08.11.2010

Spain works on training standard

Spain could possibly become the first country to develop a national standard for aerial lift operator training.

IPAF, the International Powered Access Federation is actively involved in the committee that has been established by AENOR, the Spanish standards institute.

Sub-committee nine of the AENOR Technical Committee 58 met in Madrid on November 4th to start work on agreeing the criteria for Mobile Elevating Work Platform operator training in Spain.

While European directives dictate that operators must be trained, the Spanish Health and Safety at Work Act currently makes no mention of any minimum requirements for the type of training required. This situation has created some uncertainty and confusion in the Spanish market, where training courses are delivered to varying standards of quality.

IPAF is actively participating in the AENOR working group and sharing its knowledge and experience from its MEWP operator training programme that is certified by TÜV as conforming to ISO 18878.

Any questions or suggestions on this new imitative can be addressed to Romina Vanzi of IPAF-España: [email protected]