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IPAF NEWS
JULY-AUGUST 2013
ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
IPAF USA
225 Placid Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303
Tel: (518) 280-2486
Fax: (518) 689-6800
IPAF WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Moss End Business Village,
Crooklands,
Cumbria LA7 7NU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)15395 66700
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Speakers announced
for Chicago IPAF US
Convention in October
An excellent line-up of speakers
will take the floor at the IPAF
US Convention that will be held
on October 21 and 22, 2013 in
Chicago. Jim Maddux from OSHA
will discuss the need to address
falls from height and OSHA’s
fall protection campaign to raise
awareness and give employers
guidance on the need to address
this hazard.
Other top speakers include Brad
Boehler, president of Skyjack, who
will discuss AWP risk assessment
and product selection, and Craig
Paylor from SmartEquip, who
will examine how technology can
assist companies in being more
efficient, productive and profitable.
There will be a panel discussion
on the subject of egress from
an elevated AWP, and breakout
sessions on AWPs and MCWPs.
Ron Pilla from Valcourt will
share his experience in training
employees in a manner that they
understand, and Teresa Kee
from NES Rentals will outline
the company’s experience of
using eLearning to conduct AWP
operator training. Early bird
convention rates are available until
Oct. 2, so book your ticket now.
The Convention is sponsored by
NES Rentals, Skyjack and JLG. It
will take place at the Renaissance
Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel. IPAF
has agreed a special room rate
of $129 per night. To get this
rate, call 800-468-3571 before
September 30.
NES Rentals is offering the AWPs
for Managers training course
on the afternoon of October 22,
immediately after the close of the
Convention. The course will be
held at the NES offices, right next
door to the convention hotel.
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More details on the event are at
Visit IPAF
at ICUEE
IPAF is proud to be an official
supporting organization for
the International Construction
& Utility Equipment Exposition
(ICUEE), the trade show that
features the latest utility and
construction equipment. ICUEE
will be held from October 1-3,
2013 at the Kentucky Exposition
Center in Louisville. Visit IPAF
at booth 3163 to pick up useful
guidance documents and safety
advice on the effective use of
AWPs.
Stand
down for
safety
Construction sites in the
Chicago area stopped work for
30 minutes on June 12 to raise
awareness among employers
and workers about fall hazards,
which is one of the leading
causes of jobsite deaths in the
construction industry.
In the 30 minutes, information
and training was given about
how falls from ladders,
scaffolds and roofs can be
prevented by planning ahead
and using the right safety
equipment.
The stand down was
organized and sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), in
partnership with the Builders
Association, the Construction
Safety Council (an IPAF member
and AWPT training center),
the Chicago Area Laborers-
Employers Cooperation and
Education Trust, construction
contractors and other safety
and health bodies.
OSHA statistics show that
there were 262 fall fatalities
out of a total of 738 fatalities in
construction in 2011.
IPAF/AWPT’s Riley takes
eLearning, AWP training
expertise to NES Rentals
Gary Riley, IPAF North American
Membership Development and
AWPT-approved instructor, has
joined NES Rentals to support its
new AWPT aerial lift eLearning
initiative, a move that will benefit
the industry and see Riley continue
to deliver training for AWPs.
“Gary’s new role will see him
furthering the good work as an
AWPT senior instructor to deliver
both operator and instructor
training,” said Tony Groat, IPAF
North America and AWPT executive
vice-president. “Gary is a fantastic
champion of safe operation and
training for the AWP industry and
the move will benefit all parties.
We wish Gary all the best in his
new position.”
Only AWPT-approved training
centers may deliver AWPT training
and Riley will continue to work with
AWPT through AWPT-approved
training center NES Rentals. As a
senior instructor, Riley can provide
instructor training as required,
particularly in setting up new AWPT
training centers.
“We are thrilled that Gary is
joining us as a full-time NES
instructor and taking up the
challenge for safe operation
of AWPs,” said Teresa Kee,
Environmental, Health & Safety
Director at NES Rentals. "Having
him on the team will build on
the synergies that IPAF and NES
have created through the newly
launched eLearning module and
work toward increasing the number
of trained operators in the U.S.”
