FASET announces UKAS accreditation
FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training) is proud to announce it is now accredited as a Type C inspection body in accordance with International Standard ISO/IEC 17020:2012 – making it the only trade association in the UK to achieve this UKAS standard within the SSIP member scheme! As the UK’s leading trade association and training […]
Ladder Association releases latest market surveillance report
Following on from their previous two Telescopic Ladder Market Surveillance Reports, the Ladder Association’s ‘Step Up to Safe Ladders’ campaign continues with the release of a third report – this time on Multi Hinge-Joint (multipurpose) ladders! They tested the ‘Top Ten’ multipurpose ladders found via Google search – including the top 3 products listed on […]
Stay prepared for the release of NASC’s updated SG4:22 User Guide!
With 30 years of proven excellence, NASC is proud to update SG4, which has become the industry standard for preventing falls in scaffolding operations. Their safety and technical guides, created by NASC’s committee’s, ensure compliance and safety for managers and operatives alike. The expanded SG4 User Guide, featuring enhanced pictorial examples of safe practices, focuses […]
The Work at Height Regulations are safe…for now
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023, and while much of the Act is now in force, many of the changes will not take place until the end of the year. The “sunset” provision in the original Bill has been removed, under which 4,800 EU-derived laws, […]
New CEO for NASC – Clive Dickin
Pictured above: Clive Dickin, NASC CEO (left) and Dave Mosley, NASC Director of Training (right) The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – highly experienced trade body leader, Clive Dickin. Clive has worked for more than 25 years as a senior leadership figure within the membership trade association […]
AIF and members look forward to the upcoming London Work at Height Seminar
The Access Industry Forum, along with a number of our members, are delighted to be attending the upcoming London Work at Height Seminar (LWAHS) at the prestigious London Guildhall on Thursday 20 July 2023. The LWAHS brings together local government authorities, health and safety professionals and those who have an interest in working at height […]
NASC launches its 2023 Safety Report
The latest NASC Safety Report reveals the lowest Accident Incident Rate (AIR) and Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) since we began tracking data in 1975 – even with a 10% year-on-year rise in scaffolders surveyed, totalling 17,315 operatives – proving regulated, audited membership makes for safer scaffolding. It is a criterion of NASC contracting membership to […]
‘Join the NASC’ Webinar
The NASC is running a ‘Join the NASC’ webinar – open to all – to encourage those within the scaffolding sector who are not yet members to consider the benefits of joining the multitude of memberships on offer at the UK’s oldest scaffold trade body, formed 1945. The event will take place on Zoom on […]
Saving the Work at Height Regulations – can we declare victory?
The Retained EU Law Bill (REUL) is in the press again this month and there’s been some encouraging signs for all of us who care about preventing falls from height. On the face of it, the news reports might have you believing that the Work at Height Regulations are now safe, but is it really […]
Statement from AIF on REUL Bill
After months of lobbying through the APPG on Working at Height and our own proactive campaigning to save the Work at Height Regulations from repeal, the Access Industry Forum welcomes yesterday’s statement from Secretary of State for Business & Industry, The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, who announced a change in the Government’s approach to […]
