IPAF makes MEWPs available in global BIM library
A selection of 3D virtual Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) and Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs) is now available in the National Building Information Modelling (BIM) Library with more to follow thanks to the efforts of experts from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). BIM is increasingly recognised and employed around the world by architects […]
NASC 2017 Health & Safety Awards presented at NASC AGM
The biennial NASC Health & Safety Awards were presented by Karren Brady CBE, business woman, football director, and star of TV’s The Apprentice, and Des Moore, the newly appointed NASC President, and CEO of the TRAD Group, in front of a packed audience of members and guests attending the NASC AGM at the Intercontinental Park […]
NASC 2017 Scaffolding Project of the Year
Interlink Scaffolding Ltd (Birtley, Tyne and Wear) was presented with the NASC 2017 Scaffolding Project of the Year award by Mohed Altrad, CEO and President of the Altrad Group, in front of an audience of more than 500 members and guests attending a glittering NASC Annual Ball at the Intercontinental London Park Lane on the […]
Des Moore NASC President’s speech at NASC AGM
The NASC AGM was held at the Intercontinental London Park Lane on Friday 24 November and saw the election of a new NASC president Des Moore (CEO Trad Group) in succession to Alan Lilley (Commercial Scaffolding Ltd) in front of a packed audience of 160 members, guests and staff. In his welcoming speech Mr Moore […]
ATLAS Members Record No Fatalities in 2016 for the Eighth Consecutive Year
The Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists (ATLAS) 2016 Accident Survey shows the fantastic safety standards achieved by its members. No fatalities were recorded for the eighth consecutive year and only one reportable injury, meaning that the incidence rate for all types of accidents was the lowest ever recorded at 1,053 per 100,000 workers. […]
TREVOR FENNELL 1944-2017
With the death of Trevor Fennell, the work at height industry has lost one its most respected, knowledgeable and popular figures. For more than 30 years Trevor dedicated his career to advancing safety, standards and best practice in the UK temporary and permanent façade access industry, first as a senior director of several major access […]
Trade body FASET launches qualifications for installers of edge protection
IN RESPONSE to industry demands for a recognised qualification specifically for the installation of BS EN 13374 edge protection, FASET, the trade body for the work at height temporary safety systems industry, has developed a training course and assessment scheme that covers the theory and practical aspects of the standard. Working with CSCS in issuing […]
NASC Launches TG20:13 eGUIDE Version 1.2
Painter suffers serious injuries following fall from height
Failure to undertake a proper risk assessment and use the correct access equipment has resulted in a property maintenance firm being fined £7,000 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court. Charles Foster suffered multiple broken bones in October 2015 after falling 3 metres from a ladder while painting exterior metal cladding in Glenrothes. The court heard that a […]
NASC 2017 Safety Report Launch
The NASC has published its highly-regarded 2017 Safety Report documenting and analysing accident and injury statistics for its full contracting members in 2016 – representing over 17,000 UK scaffolding operatives, which constitutes a significant percentage of the total British scaffolding workforce. For the fourth year running, the NASC is able to report a fatality-free year, […]
