A fire broke at the top of the WTC building in Brussels yesterday engulfing a tower crane in smoke
07.08.2020 2
The mandatory wearing of face masks at work came into force this morning in Melbourne, Australia, with CICA publishing a helpful bulletin and WorkSafe clarifying exceptions
23.07.2020
The UK’s HSE has issued provisional workplace fatality figures with the lowest number of fatalities on record
02.07.2020
Bronto Skylift is providing drawings for its Bronto Shield divider, allowing the local production of the safety device, while Nationwide Platforms has designed its own
11.06.2020
IPAF has published 'Covid-19 Safe Operating Guidance' to help with Covid-19 risk assesements and safety measures for using work platforms, mast climbers or hoists
13.05.2020
Two men working from a suspended platform in Florida were given a scare last week after a storm hit as they worked.
05.05.2020
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published a new standard for aerial work platform controls.
22.04.2020
As Covid-19 continues to take hold we are encouraged to see it bringing the best out of some people.
10.04.2020
Terex Utilities has launched the production version of its Positive Attachment Lanyard (PAL) warning device
08.04.2020
If you doubted the need for a harness and lanyard when unloading a boom lift a video demonstrates the point
01.04.2020
The latest safety film from the Napo consortium covers safe working at height and is worth a look
The UK’s CPA has issued an alert for long term out of service tower cranes on closed sites
31.03.2020
The UK government has issued further guidance on the rules around workplaces and sites
25.03.2020
Genie, JLG and others have petitioned the SAIA to end the appeals process for the new ANSI A92 standards and to publish by March 1
17.02.2020 1
Following an analysis of its data over the past four years, crane company Wm O’Brien, found that Wednesday is the most prolific day for incidents
22.01.2020
Australia’s Elevating Work Platform Association has released its new Good Practice Guide for aerial work platforms today
16.01.2020 1
One of our readers has posed a question regarding out-of-service tower crane trolley parking
14.01.2020 12
UK outrigger mat specialist Outriggerpads has launched a range of ramps to test oscillating axles
08.01.2020
Finnish manufacturer Dinolift has issued out of service bulletins on some units of its 220RXT and 280RXT (72RXT/92RXT) self-propelled boom lifts
06.01.2020
OSHA has issued its latest work related fatalities report with falls from height at their lowest since 2013
03.01.2020
UK rental company Nationwide Platforms has installed public defibrillators at its 38 locations
04.12.2019
Crosby has issued a safety alert for some of its 6.5 ton S2130 lifting shackles
27.11.2019
The Access Industry Forum (AIF) held its second Work At Height Conference last week at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford, north west England
21.11.2019
The North American crane operator certification organisation NCCCO is dropping the requirement for a physical medical test to gain NCCCO certified CORRECTED
19.11.2019 3
