IPAF has issued a Position Statement regarding the isolation of platform controls
30.10.2024
Belgian international crane and heavy lift company Sarens has gained is fourth consecutive RoSPA gold award for safety.
02.08.2024
The UK's HSE has published the latest statistics on the number of fatalities at work, with a 22% rise in fatal falls from height
09.07.2024
UK rental company Speedy has received RoSPA's President’s award after gaining 10 consecutive annual gold medal awards
27.05.2024
Mammoet Australia has adopted a 'hands-free lifting' policy across all its lifting operations throughout the country
16.05.2024 4
On Friday a demonstration was held in Milan’s Piazza La Scala, with demonstrators placing 172 cardboard coffins highlighting the number of deaths at work in Lombardy and Milan last year.
14.05.2024
Indian sales & rental company Mtandt has hosted a fashion show spotlighting the importance of safety equipment
10.05.2024
The NCCCO and NSC have published a report covering the results of its survey of safety hazards in the crane industry and risks faced by those working with cranes
22.04.2024
UK rental company Nationwide Platforms has appointed Phill Ross as HSE director
20.03.2024
Niftylift is to start trials on a new harness attachment sensor for its boom lifts
15.03.2024 8
Construction ranks second highest in terms of suicide rates, but there are steps that can be taken to improve the situation
13.10.2023
Australia's EQSS (Equipment Safety Systems) has delivered its 10,000th OverWatch, secondary guarding system for scissor lifts.
26.06.2023
Haulotte has launched an all-new ‘active anchorage’ device to detect that a harness lanyard has been attached to the platform's anchor point
12.06.2023 5
UK rental company Nationwide Platforms has begun installing its new ‘Harness On’ safety device with control lock out
25.05.2023 7
Multitel Pagliero has created 35 video tutorials on the correct use of its truck mounted platforms
09.02.2023
New safety guidance to help reduce the risks of crush incidents when using aerial work platforms has been published
06.02.2023 2
UK contractor Multiplex has issued a safety bulletin concerning an incident with a levelling jack on a big scissor in Glasgow on Saturday
24.11.2022 12
UK based Temporary Works Forum has published new best practice guidance for the assessment and management of outrigger loadings
27.09.2022
UK based Institution of Mechanical Engineers will host the Crane Safety Conference in London, tomorrow
12.09.2022
The 12th Working at Height best practice convention was held yesterday at its new venue of the ICC Wales, The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport.
08.09.2022 1
The UK construction industry’s Lifting Lead AP Group is holding an information event/meeting later this month in Buckinghamshire
06.09.2022
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive has issued an Alert regarding a serious technical fault it has found on some mastclimbers
05.05.2022
Australian company EQSS has introduced its OverWatch anti-entrapment/secondary guarding device to Europe
06.04.2022 2
We are reaching the time of year when Christmas lights go up, and methods leaves much to be desired
19.11.2021 1
