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INTERNATIONAL
MARCH-APRIL 2014
access to aerial lifts and securely shutting
them down when not in use.The Kosran SAC
prevents the unauthorised use of MEWPs
and is designed to prevent fatalities, serious
personal injuries, machine damage and
downtime.
PETER DOUGLAS, Nationwide
Platforms, UK
As a member of Nationwide Platforms’ senior
management team, in 2013 Mr Douglas
has held operational responsibilities for the
business’ 27 operational depots, a fleet of more
than 11000 access platforms, and a team of
more than 600 employees. He established an
IPAF Council dedicated to the UK access
market, among other commitments to the
association. He also launched the Your Safety,
Our Priority guide, among others.
TERESA KEE, NES Rentals, USA
Teresa Kee is the director of environmental
health and safety for NES Rentals Holdings
(NES) one of the largest rental companies in
North America. In conjunction with IPAF,
the eLearning program was developed and
delivered to all 1100 NES employees. As a
result of Teresa’s leadership, the eLearning
course is now being offered internationally by
IPAF. In 2013 she has been AWPT Training
Advisory Council chairperson.
INNOVATIVE USE OF ACCESS
EQUIPMENT
ALIMAK HEK, UK
Two Alimak rack and pinion Alimak SE 500
FC elevators were installed on transmission
towers along the Amazon River in Brazil.
With each tower as tall as the Eiffel tower, the
Alimak elevators provided access for critical
servicing and maintenance. Installed in March
2013 the project was remote with the nearest
village of Almeirim an hour away by speedboat.
CENTURY ELEVATORS, USA
Port Arthur, Texas, USA, is home to BASF’s
steam cracker, the largest in the world of its
kind. One focus was a single tower more than
300 ft above grade level. Century delivered
and installed a dual car elevator system rated
for 6000 pounds capacity or 30 personnel per
car. Both cars provided vertical transportation
to the six landing levels. Furthermore, the
scaffolding and the elevator mast had to be
rated to withstand hurricane force winds as
this facility lies in close proximity to the Gulf
Coast.
FRACO PRODUCTS, Canada
Building a new safe confinement over a
damaged nuclear reactor at Chernobyl,
Ukraine, Fraco created a solution to take loads
of 5.5 tonnes up at 30 m without anchor or
fixings to the structure.The solution included
two custom-made ACT-8 units travelling
at 11.9 m per minute. Fraco designed and
fabricated a 15 m long x 2.50 m large
freestanding work platform without anchors
and mounted on motorized chassis on wheels.
IPAF TRAINING CENTRE OF
THE YEAR
ACCESS PLUS, UK
The company has invested more UK£300000 in
a state of the art training facility with an indoor
arena, with emphasis on trainee comfort and
maximum learning experience. Within a year
the training facility has grown from offering six
courses to a potential capacity of 90 health and
safety courses. It offers all IPAF related courses
and is getting ready to offer PAL+ in January
2014.The company is investing more than
UK£100000 on bespoke software to improve
the training booking systems, instruction
information system and customer pre-training
experience, plus it launched TrainingPlus.com.
A-PLANT, UK
Successes over the last 12 months include 20%
increase in trainee numbers, a 13% increase in
revenue for IPAF training and an innovative
DVD refresher course.The company has also
opened three new training centres, as well as
new courses and accreditations and promoted
its products and services through a number of
marketing activities. A-Plant has invested in its
staff through recruitment of dedicated business
development executives for training and has
received high levels of customer satisfaction
from its IPAF training course evaluations.
MANLIFT MIDDLE EAST, Dubai
Manlift has focused on training IPAF
instructors and demonstrator who are fluent
in more than one language.The Middle East
market is heavily reliant on labourers from
the Far East, India, Pakistan, and Nepal.The
company also ran large-scale Safety Awareness
Training Days (SAT Days) free of cost on
large rental projects where many AWP’s were
working on. Manlift says it has become the go-
to IPAF training centre in the UAE.
MILLS ESTRUTURAS E SERVIÇOS DE
ENGENHARIA S.A., Brazil
Mills Rental introduced IPAF training in 2011.
In 2013 the company increased the number
of PAL Cards it issued by more than 200%
compared to previous year. It represented 48%
of total PAL Cards issued in Latin America
and 72% of the total PAL Cards in Brazil.
In 2013 Mills promoted a nationwide series
of Safety Seminars, presenting AWP and
IPAF training to the market and struck a deal
with oil and gas giant Petrobras to train 260
operators.
NES RENTALS, USA
The company initiated a partnership with
IPAF to create an eLearning version of the
AWPT Operator Training classroom course.
The company also worked with IPAF to
develop the role of AWPT Evaluator, who
conduct the written examination, pre-start
inspection and hands-on practical evaluations
for applicants who have successfully completed
the eLearning programme. NES then created
the Evaluator Guide Book which is for use by
IPAF for AWPT training centres utilising the
eLearning program in the future. In addition
NES Rentals trained all of its 1100 employees.
IPAF TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
OF THE YEAR
GILBERT WILLIAM DECRUZ, BS
Technology, Singapore
Interpersonal skills marks out this candidate,
with a great attention to detail in monitoring
the progress of the trainee and understanding
their needs. Mr Decruz conducts one-on-
one learning sessions to hone in on the
strengths and weaknesses of each candidate.
He also refines the training sessions to take
into consideration the trainees. Further
commitments include being a speaker for the
Singapore Institute of Safety Officers.
JAMES DUFFY, Access Plus, UK
Mr Duffy goes above and beyond the call
of duty to deliver exceptional service to
customers. He will jump on a plane, train and
boat at a moment’s notice to meet customer
requirements. One example is teaching on a
boat in the North Sea, off the Norwegian coast.
James stayed on board for one week, starting
courses at midnight to accommodate all shift
patterns. Access Plus measures the delegate’s
training experience on every IPAF course – Mr
Duffy continually scores 99% on customer
satisfaction.
JOSEF HOLLSTEGGE, Ruthmann,
Germany
Mr Hollstegge has been providing IPAF
training in Germany and around the world
for many years. He started as a technician at
Ruthmann in Germany in 1973.Then in 1976,
he started travelling the world, training great
numbers of operators. He has been a certified
IPAF instructor since 2010 and provides
training even in Algeria, Iraq, and Iran where
there are no IPAF training centres as yet.
MARTIN WRAITH, CTS – INATIV, UK
Some of Mr Wraith’s achievements include
being re-elected onto the IPAF training
committee in March 2013 and he is an active
member of the committee. He was solely
responsible for the recent change with regard
to the width between cones during any IPAF
operator practical assessment. He was also the
main driver behind the development of a senior
instructor workshop to train new instructors
and continues to play an active role on the
PAL+ working group.
TONY RADKE, NES Rentals, USA
Mr Radke served as the main technical expert
during the creation of the new eLearning
version of the AWPT programme rolled out
in 2013. He was also the first senior instructor
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