Leading construction body launches work at height guide
CONIAC resource provides key messages to all involved in work at height Leading construction industry body CONIAC (the Construction Industry Advisory Council) has produced a guide entitled ‘Safety Steps’, designed to help anyone looking to ensure safe work at height. ‘Safety Steps’ is aimed primarily at five key work at height audiences: designers, clients, managers […]
AIF conference attracts delegates from across the UK
MORE THAN 150 delegates from all over the UK attended the second national working at height conference of the Access Industry Forum (AIF) – the forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in work at height – at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on 14 November 2019. With the focus firmly on […]
AIF teams up with HAE to win government grant to support businesses in the event of ‘No Deal’ Brexit
A consortium comprising HAE EHA (Hire Association Europe & Event Hire Association), together with AIF (the Access Industry Forum, the umbrella body for the eleven principal trade bodies in the UK work at height sector), has been awarded funding to improve the hire and work at height sectors’ readiness for a No Deal Brexit on […]
AIF Conference set to shape the work at height agenda
A TOTAL of 13 speakers will address the Access Industry Forum’s (AIF’s) second national conference Working at height: Access for life on Thursday, 14 November 2019 at the A J Bell Stadium, Salford. They will talk about the issues and topics set to shape the future of access and height safety in a sector which […]
UK MEWP hire members ‘level up’ to IPAF Rental+ standard
All rental/hire members of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) in the UK have “levelled up” to the IPAF Rental+ minimum standard, which assures people seeking to hire mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) that an IPAF member company will confirm to the highest industry standards of safety and professionalism. As part of the upgrade to […]
New FASET film goes live
FASET has launched a new marketing film aimed at boosting awareness of the UK trade body for safety netting and temporary safety systems in construction and its 40+ members. To watch the fast paced, engaging and highly informative 2-minute film click here.
Meet the Glasgow man who has dedicated his career to preventing falls from height – and now has an OBE for his contributions
They may not realise it, but anyone who has ever climbed a ladder, ascended a mobile access tower or used any other type of equipment to work at height has good reason to thank Glaswegian Peter Bennett, 59. On average, 36 people die at work every year following a fall from height1 according to figures […]
LADDER SAFETY CAMPAIGN NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD
LAUNCHED IN 2018, the Ladder Association’s ‘Get a Grip’ on ladder safety campaign has been nominated as a finalist in the Trade Association Forum’s 2019 Best Practice Awards in the category of Marketing Campaign of the Year. The annual awards – which are formally supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – […]
Global MEWP rental fleet nears 1.5m but uncertainty clouds horizon
The mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) rental market is still booming, with the worldwide fleet nearing 1.5 million units, but uncertainty clouds longer-term outlooks, according to the latest market analysis from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). In the UK revenue per unit fell by 3% across 2018 and was overtaken by France for the […]
Recent prosecution demonstrates consequences of not planning work at height
A recent prosecution at Leeds Magistrates’ Court is a stark reminder of just what is at stake when working at height is not properly planned and supervised. The Court heard that a sheeting cladder fell through a roof light, falling 9.7m to the factory floor below. As a result he suffered life-changing injuries requiring […]
