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IPAF NEWS
ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
JULY-AUGUST 2013
AWPT operator course
available in Spanish
“Vulnerable workers” in the U.S.
who are not proficient in English
may be at risk of not being properly
trained for safe work at height.
At the IPAF Summit in Miami,
Jordan Barab, U.S. Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and
Health, highlighted the need
to target “vulnerable workers”
with limited English proficiency
and commended IPAF’s ongoing
training and safety initiatives. IPAF
CEO Tim Whiteman committed to
provide the AWPT operator training
program in Spanish.
The aerial work platform (AWP)
operator course managed in the
U.S. and Canada by IPAF’s North
American subsidiary American
Work Platform Training (AWPT) is
now available in Spanish, as part of
IPAF’s continuing commitment to
provide training and safety material
in other languages. IPAF has thus
fulfilled the commitment made to
the US Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA).
AWPT-approved training centers
that will be offering the operator
course in Spanish include Valcourt
Exterior Building Services based in
New Jersey. The AWPT eLearning
module will be available in Spanish
by the end of September.
“IPAF has met the commitment it
made to provide materials in other
languages,” noted Tony Groat,
IPAF U.S. and AWPT executive
vice-president. “We open up the
challenge to those in the industry.
Get your employees trained in a
manner they can understand for
safe AWP operations. The material
and the tools are there and there
is no excuse for untrained workers
when working at height.”
IPAF has met the commitment to OSHA to provide the AWPT operator
course in Spanish: Tim Whiteman, IPAF CEO, and Jordan Barab, U.S.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health, at the IPAF Summit in Miami.
Valcourt Exterior Building
Services based in New Jersey
has a high percentage of
Spanish-speaking employees
who will benefit from taking
the AWPT operator course in a
language they are familiar with.
Broderick of Construction Safety
Council given President’s Award
This year’s IPAF President’s Award
goes to Tom Broderick, now retired
executive director of the non-
profit, U.S.-based Construction
Safety Council, for his lifelong
commitment to safety in the U.S.
The IPAF President’s Award
honors individuals who have served
the Federation and the powered
access industry. It recognizes
the contribution of individuals in
promoting the safe use of powered
access.
Tom Broderick was a long-time
member on OSHA’s Advisory
Committee on Construction
Safety and Health (ACCSH) to
advise the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and
Health with respect to setting
construction standards and
policy matters affecting federally
financed or assisted construction.
He was nominated for this
position representing the public,
requiring OSHA’s recognition of
his knowledge and experience
regarding health and safety. He
encouraged IPAF to become active
in the U.S., took the decision to
promote training of aerial operators
and was a great supporter of the
Federation’s mission. Broderick’s
career has been focused on the
improvement of health and safety
for workers in the U.S.
The Construction Safety Council
(CSC), based near Chicago, is
an IPAF member and an AWPT-
approved training center.
On behalf of Tom Broderick, IPAF’s
US representative Tony Groat (left)
accepts the plaque from outgoing
IPAF president Wayne Lawson.
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