Australia’s EWPA – Elevating Work Platform Association has launched its new ‘Digital EWPA Operator Licence - Yellow Card’, a secure card that can be stored in a digital wallet. The organisation has been providing aerial work platform training through its Yellow Card training programme, since 1987, during which time it has trained well over 500,000 operators.
The EWPA’s new digital Yellow Card
Replacement cards and licence verification will continue to be available on the EWPA website. A digital version of its TSHA Gold Card for telehandlers is also available.
The association’s chief executive James Oxenham said: “Secure digital credentials are becoming more common, we have seen driving licences move to this format as well as the high risk work platform licence in NSW. We know that operators lose cards and wallets, and replacing physical cards is a time consuming process to print and post replacements.”
“Over the years we have undergone a process of continuous improvement, with feedback from industry, operators, auditors and from our Accredited Trainers that has gone into updated versions of the Yellow Card programme.”
“Additionally, to provide clarity for operators and site supervisors, the EWPA has registered a trademark for ‘Yellow Card’. This legal protection will resolve any misunderstanding from operators and site supervisors as to who delivered the training and ensure that operators and sites can easily see that the Yellow Card Operator Licence has been issued by the EWPA.”
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