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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

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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

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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

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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. category of equipment. But you have got to use it responsibly. of unauthorised use of machines is IPAF collects a lot of accident data Tethering equipment has been ∕∕ also useful. As well as data that can New technology and we use that in all of our safety something of interest in our business. look after people if the right actions campaigns, our toolbox talks, and our We erect tower cranes, as an example, can be used are taken on site. guidance documents. We also use it to and we have a lot of engineers using to prevent MS: When it comes to the telematics improve the training programmes that equipment at height. people in the on machines, we need to make this we run – not just operator training but We have looked at the data around wrong place technology work efficiently for the supervisor training, harness training what has historically caused us at the wrong end user and not just as a collection and MEWP selection. concern and put in really specific time using the tool for data. When we look at An IPAF card is proof of good solutions for really bespoke bits of kit. wrong kit that technology in tower cranes, Kier has quality training. What it isn’t proof We have given the data to our designers they are not put cameras on the blocks of the of is experience. What we are trying and suppliers of that equipment and trained for cranes on all of our projects, which to do with [the ePAL] app that we put in the best solution we can until we have done for nearly six years. are developing is to try to link we can find a way to eliminate the Steve Coppin, This allows us to access and share the Arcadis telematics to the app to actually prove need for any of the equipment or just video footage should we need to. competence and experience on the be more sophisticated altogether. RC: There can be too much data different types of equipment. PR: You have to be able to segment gathered and I think it is very SC: Exactly. It is about trend analysis the data you are looking at into what important when deciding to gather and establishing lessons learned. I is actually useful for you and your data that you know what you are going am not an IT geek but apps can also business. It is very easy to get lost in to be using that data for, because be used to refresh people’s training the volume of data that is out there. otherwise there is absolutely no point before they use that piece of kit. New We provide fuel consumption data so in gathering it. You need to gather technology can be used to prevent that our customers can measure their data that is going to drive forward the

people in the wrong place at the CO2 around the working hours of the improvements whether that is health wrong time using the wrong kit that machines. Data revealing the amount and safety or environmental.

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Blade technicians carry out repairs and inspections 98m high using two Bronto Skylift S104 HLA platforms

How are construction sites changing That’s a change in legislation that we and what are the opportunities and have been trying to battle against on challenges inherent in creating behalf of our members but it is coming. the safe, sustainable work sites AH: It is about that revolutionary of the future? change and building it into the entire supply chain from cradle to RC: From a health and safety angle, I grave and into cradle again. We are doubt there is going to be much in the looking at preconstruction as a way of way of legislative changes in the near building sustainability into the project future. I certainly can’t see there being – clients are very much more pushing changes to anything with respect to for it and wanting it to be as integrated work at height legislation because it as possible into the design. works pretty well. GM: There is a huge responsibility for SC: We have talked about how we companies such as Laing O’Rourke to can capture information using digital innovate in this space and to invest. means. We need to identify what we We operate in a very competitive want to measure. The capability is there environment with small margins and and it needs to be led by the client, therefore assistance and legislation with the whole supply chain on board. if necessary from local or central More clients are saying they want to government will help everyone to get be carbon neutral, so they are looking to the answer quicker. On some of the at the supply chain to come out with big public-sector projects like HS2 and ideas, which is a great opportunity. Crossrail there is a real opportunity to PD: The manufacturers and the rental be test cases for innovation and new companies have been doing a lot of technology. For example, we could work for a number of years with the connect all of the tier 1 contractors’ London Low Emission Zone and the equipment digitally so that spare Ultra Low Emission Zone. There has equipment or idle equipment could be been a move to more bi-fuel, hybrid shared between contracts. and electric machines with a similar PR: The challenge for rental performance to diesel. companies and OEMs is to keep pace The manufacturers have been doing with new technology. It comes down to some fantastic stuff and one of the a balance between ensuring that you largest manufacturers in the world, are bringing enough green equipment JLG, in the past month has launched into your fleet and still having enough an electric scissor lift with no hoses. of your existing fleet to service the Lithium batteries also mean no demand. More use of BIM to put better

maintenance for the rental companies. plans in place would definitely be the KERÄNEN (BLADEFENCE) SANTERI But the problem with all this is the way forward and this is some of the rental companies’ reluctance to spend work that we are doing at Nationwide ∕∕ their money on this type of kit because Platforms in that arena. It comes down to a balance it costs a lot more money. Are the MS: For Kier Regional Building London between ensuring that you clients and the construction companies & South East, we have been looking at are bringing enough green going to pay a higher rental price? an electrically powered piling rig and equipment into your fleet and still The other question I have got the advantages and disadvantages of having enough of your existing is: are the sites geared up from an this. We are all working hard to make infrastructure point of view to be able sites more safe and sustainable and fleet to service the demand to charge all of this equipment if we go we have seen through covid-19 that if Paul Rankin, Loxam purely electric? What may accelerate any industry can make quick changes this transfer to electric plant on site is to how it works, it’s definitely the the removal of the red diesel fuel rebate. construction industry.

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Søren Brogaard of Trackunit demonstrates the ePAL app at the IPAF Summit PAL Cards enter the

who needs to view or verify it. It also holds details of the training company digital age that provided the operator’s training. The app will have the capability to remind operators when their licence THIS YEAR SEES THE LAUNCH OF THE FREE-TO-USE IPAF EPAL is coming up for renewal and prompt MOBILE APP, WHICH WILL FEATURE A DIGITAL IPAF PAL CARD, them to contact the training centre. LOG BOOK AND OPERATOR SAFETY GUIDE FOR USERS OF Operators with existing physical POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT. PETER DOUGLAS, IPAF CEO PAL Cards will be able to enter their AND MD, AND SØREN BROGAARD, CEO OF TRACKUNIT, THE details to claim their digital card or simply touch the card to their mobile MEMBER FIRM THAT HAS HELPED DEVELOP THE APP, TELL device to have their digital card created NEIL GERRARD WHY ROLLING IT OUT IS A PRIORITY automatically if their phone has near- field communication (NFC) technology. If you were to stack the 170,000 plastic Discussions about the concept and The Experience section of the app PAL Cards IPAF issued in 2019 one what members wanted began in early is the one IPAF believes will be used on top of the other (assuming you had 2020. The pandemic meant it was ↘ Key most often. It essentially replaces the the patience and the skill), it would put on pause for several months, but benefits physical log book, which Douglas create a tower 130m high. That’s gathered pace through the second half of the concedes often ends up languishing in greater than even the tallest MEWPs of 2020, as digitalisation the world a desk drawer or glove compartment. can reach and goes part of the way over accelerated, ahead of its launch ePAL app Users will be able to select which type to explaining why IPAF decided this spring. of machine they are working on, before l Direct that it needed to bring its globally IPAF has worked in partnership with communication recording the time spent on it. “With the recognised operator licence card into member firm Trackunit, a Denmark- of training and app, it will be much easier for operators the digital age. based tracking systems specialist, to safety messages to log their time on a particular machine Upon joining IPAF as chief executive develop the app and the platform on to operators and that will help to build a better and managing director in December which it is based. But – and this is a point l Accurate, picture of their equipment experience, 2019, Peter Douglas moved the idea of that Douglas and Søren Brogaard, CEO of up-to-date log which they can then show to contractors digitalising the PAL Card to the top of Trackunit, are both keen to stress – IPAF book information when they are on site,” he explains. the agenda. In Q2 2021, despite more retains ownership of ePAL. Trackunit’s l Reduction in It will also generate anonymised than a year of disruption caused by role is to help develop the platform and plastic, paper, information to show IPAF how the coronavirus pandemic, that vision the app that sits on top of it (see panel). administrative frequently different types of machines work and CO becomes a reality with the creation The first release of the app, which is 2 are used, how much time is spent emissions and roll out of the ePAL Mobile App. available on iOS and Android, will be on them and in what country, which l Simple and “Our main aim is to improve safety broken down into three main sections: easy to use IPAF hopes will inform better industry in our industry,” says Douglas. “But Experience, Training and Safety. l Reliable proof safety initiatives over time. having this app will improve other The Training section holds a digital of operator The app will be linked to IPAF’s things as well, certainly in terms of version of the PAL Card, and other IPAF qualifications accident reporting portal, updated last sustainability and greater efficiency in training qualifications, which can easily and experience year to make for an improved reporting certifying our training programme. be shared with site managers or anyone for site managers process and user experience.

