The fatal injury rate (FIR) for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) declined in 2016, despite the fact that the total MEWP rental fleet and the number of rental days worldwide increased significantly over the same period. The data, exclusively collated and...
The final line-up of speakers has been confirmed for the sixth IPAF Asia Conference, which will take place on 13 June 2017 at the Meixi Lake Hotel in the historic city of Changsha, capital of Hunan province in China. Tim Rule, Vice President – Market Development at...
PASMA, the not-for-profit authority for the mobile access tower industry, is pleased to support the Access Industry Forum (AIF) and Working Well Together’s joint safety campaign – Working Well at Height. AIF, the forum for eleven of the leading trade associations and...
We'd like to congratulate PSM Plant & Tool Hire Centres for winning the PASMA sponsored award of 'SafeHire Company of the Year' at Hire Association Europe (HAE) Hire Awards of Excellence 2017. The winner was announced during HAE's glittering award ceremony, alongside...
The final speaker programme for the IPAF Summit 2017 has been announced. Around 500 industry professionals are expected to attend this year’s Summit and IAPA awards dinner, taking place on the same day: 4 April, in London, UK. The theme of this year's Summit is...
Mobile tower association PASMA has introduced its Safety at Height Advisory Panel, an initiative designed to promote height safety and the safe use of mobile access towers. The panel is intended to make the specialist knowledge, operational guidance and resources of...
The PAS 250 specification for low level work platforms (LLWPs) has been superseded by British Standard 8620:2016. Designs for LLWPs, commonly referred to as podiums and pulpits, had previously been developed in the absence of a formal specification and required...
MW Roofing (NW) Ltd, a roofing contractor, has been fined after putting the lives of two employees at risk whilst working at height without protection against falls. Employees of MW Roofing where removing a chimney on a two storey house, at the site on Bertha Road,...
Suffolk-based cladding contractor Balsham (Buildings) has been fined after a worker fell 7 m and suffered a serious head injury. The Kennett firm was fined £45,000 following the incident, which saw Rafal Myslim suffer a haematoma on the brain. Chelmsford Crown Court...
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Rafal Myslim was standing on the fragile roof at Dengie Crops Ltd in Asheldem when the asbestos sheeting gave way. He fell 7.5 metres onto a concrete floor, hitting a number of pipes within the building on the way down. There was no...
