THE FORUM FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT

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 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.

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 […]