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↘ Fostering collaboration

When it comes to the Safety section of It is the first step on a long journey. We the app, there will be a feed of tailored aren’t expecting an industry that hasn’t content aimed at the operator. “It will be traditionally worked in a digital way to go informed by all the things we know can digital overnight. It will take four or five go wrong on sites. It will reinforce the years. With the help of manufacturers, messages that we get from our accident contractors and rental companies, we reporting portal, using our Andy Access have a platform on which we can build posters, technical guidance documents experiences and apps, and the IPAF ePAL and Toolbox Talks,” says Douglas. app is the first expression of that.” “We will also be reminding people of Douglas is keen to see pre-use checks the importance of doing daily checks, the incorporated in the future, as well as importance of looking after batteries, of ∕∕ machine familiarisation videos. He ↘ IPAF’s Peter Douglas is hopeful wearing the correct PPE and fall-arrest We had a sees potential for a site-survey tool that that powered access manufacturers devices – all the things that you would really strong allows users to determine what machine and users will get involved in making decisions about the direction the ePAL expect to enhance safety and productivity response and they should use, which will help to cut when working at height,” he adds. down on accidents caused because the app takes. “Ultimately, if we can get we feel we are Douglas hopes the launch will meet wrong type of MEWP has been selected. all of the different types of telematics that are out there on all the different with an enthusiastic reception. A recent producing He is also excited by the environmental manufacturers’ machines to use one survey by IPAF of 1,200 operators something benefits of cutting down on all of those that will grow format that everyone is in agreement found that 98% said they would pieces of plastic, paper log books, and with, then we can take this to the next download and use an app. “That was and grow the carbon emissions associated with level,” he says. “Trackunit is not helping an incredible response,” Douglas says. Peter Douglas, their distribution. “All of it can be put us to create this for any other reason “We didn’t think it would be anywhere IPAF into a neat app that you put on your than that they want to help the industry.” near that if we are being honest. We are smartphone – technology that almost Trackunit’s Søren Brogaard agrees. not kidding ourselves that we will get to everyone has in their pocket,” he says. “The platform is being built with IPAF 98% take-up overall straight away, but for IPAF. We don’t own the system. We that was a really strong response and are stepping into this because we see that this has a direct relation to the we feel we are producing something elimination of downtime for operators, that will grow and grow.” machines and the industry in general. Currently there are around 800,000 We don’t have an advantage here and valid PAL Cards in circulation, with other companies have equal access 150,000-170,000 due for renewal in to use this platform just like we do.” a ‘normal’ year. By default, operators Likening the platform to ‘open- renewing their licence will download source’ software, he adds: “This is a the app to obtain their electronic platform where competitors can come refreshed PAL Card, log book and safety together to build something for general guide. IPAF won’t stop issuing physical use and the benefit of a higher purpose. You see that the world over in open- cards, but those who want one will source platform environments. OEMs have to pay an additional fee. Initially, are a big part of the equation long the app will be in English, before being term in terms of adopting this platform rolled out in other languages. towards their access control systems. Meanwhile, the organisation has a The rental companies can play an contract with Trackunit for ongoing important role too by using it in development. “Over time, the app will be their training centres. able to offer contactless access control “It will take time. IPAF has made over the phone,” says Brogaard. a brave decision to go out and do “The way to look at this is that on this this. The card has been working perfectly and they could have platform we will build applications and just kept doing this for the solutions, access control being one, the next 10 years, but they log book and direct communication of are eager to move safety information being another. things forward.”

10_11.IPAF21.epal_sc.indd 11 14/04/2021 18:04 12 Low-level IPAF Powered Access 2021 The rise of ‘non-powered’ access DESPITE THE RECENT DECLINE IN COMMERCIAL The initial surge in demand for low- level powered access triggered by the CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE STILL SOME BRIGHT Work at Height Regulations is unlikely to SPOTS IN THE MARKET FOR LOW-LEVEL POWERED be repeated. However, we may be living ACCESS. PHIL BISHOP REPORTS through a second golden age right now. The definition of ‘low level’ in this context is generally regarded as up to 5m working height/3m platform height. The main users are building services and fitout contractors working indoors. Hospital building projects are a big market, and the government has promised 40 of these by 2030 at a cost of £3.7bn. Data centres and warehouses are also big users, driven by the growth of e-commerce. A particular growth market is the reconfiguration of existing buildings – converting office blocks and department stores to residential use. Even before covid-19 brought a change in working and retail patterns, many office buildings were standing empty. Commercial premises are being converted under permitted development rights – no planning permission required – and the government is seeking to ease regulations to allow more conversions. All this means demand for low-level powered access. “Fit out is 85% of the market,” says Gallacher. “Dry liners, pipe fitters, mechanical and electrical works – anyone wanting to work at height indoors.” JLG’s Eco range The introduction of the Work at Height The US may have been the There are three classes of machines in has no batteries Regulations in 2005 was a seminal mothership of powered access but it was this sector: push-around verticals (PAVs) and no hydraulics moment for the powered access in the UK that low-level powered access with manual wind-up platform; PAVs with industry in the UK, and for low-level was pioneered, says Paul Gallacher, battery-powered platform elevation (Pop powered access most of all. co-owner and business development Ups, in the main); and costlier, drivable Before then, while there had always director of Pop Up Products, which ones that can be moved around without been a need for powered access in introduced the world’s first push- disembarking. Improvements in manual high-reach applications, at lower around mini scissor lift in 2005. wind-up PAVs have seen this type come levels stepladders and scaffold towers Two years later Power Towers, another to the fore in recent years – notably the were the universal choices. The new British company, entered the arena, with Pecolift and Ecolift from Power Towers, regulations provided the spark to send a platform that elevates up a mast by acquired by US manufacturer JLG in 2015. push-around vertical access (PAVs) manual winding. These two remain the Hire company MEP, a division of Vp plc equipment into the mainstream. dominant forces in this market. that targets the mechanical and electrical

