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INTERNATIONAL
MARCH-APRIL 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
500,000 PAL Cards
worldwide
T
here are now half a
million valid PAL Cards
(Powered Access Licences)
worldwide, marking the success
of IPAF’s voluntary, industry-led
operator training programme in
keeping the use of powered access
equipment safe.
“This is a tremendous success
for IPAF members,” said IPAF
CEO Tim Whiteman. “Our
members created and launched
the platform operator training
programme in 1991, not because
the law mandated it, but because
they had a vision of a safe and
professional industry. IPAF
manages the programme on
behalf of its members and the
income is re-invested in the
training programme and other
safety initiatives, such as the
Clunk Click harness campaign,
the spreader pads campaign,
or the accident reporting
project.”
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The IPAF Networking Event will be held on 2 April 2014, the day before the
IPAF Summit and International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), at Dorney
Lake, set in a spectacular 450-acre parkland near Windsor.
The event will run from 7 to 9 pm in the Lake View Room, and attendees
can arrive and leave as they wish during the two hours. Shuttle transport will
be provided at regular intervals during the event to and from the Beaumont
Estate Hotel, where the Summit and IAPAs are being held. Drinks and canapés
will be served. Details at
Air accidents inspector
to address IPAF Summit
report on how contractors work to
keep MEWP use safe and what
they expect of their suppliers.
David Miller will explain how the
AAIB investigates air accidents
and compiles accident statistics.
Also speaking is Bill Plummer,
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer with US-
based United Rentals. Presenting
together with Fred Bratman,
Head of Investor Relations, Bill
Plummer will review how the
access and rental industries can
The IPAF Summit that will be
held on 3 April 2014 in Windsor
will see top speakers address topics
ranging from how best practice
in the use of powered access
equipment can be applied on
job sites, to accident statistics in
the access industry and how this
compares across other sectors such
as aviation.
Confirmed speakers include
Dave Smith, chair of the UK
Contractors Group (UKCG)
Health & Safety Leadership
Group and COO of Wates
Construction, one of the UK’s
largest contractors, and David
Miller, Deputy Chief Inspector
of Air Accidents at the UK’s Air
Accident Investigation Branch
(AAIB).
The UKCG plays an active
role in promoting the safe use of
MEWPs and Dave Smith will
IPAF NETWORKING EVENT AT DORNEY LAKE
best connect with investors and
bankers. Other speakers will be
looking at what conclusions can
be drawn from IPAF’s industry
accident reporting project, how
to investigate accidents, and how
best practice can be translated into
reality on the modern job site.
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French access equipment
manufacturer ATN has joined IPAF
to support the Federation’s role in
promoting safety.
“In each machine manufactured,
ATN is committed to safety,”
said David Beltrame, ATN sales
manager. “Becoming an IPAF
member helps us to be up-to-date
with new rules, new materials, new
safety systems – all necessary for
safe work at height.”
ATN JOINS IPAF
