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    Health & Safety Scotland

    IPAF will be at this event and Paul Roddis, IPAF's Training Manager is a panellist on Working At Height & Preventing Falls.

    12 - 13 September 2018
    The SEC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Films & Videos

    Choose Safety

    IPAF has created a film warning people not to cut corners when using MEWPs to carry out temporary work at height, launching it at its Asia Conference & Showcase 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    Added 19 Jul 2018
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    Choose Safety - A Short MEWP Safety Film by IPAF
  • Powered Access operator training accredited by IPAF and delivered by IPAF members in French has seen surging demand in Quebec following the introduction of new design, safe-use and training standards in Canada that became effective in May.

  • A selection of 3D virtual Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) and Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs) is now available for use in Building Information Modelling (BIM).

    Added 1 Sep 2018
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    IPAF MEWP and MCWP BIM models
  • Overhead obstructions. Always be aware of your surroundings and identify crush hazards when moving the platform.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 5 Nov 2024

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    Andy Access A12
  • Register pre-owned MEWPs. Make sure you register with the MEWP manufacturer to get safety alerts and product updates.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 5 Nov 2024

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    Andy Access A13
  • Do not jump out of the platform. Always enter and exit the platform using three points of contact.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 5 Nov 2024

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    Andy Access A14
  • Danger keep well clear. When using pedestrian controls stand clear of the MEWP and return back to the platform when safe.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 5 Nov 2024

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    Andy Access A15
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    Minutes & Official Documents

    Brazilian Country Council (CBI)

    Minutes and documents from the Brazilian Country Council

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 31 Aug 2018

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    IPAF Annual General Meeting (AGM)

    Minutes from the IPAF Annual General Meetings.

    Added 20 Mar 2019
    Last updated 27 Mar 2025

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    Irish Council

    Minutes from the IPAF Irish Council.

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 25 Nov 2022

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    IPAF Training Committee

    Minutes of the IPAF Training Committee.

    Added 8 Feb 2018
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    Minutes & Official Documents

    UK & Ireland MCWP & Hoist Working Group

    Minutes of the UK & Ireland MCWP Working Group.

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 12 Dec 2023

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    IPAF UK Country Council

    Minutes of the UK Country Council.

    Added 17 Feb 2020
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    Minutes & Official Documents

    Italian Training Working Group (ITWG)

    Minutes from the Italian Training Working Group (ITWG).

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 7 Jan 2021

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    Italian Country Council (INIC)

    Minutes from the Italian Country Council (INIC).

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 7 Apr 2025

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    Minutes & Official Documents

    IPAF Rental+

    Minutes from the IPAF Rental+ Meetings.

    Added 8 Feb 2018
    Last updated 8 Oct 2024

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  • As the safe use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) requires that you consult safety notices and read and thoroughly understand the manufacturer’s instruction manual, literacy and language comprehension are important requirements for any MEWP user.

  • Guidance for IPAF Training Centres: Training candidates that do not speak the instructor’s language fluently

    IPAF recognises that some students may not be fully proficient in the language being spoken by their instructor.

  • Directives, Laws & Standards

    Health & Safety

    Added 9 Feb 2018
    Last updated 13 Feb 2018

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  • Mast Climbing Work Platform (MCWP) Thorough/ Frequent Examination form.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 1 Jan 2018

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  • A Practical Approach to Inspection, Maintenance and Thorough Examination of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). Jointly published for the Strategic Forum for Construction - Plant Safety Group by the CPA and IPAF.

    Added 18 Jun 2018
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  • Technical Guidance

    MEWP Safety Alert Protocol

    The purpose of this guidance is to develop a standard approach to the generation and circulation of safety alerts in the MEWP industry.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 1 Jan 2018

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  • Scissor lifts are not designed to hold banners. Attaching banners to a scissor lift will increase the surface area and create a "sail board” effect which will destabilize or potentially turn over a MEWP.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 30 May 2019

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  • Technical Guidance

    Guidance on Emergency Rescue

    Normal and auxiliary control systems built into a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) will allow the operator to bring the platform of the machine safely to ground level under controlled conditions. It is extremely unusual not to be able to lower the platform using these controls or for all of these systems to fail. The following is an example of a rescue plan for people who work at height using a MEWP.

    Added 1 Jan 2018
    Last updated 5 Nov 2021

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  • Resources and recording of the webinar that took place on 16 September 2020, on how IPAF's worldwide accident reporting project is reducing accidents through intelligence.

    Added 16 Sep 2020
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  • IPAF has relaunched its global accident reporting portal as part of a major drive to gather the best quality data from around the world, demonstrating what analysis can teach us about improving safety in powered access with a webinar on the latest trends.