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Snorkel’s S3010P scissor lift has a 3m The rise of platform height (M&E) sector, is Power Towers’ biggest equipment, but seems to have customer. When it started out in this favoured the ultra-lightweight, push- ∕∕ market 10 years ago, its inventory was around/manual units rather than Fit out is 85% ‘non-powered’ access mostly Pop Ups. Now, three-quarters of powered access equipment. of the market. its machines are the manual type. “The “The residential sector has very Dry liners, market has moved to non-powered specific requirements for access pipe fitters, access in a massive way,” says MEP equipment. The ideal product must be mechanical product director Ewan Sanderson. able to be moved between floors by hand, and electrical Will Temple, head of powered access needs a maximum working height of 3m works – anyone at Sunbelt Rentals UK, agrees. Sunbelt and be push-around, rather than self- wanting to also has a mix of Pop Ups and Power propelled, to minimise risk of damage to work at height Towers, but he says that the manually door finishes. It also needs to be priced indoors elevating machines have come to be accordingly to compete with existing regarded as more flexible than powered scaffolding and podium solutions.” Paul Gallacher, Pop Up Products ↘ Market prospects machines, which require overnight Light, compact and manoeuvrable charging when site power is usually off. remain the key requirements for for low-level access There is a benefit for the rental access machinery indoors, but greater ↘ Industrial and commercial company too, according to Sanderson. diversity is emerging as markets change. construction are the two biggest “The return on investment is a bit Traditionally, fit out was an indoors markets for low-level powered access. better on non-powered,” he says. activity. Increasingly, modern methods Both sectors went into reverse in 2020 In response, Pop Up has introduced of construction means M&E contractors due primarily to the covid pandemic a raft of new features, including a new putting in prefabricated pipe racks and but there were already economic heavy-duty long-life battery and an ducting systems before the cladding uncertainties relating to Brexit that electronic control unit to prevent misuse. goes on. They can no longer rely on being inhibited private investment. Sanderson confirms that the office- protected from the elements. According to market intelligence to-residential conversion market has “They are effectively working in wind firm Glenigan, distribution warehouses Pop Up Products’ are the fastest growing segment become a significant market for MEP. tunnels,” Sanderson says. So they need IQ lift features within the industrial sector in recent Some offices are being converted before machines that are wind rated, as well as intelligent safety and monitoring years. The value of starts grew for a they have even been built. MEP is still being able to fit through standard third consecutive year in 2019. supplying a 10-storey tower block under doorways and ride in elevators. While overall industrial starts construction in London that had been Manufacturers are responding. slowed 25% in 2020, by Glenigan’s aimed at the financial services sector. Snorkel has recently launched an estimates, underlying prospects Now it is going to be four storeys for outdoor rated push-around mini scissor are strong, with the pandemic finance and six for residential use. lift, for use where there may be a wind accelerating the move to online Andrew Fishburn, managing director loading. “The Snorkel S3210P has a retailing and home delivery, thus of Snorkel UK, which makes push-around maximum working height of 5m, has generating further demand for distribution centres. Glenigan mini scissor lifts, concurs: “We are seeing an overall width of 0.81m, and can lift a forecasts a 22% rise in 2021. a shift from commercial to residential, platform capacity of 240kg, yet weighs Office starts are estimated to have predominantly in major cities like just 470kg,” says Fishburn. slowed 26% in 2020, according to London, Manchester and Leeds, which While there still appears to be plenty of Glenigan, which is forecasting a started around 18 months ago. activity in the low-level access market to further 9% fall in 2021, before 4% “In London, there are around 70+ keep UK hire firms busy, other countries growth in 2022. high-rise tower projects underway, have yet to embrace the concept in quite However, while new construction and another 42 towers in Manchester. the same way. JLG, however, still has high of offices is in decline, a rise in We estimate that around 60% of these hopes to see Power Towers’ UK success refurbishment projects is predicted projects have switched to residential, matched across Europe. “We have just as premises are adapted to accommodate changing working and around 20% of those have been moved into a new factory to meet growing practices and a rise in remote externally finished, but the internal demand not only in UK but worldwide,” working. And, with permitted fit-out work has not yet started.” it says. “We anticipate strong growth in development rights, it has never been He continues: “This has driven years to come, with further adoption of easier for landlords to convert office demand for lower-level access low-level access across the globe.” buildings to residential use.

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the precise nature of an incident and who was involved. Users will be asked a series of safer future questions about the circumstances surrounding the incident: when and IPAF’S UPDATED ACCIDENT REPORTING PORTAL where it happened; who was using the GATHERS SPECIFIC, TARGETED INFORMATION machine; what the ground conditions THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP INFORM AND were; the nature of any injuries or UPDATE TRAINING COURSES AND SAFETY fatalities and who was hurt; whether INFORMATION. NEIL GERRARD LEARNS users were trained or experienced; the HOW ANALYSIS OF THE DATA IS MAKING type of machine involved; what sector WORKING AT HEIGHT SAFER the accident happened in; even what the weather was like. Splitting details about incidents into specific categories allows IPAF to slice and dice the data in a number of different ways. Accidents can be filtered by country, for example, or by type of incident, or by accidents involving a certain type of machine. “Where the portal comes alive is filtering,” says Parker. “It tells us where incidents are happening and gives insight into how they are happening.” So far, the portal is collecting data from more than 20 countries We learn from our mistakes, according other members realised that data from worldwide, mostly from IPAF to the old adage, and it’s as true for ∕∕ the old portal was presenting them members and representatives in Where accidents working at height as for with problems. “It was giving us a lot certain countries, though users don’t anything else. But IPAF is taking the the portal of misinformation because we kept have to be IPAF members – they can process of learning from past failures comes alive getting results saying ‘other’ or ‘nul’. log in anonymously should they to new heights with the recent launch is filtering. It What does that mean? So we realised happen to be a concerned member of of its new accident reporting portal tells us where that the portal needed updating.” the public, for example. (www.ipafaccidentreporting.org). incidents are The portal has been completely The portal is also available in the Brian Parker, head of safety and happening and reorganised so that now users are nine core IPAF languages (English, technical for IPAF, explains that gives insight prompted to choose from specific Chinese, Dutch, French, German, while the old accident reporting into how they categories, which can help to reveal Italian, Korean, Portuguese and portal was helpful, the new one, are happening launched in September 2020, makes Brian Parker, significant improvements to the way IPAF ↘ Anonymised data in which data is collected. “Previously, rental companies and To address any concerns that in a form where they can just look operators could enter free text and individuals or companies have at the incidents,” says Parker. if that wasn’t aligned to something about details of accidents they have “I check all of the incidents to make in one of the categories that the suffered escaping into the public sure they are genuine and the Working portal expected, then it would sit in domain, data from the IPAF Group also does a sense check accident portal is published fully on what has been reported.This is ‘other’. That meant you couldn’t draw anonymised.It doesn’t name members’ information and members’ such good conclusions from what organisations, machines involved, money has been invested in this portal happened,” he says. or any individuals. and the database it generates – we During his work with the IPAF “All data is anonymised and want to make sure what we are doing Accident Working Group, Parker and sent to the Accident Working Group here is for them and their benefit.”

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IPAF accident data 1 Jan 2016 1,550 25 1,549 224 to 31 Dec 2018 Total reports Countries Persons involved Fatalities

Spanish). Currently, reporting through most commonly during the loading or the fact that even if it appears from the portal is mandated in the UK as a ∕∕ unloading and while ‘walking’ a MEWP. increased reporting that more incidents condition of achieving IPAF Rental+ We can now We have been teaching operators to walk are taking place in the short term, in the standard to be a rental member, and look at the a MEWP for a long time, but it wasn’t in longer term it will lead to better analysis Parker hopes that similar initiatives whole range the Load/Unload course,” says Roddis. and ultimately to safer work at height. will be introduced to other countries. of things that “We looked at the statistics and every For his part, Roddis hopes the new In the meantime, he is excited are happening. incident we came across for walking portal will help create a better future. about the implications of having data That doesn’t so a MEWP involved people loading and He says: “Just having better data is of that is more rigorously collected and much provide unloading, often in their own depot or no consequence in itself – it is what you more easily analysed. “The Accident answers as yard. We should have been focusing on do with that data that really counts. Working Group will have the direct questions, but those people and now we have been Everything moving forwards will relate ability to say what guidance needs to it is leading us able to change that. Being able to create directly to what is really happening, so be updated – whether that is Toolbox an updated Load/Unload training it has to be good for everyone.” to ask the right Talks, Andy Access posters or training course bespoke to that type of person courses. Currently we have 22 Andy questions means it has become far more effective.” Access posters, but probably only Paul Roddis, Now Roddis is focusing his attention seven or eight Toolbox Talks that IPAF to promoting a new training course accompany those posters, so we have targeting site assessments, specifically more of these useful Toolbox Talks relating to MEWP selection: “We have currently in progress,” he explains. the MEWPs for Managers training course, which does talk about MEWP Using better data to inform training selection. But looking at the statistics, Paul Roddis, IPAF training manager, which show that falls from height are is also enthusiastic about how the the greatest cause of fatalities year in, new portal can inform IPAF’s efforts to year out prompts the question: how do focus training where it is needed and you fall from a MEWP? improve the safety of the industry. “When you think about it, if it is being Information from the new portal has used correctly, you can’t. The answer ↘ The importance already revealed that most accidents has to be that people are climbing up of near misses during the delivery of MEWPs occur because the machine doesn’t reach high during loading or unloading, which enough because it is the wrong machine ↘ Key to making analysis of data led to an overhaul of the organisation’s or the wrong configuration. Similarly, from the new portal as sharp as possible is getting IPAF members, existing Load/Unload course. Analysing data some machine overturns are a result of “We could see from our analysis that showing how heavy machines on ground that can’t companies and individuals to report most accidents involved the delivery people are using support it. It’s a case of using the data not just serious incidents, but the MEWPs enables driver. We were also able to look at when to see what is happening and then near misses too. accidents to be “To be really effective, I need to incidents were happening and it was avoided extrapolating that to suggest solutions.” know – and this is going to sound odd Roddis is clear that the new portal has – what didn’t happen,” says Roddis. assisted in this respect. “We can now “Things that nearly happened look at the whole range of things that are, from my perspective, just as are happening. That doesn’t so much important as the things that did provide answers as questions, but it is result in an accident. If incidents are leading us to ask the right questions.” occurring a lot but not very often “This is how we learn from accidents,” injuring people, we could address adds Parker. “We might not like what those problems either directly through we see, but if we don’t learn from the training or find out if it is something to do with the way in which MEWPs are incidents we have, how are we going to being used. Without that information, make things better for the future?” we can only guess.” He is keen to ensure that as many For more information or to IPAF members as possible report report an accident, go to incidents to the portal, highlighting www.ipafaccident reporting.org

