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10 12 15 18 22 36 New Low-level Accident Digital Five green Directory ePAL app access reporting portal transformation machines listings 2021 IPAF.ORG P4 HOW POWERED ACCESS STANDS READY TO SUSTAIN THE FUTURE 01.IPAF.cover2021_sc.indd 1 13/04/2021 17:39 Control. The narrative. ztr.com [email protected] +31 6 25 13 31 66 Access Control IPAF Powered Access 2021 Contents 3 ↘ Still rising to ↘ the challenge Inside Welcome to the latest edition of Powered Access, IPAF’s magazine for readers in the UK and Ireland. When it was last published, we couldn’t have known the impact the pandemic would have – or the 24 extent to which lives and livelihoods would be affected. IPAF remains committed to helping our industry recover: we’ve supported our members throughout, producing guidance on managing risk and promoting remote training where possible – take-up of IPAF eLearning increased five-fold during the pandemic. Despite the disruption, IPAF still managed to progress key initiatives: we published the first ever IPAF Global MEWP Safety Report, revamped our accident reporting portal and also updated our Load/Unload training. Perhaps the most exciting development is ePAL – our MEWP and MCWP operator mobile app. Launching in 2021, it promises to revolutionise the way IPAF-trained operators store their digital PAL Card, log equipment time and access safety information. There is cause for real optimism with vaccines being rolled out; let us hope we can soon get back to having industry events and be able to travel to meet and network with contacts round the world. Until 4 The big debate 15 Accident portal 24 Case studies then, stay safe and I hope you Our panel of experts IPAF’s revamped A variety of projects from enjoy this publication. discuss what’s next for reporting portal is aiding Notre-Dame to Leeds United powered access safety data analysis 30 IPAF news 10 ePAL Card 18 Going digital Economic recovery, new The development of IPAF’s The pandemic’s accelerated training and all the latest news new free-to-use app change in the way we work 36 Member directory Peter Douglas, 12 Pushing forward 22 Green machines IPAF members and IPAF Managing Director & CEO What’s driving the market Emissions-free access training centres listings, for low-level access meets the net zero challenge plus key contact details 03.IPAF21.contents_sc.indd 3 13/04/2021 17:49 4 Round table IPAF Powered Access 2021 ILLUSTRATION: NEIL WEBB ILLUSTRATION: The big debate AS WE ENTER SUMMER 2021 AND LOOK TO REBUILDING THE ECONOMY AFTER A SERIES OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS, THE POWERED ACCESS MARKET STANDS WELL EQUIPPED TO HELP DELIVER PROGRESS ON BOTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. IPAF POWERED ACCESS BROUGHT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL PANEL OF EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE WORKING AT HEIGHT SAFELY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 04_08.IPAF21.Bigdebate_sc.indd 4 14/04/2021 17:28 IPAF Powered Access 2021 Round table 5 Tree surgeon Ian McClelland uses his Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS tracked platform Almost half (47%) of construction Responsibility should not just accidents last year were as a result fall to the contractor and their risk of falls from height. What are the assessment method statement (RAMS). common underlying causes of falls It is about trying to get the information from height and how are they being about what tangible controls are addressed on worksites today? needed so that the contractor can then plan and prevent all these problems Ray Cooke (RC): It is a pretty happening at the coalface, rather than, common experience as far as HSE for example, stepladders being used investigations are concerned that the at the last minute. The old essence root causes all tend to be relatively of CDM is about getting the right similar. They revolve around information to the right people at the things like poor planning, or poor right time, at the earliest stage. WILLIAM CURRIE management and organisation. Peter Douglas (PD): I would agree the minute sometimes. It is how people In many instances, people have on the planning. A good, strong ∕∕ adapt to their environment and the way always done the job in a certain site-specific (not generic) RAMS is One thing we things are measured and controlled. way and they assume that they can required. One thing that we have have noticed You have got to have the capacity to continue to do it in the same way noticed from the analysis of accident from the allow failure to occur. Then when that they have always done it. This is data that IPAF collects is that the analysis of failure occurs, you have to have the particularly the case at SME level. It is correct selection of MEWP for a accident data systems in place to be able to recover. common that they don’t visit the site specific task is important. that IPAF George Mosey (GM): Any in advance to determine what is going This goes back to the point about collects is that preconstruction activities that design to be the best method of work for that doing things the way they have always the correct out the risk is where we should put particular task at that particular site. been done. It shouldn’t be a case of selection of our focus. It feels like we might as an HSE guidance is: Plan, Do, Check, just ordering the same MEWP over and MEWP for a industry need to trade a bit of flexibility Act. It is getting that thing right at the over again. Analysing IPAF data, we and convenience for what we know to specific task start and then making sure you put can see that incorrect selection of the be best practice. everything into place and checking right MEWP for the task has been a is important If we are ever putting someone in you have it in place and acting on contributory factor to some accidents. Peter Douglas, a harness to work on the edge of a things if it is not. Andrew Hughes (AH): Much of the IPAF building, we have really failed in my Steve Coppin (SC): It is mainly about problem is about failing to foresee mind. We have got to that position by planning but also monitoring the potential issues, or perhaps having the default – probably by flexibility and coordination of the trades as well. It wrong environment surrounding high- convenience – and that is a failure of is also about designers providing the risk work. A permit to work is a time- the design team and of the construction information and trying to eliminate honoured control but it is a blunt tool methodology. I am setting down a the risk of working at height – both of when it comes to the variability of work. challenge by saying that, but it is a falls and falling objects. The nature of work changes hourly or by challenge we should take on. ↘ The panel Peter Douglas Steve Coppin Andrew Hughes George Mosey Paul Rankin Mark Starling Ray Cooke No Falls CEO and managing Associate technical Global health and Head of health, safety Chief operating Safety, health and Foundation health and director, IPAF director, Arcadis safety director, ISG and environment officer, Loxam environmental safety advisor, and (Europe), Laing Powered Access manager, Kier former head of HSE’s O’Rourke Division construction sector safety team 04_08.IPAF21.Bigdebate_sc.indd 5 14/04/2021 17:28 6 Round table IPAF Powered Access 2021 View from the basket of a Multitel Pagliero MJ700 truck-mount at Port Le Havre, France Paul Rankin (PR): A lot of valid points they are not trained for. Covid has have been made, particularly around seen a massive positive change when planning. For me it’s to do with it comes to methods and technology situational awareness. A plan is put in that wouldn’t have been tried before. place at the beginning of a project. Some AH: We are in the process of trying to projects are huge, going on for two or use data to develop an understanding three years. You need to keep updating of what goes right because 99% of the that plan and to be continuously aware time it does go right. There’s more to of the situation you are in. be learned from the 99%. So there Mark Starling (MS): I would say all will be these common convergence the sites I work on have captured points where optimum conditions the biggest work-at-height concerns align with optimum efficiency and and we also focus on the lower risk I think that is a big factor. elements of working at height and the But the other thing is particularly everyday risks that come with that. about where do you start your timeline in the lead-up to that thing that goes Can the analysis of data and right or that thing that goes wrong? telematics do more to enhance Because it is all about the context. We both safety working at height and can sometimes get hung up on data as environmental performance? to the hard facts of what happened in what sequence. It sometimes sanitises PD: Absolutely. Telematics can that larger view of the context of how really help us understand how the things evolved over time. equipment is being used and ensure GM: We have used data in all kinds of that the operator is trained to use that ways. It is a really valuable resource (LOXAM) THOREL GUILLAUME specific type of equipment or that when you are trying to enact change.