PASMA celebrates 50th anniversary
This year, AIF member, PASMA, celebrates 50 years of advancing tower safety. To mark this milestone, they’re hosting a celebratory conference and black tie gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster London on Thursday 12 September 2024. If you have an interest in towers or height safety, please join PASMA and their members to learn, network […]
Work at height industry responds to shocking increase in workplace deaths
More people are being killed at work now after suffering a fall from height than in the last 17 years, according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The Access Industry Forum (AIF), who represent the principal work at height trade associations and federations, reports that just-released HSE statistics on […]
First ever No Falls Week a resounding success!
The first ever No Falls Week, a powerful campaign dedicated to promoting safe working at height, has been met with an overwhelmingly positive reception from industry. The campaign from the No Falls Foundation, the first and only UK-based charity for the work at height sector, took place between 13 and 17 May 2024. No Falls […]
No Falls Foundation launches first of its kind research into falls from height
Falls from height remain the leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries in the UK, accounting for an alarming 30% of all deaths in 2022/2023¹. In order to gather more comprehensive data on the underlying causes and circumstances of falls from height, the No Falls Foundation, the first and only UK-based charity devoted exclusively to […]
No Falls Week in Parliament
The Access Industry Forum were delighted to see Clare Adamson, SNP MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, lead the debate in The Scottish Parliament yesterday (15 May) to highlight the first ever No Falls Week. If you missed it, you can watch the recording. As a No Falls Week partner and voice of the work at […]
IPAF launches Global Safety Campaign for 2024
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) announces the launch of its Global Safety Campaign for 2024, titled “CRUSHING CAN KILL!” The third Global Safety Campaign released during IPAF Head of Safety and Technical Brian Parker’s tenure aims to raise awareness and reduce entrapment and crushing incidents involving Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), which have resulted […]
IRATA Reaches Landmark 100,000+ Active IRATA Technicians
Over three decades after IRATA International’s formation in the late 1980s, we are proud to share that we have surpassed 100,000 active certified IRATA Technicians. This is a huge milestone for IRATA in our ongoing mission to promote and maintain safety in the rope access industry. It demonstrates that the global attitude towards safety and […]
Introducing the Access Industry Forum
Many people within the work at height sector will be familiar with the Access Industry Forum and our members. But there will be lots of people from a whole range of sectors who haven’t heard of us or the work we do – so with No Falls Week on the horizon, we thought it’s the […]
Gogglebox star killed in fall from height: the AIF responds
Following the tragic news that television personality George Gilbey has died after suffering a fall while at work, the Access Industry Forum and the No Falls Foundation are demanding action. The No Falls Foundation is the charity devoted exclusively to the work at height sector. The Foundation is dedicated to preventing falls from height and […]
AIF joins MPs and industry at APPG on Working at Height meeting
The AIF joined members of Parliament, other trade bodies and industry leaders in Westminster on 12 December 2023 at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Working at Height meeting. Together, we discussed the challenges faced in the fight to make working at height safer for all, and how technology – such as wearable tech, mobile […]