15_16.IPAF21.accidentreport_sc.indd 16 14/04/2021 19:13 17.IPAF21 ads.indd 7 07/04/2021 14:32 18 Digital IPAF Powered Access 2021 Digital simulators for MEWPs, believes it has given digital transformation a huge push forward: “It has accelerated the acceleration: adoption of technology like ours by at least two or three years,” he says. AFI’s new app, which has been downloaded thousands of times, allows customers to use their smartphones to creating a new browse machines available, hire them and off-hire them at any time of the day (or night). AFI is already working on the next addition to the app, a delivery location tracker. And a further digital normal transformation project is underway, although Roberts would not give details. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS FORCED Riwal too is working on digital US TO WORK DIFFERENTLY. FOR SOME IN developments across the board, extending the functionality of its customer THE SECTOR, THAT MEANS DOING MORE portal, My Riwal, pushing forward with DIGITALLY. BY KRISTINA SMITH BIM, adding eLearning to its training offering and working with VR simulators. “Over the past year, there’s been a huge push for us to deliver as much as we possibly can digitally,” says Chloe Aftab, digital specialist at Riwal. Last year, Riwal improved the invoice Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, feature on its portal, with customers in digital interactions with AFI Group’s most countries also able to access their customers have almost quadrupled. quotations from January of this year. That’s partly down to changes in More and more customers are using the behaviour, and partly due to the launch portal’s configurable dashboard, which of a new app in August 2020. provides data such as fuel use, running “Digital projects that we were going to time, costs and carbon emissions. do in a year or two have come to the front “There are a growing number of of the queue,” says Luke Roberts, head customers who have to work sustainably of digital transformation at AFI Group and to report on it,” says Kees van Services. After a short pause in business Benschop, digital innovation specialist from March 2020, which many firms at Riwal: “They can download reports experienced, the project to deliver the from the portal to help them do that.” new app was the first one to be restarted. Riwal’s increasing use of BIM The pandemic changed behaviours is changing the way it works with and attitudes. Most people have been customers, says van Benschop. forced to use more digital tools, both Though this cannot be attributed to in their work and their personal lives. the pandemic, 3D visualisations do Seminars and training courses have help communication in video meetings, moved online, meetings are virtual when visits to site are restricted, he says. and our desire to track and understand Jason Woods, IPAF’s regional covid has given us all a grim insight into manager for the Middle East, South Asia the importance of data and analytics. and Kazakhstan, has used travelling Jim Colvin, CEO of Serious Labs Digital assessments, such as those provided through Serious Labs time saved during covid lockdowns to which provides virtual reality (VR) VR simulators, offer analytics on operator competence and skills create a new eLearning programme for

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Leap Like a Salmon has introduced a Wellbeing Wheel assessment tool to identify training and development opportunities

worldwide. He says: “IPAF already instructor, which IPAF recognises is offered an eLearning theory module often preferable than individuals for operators, which was increasing in attempting to pass an online course popularity even before the pandemic. alone and on their own time. From March 2020 onwards we have Roddis also points to advances in seen uptake increase over fivefold. other areas of IPAF’s training: “Now most of our main markets are “Despite the pandemic, we have back to delivering pre-pandemic levels managed to develop a completely new of in-person training, but this demand Site Assessment (for MEWP Selection) for eLearning has remained at course, which is available both as heightened levels; operators and eLearning utilising facial recognition managers must like the flexibility and and also as an instructor-led course. inspectors in his regions – and beyond. convenience our remote learning offers.” The feedback from this has been Once a month, a different manufacturer ∕∕ In the early months of the pandemic overwhelmingly positive, with the delivers a virtual workshop which Over the past IPAF introduced the facial-recognition average rating from candidates to date explains the workings of its machines year there’s technology used in its eLearning being a 9 out of 10. and how they should be checked. been a huge version of MEWPs for Managers into its “Overall I believe that the “The idea had been in the back of my push for us operator training in the UK and increased uptake of eLearning or mind for a while,” says Woods. “When to deliver as Ireland, to help reduce the need for instructor-led remote training during covid came, it gave me the opportunity much as we candidates to be in a classroom to the pandemic will have created and time to develop the programme.” possibly can undertake the theory part of their lasting changes in the industry that The sessions attract around 170 digitally course. The time allowed between will continue well beyond the time inspectors at a time, and are followed completion of the theory module and when the world has beaten this virus. up with 10 questions, sent by the Chloe Aftab, passing the practical test was also Our members and their candidates Riwal presenter to attendees after the event. extended to 90 days, as was validity of demand flexibility; we have worked “We are trying to open the lines of all PAL Cards expiring during the peak hard along with our Training communication so that inspectors can months of the pandemic. Committee and associated working approach the manufacturers when Globally 32,000 candidates groups to provide that for them.” they have questions,” says Woods. successfully passed their IPAF operator In many ways 2020 was tough For obvious reasons, eLearning has theory training using eLearning in for the sector, with capital budgets burgeoned across the sector. One area 2020, a significant increase over vanishing overnight. But longer term, that training managers and line previous years since the module was prospects look rosier, says Colvin, managers should be considering is launched at the beginning of 2018. because people see that things can be wellbeing, says Karen Waite, founder IPAF also worked to facilitate instructor- done differently. and CEO of Leap Like a Salmon, an led online versions of many of its Serious Labs is working with HS2 online hub which allows users to store, Training on a eLearning courses, to allow groups of contractor Align JV on a UK trial that register and optimise Continuing simulator can candidates to join the same course could lead to increased competency, supplement the Professional Development (CPD) records. need for practical remotely. This allows greater candidate upskilling and fewer accidents Recognised and validated by IPAF experience interaction with a knowledgeable on major projects. Operators will and PASMA, it has introduced a be assessed on their arrival at the ‘Wellbeing Wheel’ which allows users project, skills gaps identified and to rate their wellbeing under eight training provided. categories and then provides insight In an industry that is crying out for and advice on how to improve scores new recruits, any technology that can (see chart, top). help professionalise and democratise Paul Roddis, IPAF’s training must be welcome. “We want to get manager, agrees that the pandemic the message out to contractors too,” seems to have accelerated the adoption says Woods. “Any developments of digital innovation, and that these that prevent accidents and reduce gains are likely to be permanent as the downtime add to cost and efficiency virus is brought under control savings for them.”

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JLG recharges boom lift market At the end of 2020, JLG launched two new emissions-free articulating boom lifts – the EC450AJ and the EC520AJ. Both machines are powered by a 48V lithium-ion battery pack, which JLG claims will be enough for a full day of work. They each take around 3.5 hours to fully recharge using a 220V-13A power network. The manufacturer claims that the lithium-ion battery is good for 4,000 charges, or around 10 years of life. Both also have an oscillating axle that allows them to handle rough terrain. The EC520AJ has a working height of 18m, while the EC450AJ has a working height of 15.77m. Both have a platform capacity of 250kg.

