #1817 at the
CONEXPO-CONAGG show
from 4 to 8 March 2014 in Las
Vegas, NV, USA.
The live demo will promote
the safe and effective use of aerial
work platforms (AWPs) when
carrying out temporary work
at height near to power lines.
This draws on data from IPAF’s
accident reporting project which
indicates that electrocutions are
the single largest cause of fatalities
to AWP operators in the US.
IPAF is sharing the 8,000
square feet Lift Safety Zone with
the National Commission for the
Certification of Crane Operators
(NCCCO). Experts from both
organisations will be present to
provide advice on the safe use of
AWPs and cranes, with the help of
live machine demonstrations.
IPAF staff will be on hand
to answer questions about the
operator eLearning module and
the AWPs for Managers training
course, and to provide a full range
of technical guidance, videos,
stickers, posters and educational
tools.
IPAF is also holding a series of
meetings during CONEXPO-
CON/AGG, including the
IPAF Manufacturers’Technical
Committee Meeting on 7 March
2014 at 10am.Watch for details at
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IPAF ElevAÇÃO, which means
ElevAction in Portuguese, is the
first conference dedicated to the
aerial platform industry in Brazil
and was held on 3 and 4 February
in São Paulo.
It brought together
representatives from all the major
AWP rental companies in Brazil,
dealers and contractors to discuss
common topics on safety, training,
legislation and the opportunities
in this booming market. Details at
NEW BRAZILIAN
EVENT COMBINES
ELEVATION AND
ACTION
Operators must
always keep a minimum
safe distance between
overhead power lines and
the closest point of the AWP
when fully extended.
Another record: IPAF
training centres close
gap on half a million
valid PAL Cards
centres includes operator courses
for which a PAL Card (Powered
Access Licence) is issued, and
harness and management courses
for which a certificate is issued.
IPAF issued a record 121,744
PAL Cards worldwide through
its approved training centres in
2013, an increase of 12.7% over
the 108,065 PAL Cards issued in
2012.
A valid PAL Card is proof that
the cardholder has been trained to
operate powered access equipment
safely and effectively. PAL Cards
can be issued in standard or Smart
PAL Card (machine-readable)
versions.They are valid for five
years and can be verified online at
. IPAF’s PAL Card
operator training programme is
certified by TÜV as conforming
to ISO 18878. At the end of 2013,
IPAF had 1,037 members and 615
training centres worldwide.
“IPAF members and training
centres are to be congratulated for
continuing the success of these
industry-led voluntary training
programmes and safety initiatives,”
said IPAF CEO TimWhiteman.
“We anticipate that we will hit
the mark of half a million valid
PAL Cards sometime this year.
Projects recently launched, such as
the global rollout of management
courses, the introduction of PAL+
advanced operator training and
the eLearning module, promise
exciting times for IPAF and the
industry.”
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A total of 127,365 people were
trained by IPAF-approved
training centres in 2013.This is an
increase of 12.8% over the 112,887
people trained in 2012. Training
available from IPAF-approved