Cutting carbon emissions to slow climate change is likely to be one of the biggest challenges businesses and societies face over the coming years, with Sir David Attenborough warning the UN Security Council in February this year that it is “the biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced”. The UK Government has set a requirement to bring all greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, though many businesses are rushing to achieve that target more quickly. Construction firm Mace has already reached its target to become a net Rising to the zero business in 2020 with the help of offsetting, reducing its carbon emissions by 50% through a series of initiatives such as a ban on diesel generators and an increase in the use of cement alternatives. Lendlease, challenge which hopes to achieve zero carbon status by 2040, has pledged to eliminate diesel from its construction sites completely by 2025. And Kier is

of net zero Genie E-Drive cuts battery costs In November 2020, Genie launched its E-Drive system, an optimised AC electric AS GLASGOW PREPARES TO HOST THE 26TH drive system, across its entire line of GS slab UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES scissor lifts. The brushless E-Drive motors are (COP26) IN NOVEMBER, THE ISSUE OF ENVIRONMENT sealed against moisture and water and have 70% fewer hydraulic hoses and fittings than AND HOW BUSINESSES GO ABOUT MEETING previous models. Genie product manager THEIR TARGETS FOR REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS Michael Flanagan claims industry-standard HAS RARELY BEEN HIGHER ON THE AGENDA. cycle testing developed by hire firm Hird NEIL GERRARD LOOKS AT FIVE EMISSIONS-FREE showed that E-Drive scissors have a 30% increase in runtime per charge as compared to POWERED ACCESS MACHINES THAT AIM TO hydraulic drive Genie models, with a reduction RISE TO MEET THE CHALLENGE in lifetime battery costs of up to 20%.

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Niftylift HR17NE hits the heights Niftylift has launched its HeightRider 17 Narrow Electric (HR17NE), which will lift two workers and their tools to a working height of 17m or a working outreach of 9.7m. Niftylift claims that the machine can potentially offer four days of operation on a single charge, based on the industry standard for a typical working day of 16-18 standard duty cycles (SDC). A single charge of the HR17NE achieves an SDC rating of 75. Charge time from 0% to 100% charge is 16 hours. A more realistic charge time after one typical day’s operation would be 3.5 to four hours, the firm claims. The batteries also feature a protection system monitor that prevents batteries from being discharged to less than 20% of full charge, preventing battery damage caused by excessive discharge. The HR17NE has a 180° rotating cage and a fly-boom, as well as zero tail swing, to allow it to work in restricted spaces, and non-marking tyres suitable for indoor work.

already trialling electric vehicles on its Haulotte adds two Pulseo lifts way to becoming zero carbon by 2045. France-based manufacturer Haulotte That means that businesses – not Equipment has added two all-electric scissor lifts to its Pulseo range, launching just in construction but in sectors the new machines in November last such as aviation, film and TV, and year. The HS15 E and HS18 E both have even petrochemical – are looking for a platform capacity of 750kg and have emissions-free machines to help them multiple charging modes, including an achieve their ambitions as well as to optional accelerated charge. The two meet government requirements. machines, which have a working height of 15m and 18m respectively, are both Powered Access rounds up five four-wheel drive and each has a 48V battery machines from manufacturers that pack. A single charge will typically work one they hope will lead the powered full day. Equipped with two extensions, their access sector to a greener future. work area can reach up to 7.4m long. JOHNC@STUDIOMK

Hinowa’s TeleCrawler13 reaches out Hinowa’s TeleCrawler13 is the most recent in its line of tracked aerial platforms. The fully electric machine can reach a working height of 13m and has a horizontal outreach of 6.4m. Permanent magnet electric drive motors in its undercarriage do away with the need for hydraulic oil. Capable of working in muddy and dusty environments thanks to an IP67 protection seal on the electric track motors, it comes in two variants: the TC13N (narrow), with a 136kg capacity, and the TC13S, with a load capacity of 230kg. A double-sided entry basket with secondary guarding for the TC13S will be available soon. Its ‘big sister’, the TC22, is to be launched later this year.

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Joly Location Three huge MEWPs with a working used three 90m height of 90m have been used by MEWPs to assist with removing French hire firm Joly Location to assist 200 tonnes of with the dismantling of scaffolding scaffolding at Notre-Dame in Paris, after the cathedral was severely damaged by a Giant 90m MEWPs blaze in 2019. Joly Location first provided a 90m MEWP to the site in 2019 to install assist in dismantling Work on the sensors on the damaged scaffolding to complex structure could be controlled measure and monitor movement. The of scaffolding at from a distance MEWPs were also used for pressure studies, to assess building weakness, and to safeguard stone and gargoyles. Notre-Dame Scaffolders and engineers decided to belt the scaffolding to prevent it from FOLLOWING A DEVASTATING FIRE AT falling outwards into neighbouring NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS CATHEDRAL, WORK streets or from collapsing on itself, which could have led to the destruction WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE HUNDREDS OF of the cathedral’s vaults. To assist TONNES OF SCAFFOLDING FROM A DIFFICULT- with the work, a total of three 90m TO-ACCESS LOCATION WITHIN THE TRANSEPT. MEWPs were eventually used – the FORTUNATELY, IPAF MEMBER JOLY LOCATION only machines capable of reaching WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SOLUTION WITH the centre of the damaged scaffolding THREE HUGE 90M MEWPS by climbing more than 50m and then

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The MEWPs were able to reach down into the centre of the damaged scaffolding

reaching out by 30m and 15m-20m remained on site from June 2019 ∕∕ downwards into the structure. until January 2021, working with two We had to The work was carried out over several Ruthmann T900HF mobile cranes, plus overcome months and was assisted by mobile two T900HFs supplied by German numerous cranes and a tower crane. The work hire firms Gräber and Roggermaier. It is challenges lasted until December 2019 before the thought to be the only site in the world dismantling of the scaffolding began in where four T900HFs have been brought during some Shipshape 2020. Scaffolders cut the scaffolding, together to be used at the same time. very delicate made up of a total of 50,000 tubes Lionel Joly, managing director of Joly operations, MAINTENANCE WORK ON weighing 200 tonnes, into small pieces. Location, said: “The fire at Notre-Dame which The MEWPs were in place to assist and de Paris was a drama that moved the required a A HUGE VESSEL REQUIRED supervise the rope access workers who entire world. Taking part in work to personal AN INNOVATIVE MEWP were cutting the scaffolding. secure the building was an extraordinary investment SOLUTION, SUPPLIED BY In September 2020, work was and unique adventure for us, both from a from APL AERIAL PLATFORMS intensified into two eight-hour shifts technical perspective and on a personal everyone to ensure work could be finished level. We had to overcome numerous Manchester-based APL Aerial before bad winter weather set in. The challenges during some very delicate Lionel Joly, Platforms found itself dealing with Joly Location scaffolding was completely dismantled operations, which required a personal an unusual request last year when by 24 November 2020. investment from everyone at every it was contacted about supplying a The works have been overseen by moment, night and day. machine to help with maintenance a publicly owned company headed “There was a lot of emotion and work on a huge vessel moored at by General Jean-Louis Georgelin, links have been created between all the Holyhead in Anglesey, north Wales. with technical supervision by French different people from different trades The unnamed customer required an scaffolding firm Europe Echafaudage, who have worked on this once-in-a- articulated boom lift that was able to directed by Didier Cuiset. The MEWPs lifetime project.” lift its operators over 40m in the air to perform the routine maintenance tasks. Two MEWPs lift workers into After conducting a free onsite place above the survey, APL supplied a Genie Z135 cathedral Superboom for the project. The machine was delivered to the dock and craned onto the vessel within the space of a few hours. With a working height of 43.15m and a horizontal outreach of up to 21.26m, the Z135/70 did not need to be repositioned as often, allowing the operators to complete the project more efficiently and safely.

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A BFT130 MCWP with fixed deck extensions in use on a curved facade

can be adjusted to position workers at the optimum location for performing their work quickly and precisely. This adjustability may yield substantial ergonomic benefits as well, reducing workers’ risk of musculoskeletal disorders that can result from awkward postures during lifting, material handling and when working on building facades. MCWPs also have a relatively high load capacity, allowing vertical transfer of large loads and workers together on a single platform – even allowing for social distancing post-covid. The equipment can be customised to suit specific building profiles or project needs and requires a smaller footprint than scaffolding. Rob Munns, head of sales for the Leighton Buzzard-based IPAF member firm BFT Mastclimbing, says: “The typical challenges I hear back from potential users usually relate to two or three concerns that are really not based Mast-climbing work platforms, also in fact. One such misconception known as MCWPs, are increasingly is that it isn’t possible to work at being deployed on UK construction multiple heights on a facade and sites. MCWPs have a power-driven that using an MCWP could slow the work platform that climbs a vertical programme down as you can only tower, allowing them to reach much work at one height at a time. Working higher and carry greater loads than “If the programme is built around traditional scaffolding towers. multi-level activity, then MCWPs Though they have been available can be arranged in a ‘double stack’ together, in the UK since the 1980s, MCWPs formation that effectively puts two only really started to become widely twin platforms on the same mast. safely apart used in the 1990s, when some These can operate independently and contractors began using them as an solve this challenge. Considering the alternative to traditional tube-and- significant time and cost savings that MAST-CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS, OR coupler scaffolding. In the late 1990s MCWPs have over scaffolding for a MCWPS, ARE A COMMON SIGHT ON MAJOR the recession all but wiped out the facade this height, this becomes even UK CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE fledgling MCWP rental industry, but more advantageous. SITES, BUT IT WASN’T ALWAYS THE CASE. since the turn of the millennium the “Another myth is that MCWPs industry has been steadily growing. can’t work on curved facades. While AMID THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLETING One of the main benefits is that they it is true the platform itself may be a THE BACKED-UP CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE are quicker to erect and dismantle, straight line, adaptions such as deck POST PANDEMIC, ANGEL IBÁÑEZ, IPAF’S saving in many cases as much as extensions can be designed bespoke REPRESENTATIVE FOR MCWPS AND 60% of the erection and dismantling to each job, thus closely matching RELATED PRODUCTS, EXAMINES THE time of tubular scaffolding. Another the profile of curved facades,” he BENEFITS OF THESE VERSATILE MACHINES important benefit is that the platform continues.

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“The whole idea that ‘MCWPs can’t work around corners’ is ∕∕ If the wrong – the use of deck extensions can provide full access to any programme facade as required.” is built Munns adds: “I’ve also lost count around of the number of times I hear that we multi-level can’t use MCWPs for certain types of activity, then work – for instance doing brickwork. MCWPs can Our BFT150, the largest machine in be arranged our range, is designed with exactly in a ‘double this purpose in mind and can take up stack’ to 5 tonnes of weight to exactly the formation right height, rather than having to An artist uses the platform to work on the mural manually handle these materials into Rob Munns, position by alternative methods.” BFT Mastclimbing MCWPs are versatile, capable and increasingly popular. Compared to scaffolding they are safe and quicker to erect and dismantle. And with the large platform area and ability to Marking Leeds United’s work at multiple heights using the same mast, they allow workers to return to the first flight operate safely while practising social distancing – not very easy even using MEWPs. A NIFTYLIFT HEIGHTRIDER 15 Bielsa, while a third has created a giant FROM JMS ACCESS, WITH club badge – more are in the pipeline. IPAF offers a range of training for ITS 1.5M WIDE BASKET, The Niftylift HR15 was suited to the MCWPs and hoists; for details of project because it provides a maximum the courses on offer please see PROVED TO BE THE working height of 15.4m and outreach www.ipaf.org/mcwp-courses. IPAF PERFECT MACHINE FOR of 9.6m. The access platform is designed also offers a range of Andy Access STREET ARTISTS TO CREATE to be super narrow. At just 1.5m wide, safety posters suitable for use on MURALS IN LEEDS TO MARK it can be used with greater ease in MCWP work sites and breakrooms. THE RETURN OF LEEDS confined spaces, such as areas close to For the full range of Andy Access An MCWP in public pavements, as was the case here. action on a UNITED TO ENGLISH materials please visit www.ipaf. facade in White TOP-FLIGHT FOOTBALL Meanwhile, it has a safe working org/AndyAccess. City, London load of 225kg which meant it was able to accommodate up to two artists as A Niftylift HeightRider 15 articulating well as their supplies. cherry picker supplied by JMS Powered JMS’s Leeds depot service manager Access has been used to create a mural Neil Ramsay, a life-long Leeds fan, of Leeds United FC’s manager to mark said: “I didn’t realise we’d hired out the club’s return to football’s top flight. the Niftylift HR15 for the mural project. The Leeds United Supporters’ Trust The first thing I saw was the artwork, (LUST) commissioned artists to create then I saw a JMS platform was being street murals in the city to celebrate used to create it so I was doubly pleased. the club’s rise to the Premier League. “As a one-club city, there is a lot of An artist created a mural of Leeds excitement about Leeds playing in United manager Marcelo Bielsa on a the Premier League again, and a lot of shop in the city. A second mural, already pride as well, so I am very pleased that completed, has another depiction of JMS can help celebrate this occasion.”

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MEWP rental markets’ pre-pandemic health will shape recovery

New ePAL App is a ‘gamechanger’ for construction safety

A new digital app from IPAF for users of MEWP and MCWP equipment will be a “gamechanger” for work site safety and efficiency and marks a stride forward in IPAF’s drive for greater sector sustainability. IPAF’s ePAL App, launching in the first half of 2021, is free to use and features a digital IPAF PAL Card, operator log book and operator safety guides. It also allows operators to receive the latest IPAF safety information and to log and share their training certification and equipment time digitally. The app will also phase out paper certification of qualifications and logging of The state of MEWP rental and positive the report indicates that their markets may machine time, and replace the printed paper economic trends to year-end 2019 in encounter contrasting fortunes post-pandemic. version of IPAF’s operator safety guide. Overall countries including Italy, the Netherlands, Spain’s steady recovery since 2011 looks to it will speed up the processing time and Germany and China should shape strong have stalled, with the market worth less than resources required to issue training candidates recoveries after the coronavirus pandemic, half (€201m) in 2019 of its total 2008 value with their PAL Card and certification, which according to the latest analysis, conducted (€429m). A gloomy outlook indicates gains at present must be replaced each time a new exclusively for IPAF by DuckerFrontier. could well be reversed over the next two years. machine category qualification is added or IPAF’s Global Powered Access Rental Market UK MEWP rental companies showed part of their training is renewed. Report 2020 shows those countries least resilience and ingenuity to maintain fleet Peter Douglas, IPAF CEO and MD, hard-hit in the first wave of the pandemic are size and rental income throughout 2020, for comments: “IPAF’s ePAL allows us to likely to recover well in 2021 and indicates instance by offering services such as enhanced streamline and digitise our processes, Sweden and the US will be among markets to equipment sanitisation and decontamination including issuing and renewing IPAF PAL recover strongly. France, the UK, Spain and to help prevent the risk of spreading covid-19. Cards and helping operators keep track of Finland were among those worst hit by the As in the 2019 version, the report contains their machine operating experience via the pandemic, owing to the impact of the disease a special market focus on China, which paints digital logbook function. IPAF seeks to be and sustained national lockdowns, coupled a picture of a MEWP rental market growing at at the forefront in driving change for our with other underlying factors. unprecedented speed, only slightly restricted industry and we are involving a wide range of In Europe, the Dutch and German MEWP by the pandemic, and set to keep surging in stakeholders to drive this change.” rental markets both reported strong growth terms of size and penetration for years. Alan Woodage, health and safety manager at up until the beginning of the pandemic, Taylor Woodrow, comments: “The introduction increasing by 7% in terms of annual revenue, The 2020 IPAF Global Powered Access of ePAL and digital PAL Cards is another great while France saw sustained growth over three Rental Market Reports are available now integration of digital technology welcomed by years, to overtake the UK MEWP rental market at www.ipaf.org/reports, with a discount Vinci Construction UK. As we embrace more in terms of size and revenue at the end of 2019. available to IPAF members and a 50% price digital technologies, we become many things: Spain and Italy saw continued recovery from reduction on 2019 and 2018 reports. Older more sustainable; better connected; more the global financial crash in 2008-09, though reports are now free to view/download. engaging; and, ultimately, efficient.”

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Sustainability key to building back after coronavirus, digital Summit hears

Sustainability, digitisation and adopting collaboration in producing the new ePAL battery technology to drive innovation and exciting new technologies are key to building application for mobile devices, which is set affordable. “The awareness of this is good in back from the coronavirus pandemic, to revolutionise the way operators store and Europe and especially in Scandinavia, and according to presenters at this year’s IPAF share training certification – via digital PAL the US is beginning to catch up in this regard Summit, hosted for the first time ever as a Cards – and log their equipment time. and so demand for electric-powered solutions virtual event, along with a digital prize-giving Reducing the physical assets of the PAL is rising there.” for the International Awards for Powered Card certification process from a typical year’s The conversation touched on how powered Access (IAPAs), on 18 March 2021. output that currently amounts to a 130m stack access rental embraces and embodies Suzannah Nichol, CEO of Build UK, said of printed paper and plastic that is shipped the circular economy, the importance during her Summit-opening presentation: from supplier, to IPAF, to Training Centre and of enhancing the lifespan of machines “How do we grow and build sustainable on to candidates. “The app helps us reduce the and batteries, utilising tools such as the

businesses? We want to make our industry number of steps to process a PAL Card and cut Equipment CO2 calculator from the European more efficient, reduce waste and increase down on all that waste,” said Douglas. Rental Association (ERA), and looking at end- productivity. Why have one form when you Karel Huijser (JLG), Pierre Boels (Boels) of-life strategies for powered access machines. can have 10 seems to be our industry’s and Norty Turner (United Rentals) closed the More than 1,000 participants took part, mantra at times, so we are building a new Summit in a virtual round-table discussion from no fewer than 67 countries worldwide. prequalification framework, the Common moderated by Murray Pollok, managing Douglas said: “It’s fantastic that despite Assessment Standard. We think this will save editor of Access International, who began by the pandemic, attendees from all round the the industry up to £1bn a year, not to mention asking: “Is the industry doing enough to be world were able to benefit from a high-quality reduce paperwork and free up key staff for sustainable?” series of speakers. We thank CMC, Sinoboom, other more productive tasks. Boels thought powered access was “in a Trackunit, ZTR, Hinowa, Alimak and Imer “We must also focus on people: recruiting, good place” and felt the industry could be Group for their sponsorship.” training and retaining talent. Without the proactive in marketing cleaner electric-powered right people, we can’t operate. It is up to all of machines but is limited by a need to balance Top: Suzannah Nichol, CEO of Build UK Below: IPAF summit round-table discussions us to take our enthusiasm, passion and skills costs and what customers are willing to pay. into schools to encourage young people into Turner countered: “Is any industry doing our industry. How we train people is really enough? I don’t think so… but we need to push important and IPAF is definitely a leading hard to find new opportunities to do more. light in that department. We need to provide Pierre is right, what will ultimately drive it more apprenticeship places and encourage is the economics behind it. Just look at the young people into them.” automotive industry, it is really starting to flip.” Søren Brogaard, CEO of Trackunit, Huijser also drew comparisons with presented along with Peter Douglas, CEO the automotive industry, emphasising the and MD of IPAF, about the organisations’ importance of investing in and focusing on

IPAF extends Competent Assessed Person programme IPAF’s Competent Assessed Person (CAP) to growing industry demand for a recognised Centres, initially in English and Spanish. We programme has been adapted to suit those programme to certify individuals as having the expect take-up for this new version of the IPAF inspecting or maintaining mast-climbing skills to inspect and examine the equipment CAP assessment will be strong from the outset.” work platforms (MCWPs) and construction as per the legal requirements of national and hoists, including goods, transport platform international safe-use standards. For more information about IPAF training and passenger hoists. Angel Ibáñez, IPAF’s representative for courses and upcoming changes to the IPAF’s Training Department has worked to MCWPs and related products, says: “We’re way PAL Cards and other certification will adapt the course to suit those inspecting and pleased to say that this has now been delivered be issued via a new ePAL App for mobile maintaining MCWPs and hoists, in response and will be available via selected IPAF Training devices, see www.ipaf.org/training

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Accident analysis prompts revamp of IPAF’s load and unload training “This is exactly the reason why we place so much emphasis on our accident reporting project – only through good data and exhaustive analysis of accidents and near-misses can we identify high-risk situations, uncover underlying causes of why operators get into difficulty, and address these through our training programme, industry technical guidance, Andy Access safety campaigns and Toolbox Talks series.” Paul Roddis, IPAF training manager (pictured), says: “This is an excellent new course that is highly recommended learning for anyone operating, hiring, maintaining, delivering or managing MEWPs; there is a great Information gathered in a worldwide project overhaul its existing Load/Unload course, deal in the training course that is applicable to to report accidents and near misses has with new training materials unveiled to a range of plant machines, including dumpers, informed a major update to a comprehensive instructors at the end of 2020. diggers, telehandlers, rollers or forklifts.” training course on how to load and unload Peter Douglas, IPAF CEO and MD, MEWPs and other plant equipment safely comments: “Statistically, the people most To find out more from trucks or trailers. likely to be involved in a MEWP-related about IPAF’s globally The latest analysis of global data gathered incident are those loading and unloading recognised training by IPAF via www.ipaf.org/accident shows and these operatives are key to our industry. programme or find most accidents resulting in lost-time injuries Analysing data has allowed the updated an IPAF Training – and even on occasion fatalities – during training course to provide knowledge and Centre near you, delivery of MEWPs occur during loading recommended protocols to help prevent please see www.ipaf. or unloading. As a result, IPAF decided to accidents before they happen. org/training

MEWP technician apprenticeship in high demand

The first wave of inductions to a new cohort of apprentices is now finalised, with specialist apprenticeship aimed at certifying a confirmed start date of 19 April at provider MEWP technicians that has been developed institution North Warwickshire and South with assistance from IPAF is complete, Leicestershire College. with 10 places confirmed. Richard Whiting, IPAF’s UK and Ireland The Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered market general manager, who led on Access Technician apprenticeship was developing the IPAF Roadmap, comments: developed to meet growing demand in the “Wider interest is such that the college is hire and maintenance industry, in which already anticipating it will extend its next it is acknowledged that basic mechanical intake to two full cohorts in September, so qualifications alone are not necessarily I urge any IPAF members who would like sufficient grounding for technicians and to recruit or add someone on their existing service personnel inspecting, maintaining staff to this new specialist apprenticeship and repairing specialist lifting equipment to get in touch with the college or visit the involving sophisticated battery systems, website for details. hydraulics and other systems not found in “We wish all the first inductees to the new other types of plant machinery. apprenticeship well and offer our thanks The new apprenticeship forms part to the college and our members for their of IPAF’s Roadmap to Qualified MEWP support and generosity in helping get this Technician or Engineer Status, and the first vital apprenticeship off the ground.”

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A new course aimed at Paul Roddis, IPAF’s training manager, Global manufacturer Alimak’s Dubai team demonstrating how to comments: “The course is theory-based with an perform a thorough site exam at the end. It is aimed at those working for assessment and select the rental companies who need to determine which MCWP correct MEWP to carry out type of MEWP a client should hire from them, the job in hand has been and anyone in any industry who wishes to gain manufacturer launched IPAF. the knowledge to make their own decisions becomes fourth Based on ongoing about the type of MEWP to deploy.” analysis of accident and All candidates must hold a valid PAL Card Sustaining near-miss incidents via IPAF’s global reporting certifying successful prior completion of IPAF project (www.IPAFaccidentreporting.org), operator training, IPAF MEWPs for Managers Member IPAF analysis often finds that the underlying course or MEWPs for Supervisors qualification. causes can be traced back to poor planning, The course duration is half a day long and may IPAF is pleased to welcome Alimak Group, inadequate risk assessment, and incomplete be taken either at an IPAF-approved Training the global MCWP and construction hoist understanding of the technical and safety Centre or online via eLearning – candidates manufacturer, as its fourth Sustaining demands of the task, or attempting the job work through the modules in their own time, at Member. With headquarters in Stockholm, using an incorrect machine or untrained their own pace, at a location of their choosing. Sweden, no fewer than 26 subsidiary operators and supervisors. companies and a presence in more than Brian Parker, IPAF’s head of safety and To find more about the full range of IPAF 20 countries worldwide, all of the Alimak technical, says: “Selecting a MEWP can be training options and about upcoming Group are now members of IPAF following complex and challenging, even for experienced changes to the way PAL Cards and other discussions and an agreement to sign up to site managers. Being confident and sufficiently certification is issued and renewed via the the Sustaining Member category during 2020. knowledgeable to select the correct MEWP for the new ePAL App for mobile, see www.ipaf. Alimak Group joins Haulotte, APEX job directly reduces risk. Correct MEWP selection org/training; use the online directory or and Henderson Insurance Brokers, part also improves effectiveness of MEWP operations, searchable map function on the same area of AON Group, as Sustaining Members of reducing unnecessary costs and creating the of the IPAF website to find your nearest the federation. ability to work to intended timescales.” IPAF-approved Training Centre. Angel Ibañez, IPAF’s global representative for MCWPs and related products, comments: “Alimak has long been a very active member supporting IPAF in the development of training courses and safety campaigns, especially from the UK branch, as well as being members of the MCWP, lift and hoist dedicated work group. “In the past five years, IPAF has intensified its activity in the realm of MCWPs and hoists and has expanded its involvement in developing training and standards for the sector, so to have Alimak Group on board as a sustaining member will be excellent as it will allow us to tap into the company’s expertise and global presence to help promote quality training and safety best practice regarding MCWPs and hoists worldwide.”

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IPAF leads calls for extension to UK’s red diesel tax rebate

IPAF has amplified calls for Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, to postpone plans to end tax relief on red diesel for construction plant machinery, to take into account the ongoing uncertainty caused by the covid-19 pandemic. IPAF was among leading UK construction bodies to voice concerns about the unintended consequences of ending the rebate when it was consulted on last year. While there are already advanced machines on the market using battery or hybrid technology, and these are increasingly sought after by customers looking to work at height indoors or to comply with existing low and ultra-low emissions zones, such as in London, there remains a requirement for Use of simulators in IPAF high-capability or extended outreach machines for certain tasks to be carried out safely – for instance removing cladding from tall buildings. PAL+ Test gets green light Where the end user is in the public sector, for instance road or rail infrastructure, added cost The use of virtual reality (VR) simulators as Peter Douglas, IPAF CEO and MD, says: through increased taxation will end up being part of the assessment process of advanced “Candidates passing the IPAF PAL+ training reflected in overall project costs, so negating any operator training courses has been approved using a VR simulator will be awarded their positive increase in revenue to the Treasury. by IPAF Council. Approved training centres certificate and upgraded PAL Card as normal, Battery technology is struggling to keep pace delivering IPAF’s PAL+ advanced MEWP and the certification will not differ in any way with market demand, and the infrastructure to operator course now have the option of to those who have been trained and assessed dispose of older, obsolete or depleted batteries assessing candidates in a VR environment using real machines. does not yet exist in the UK to support as an alternative to the standard assessment “It will also allow onsite training in the wholesale switch to battery/electric using real MEWPs and a specially constructed conjunction with accredited IPAF training powered machines. Older machines rendered superstructure to operate around. providers, which will prove useful for contractors economically unviable or technologically IPAF PAL+ is only open to existing valid delivering complex infrastructure and obsolete will most likely be sold and shipped PAL Card-holders and demonstrates a higher construction projects like data centres or the overseas, so the carbon footprint is merely level of proficiency and dexterity in carrying HS2 rail link from Birmingham to London.” moved, as opposed to reduced or eradicated. out complex manoeuvres, as often required of He adds: “This will give our global Peter Douglas, CEO and MD of IPAF, contractors in construction, manufacturing, network of approved training centres added comments: “We welcome the use of cleaner engineering or processing applications. flexibility to deliver the widest possible technologies in construction, but in some Paul Roddis, IPAF’s training manager, says: range of IPAF courses.” circumstances there is no choice but to use “Our trials showed that VR simulators are diesel-powered machines as the equivalent Top and below: IPAF’s PAL+ advanced MEWP well suited for testing control, observation course on a virtual reality simulator electric-powered specialist equipment is and decision-making required for conducting either not yet available, or isn’t a realistic various advanced-level operations and option on grounds of safety and efficiency. working intensively with the precision required “The powered access industry is already in applications such as manufacturing, pivoting towards much greener, low- complex construction projects and the like. emissions technology; we believe that an “Our instructors can be confident that extension to this exemption for red diesel candidates using simulators will have a machines would reflect the disruption caused good deal of prior time using real machines, by covid-19 and allow additional time for and the VR assessment has been rigorously the industry to address this issue through tested to ensure it transposes precisely the technological innovation and the renewal experience of operating a real MEWP.” of existing fleets.”

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IPAF passes landmark of two million PAL Cards worldwide

The number of Powered Access Licence (PAL) Cards issued by IPAF to MEWP and MCWP operators worldwide has surpassed two million, with 800,000 valid cards now in use on work sites around the globe. Staff at Astley Hire in Leigh, Greater Manchester, issued IPAF’s two millionth PAL Card IPAF first began certifying training in 1993, with the distinctive yellow credit- mark. Just three years on, and despite the as eLearning and instructor-led remote card-sized PAL Card being officially impact of the coronavirus pandemic, IPAF learning. Now, with the ePAL App, the PAL introduced in at the end of 1998. At that has now certified more than two million Card is for the first time translated into the time just over 11,000 MEWP operators MEWP and MCWP operator licences. digital realm. had been certified by IPAF; with the Peter Douglas, CEO and MD of IPAF, says: “We were pleased to present an award introduction of the PAL Card that figure “IPAF’s global training programme never to the UK Training Centre that successfully doubled over the next year. stands still; we’re expanding the range trained the candidate that took us past this In 2014 IPAF marked the milestone of one of courses and categories IPAF Training landmark; special mention goes to all those million PAL Cards issued, and in November Centres can deliver, adding existing training at Astley Hire in Leigh, Greater Manchester, 2017 IPAF passed the 1.5 million PAL Cards into new languages and applications such for certifying our two-millionth trainee!”

Check guidance to minimise work-at-height virus risk

Guidance has been issued by IPAF to MEWPs, “Enhanced risk assessment, cleansing of mast-climbing working platforms (MCWPs) machines, use of additional PPE such as face and hoists to work safely and minimise the masks and visors, and using extra machines risk of spreading the coronavirus. to allow a ‘one operator per platform’ rule to The guidance was developed and reviewed maintain social distancing are all recommended. by IPAF’s safety experts and members and is If contractors need to hire additional machines, centred on a hierarchy of risk, ranked from it’s important to only ask trained and familiarised eliminating risk entirely, through reducing operators to use the equipment and for work to risk, isolating users from risk and controlling be adequately supervised. risk to protecting against risk through use of “It is very important not to use any excuse to personal protective equipment (PPE). cut corners on established principles of work at Peter Douglas, IPAF’s CEO and MD, says: “Ours height safety. As an industry powered access is is an industry founded on the principles of safe all about safety, so while the challenge facing working, sound risk assessment and mitigation. us should not be underestimated, with proper Powered access equipment is key to conducting planning, robust risk assessment and common- work at height safely, the services our members sense measures to protect all employees, this provide are of vital importance on construction risk can be managed like all others.” sites, maintenance and infrastructure projects around the world. If powered access firms can’t To find out how to minimise virus risk or to work, projects will be hampered and safety view IPAF’s full range of safety and technical working while at height could be compromised. guidance see www.ipaf.org/resources

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