The Value of the Work Platform
December 2020

The Value of the Work Platform

Poise, Position, and Pouncing
May 2020

Poise, Position, and Pouncing

How much training do I need?
December 2017

How much training do I need?

How much training do I need?
December 2017

How much training do I need?

Higher and Higher: Lifts
July 2017

Higher and Higher: Lifts

Be Careful With Scaffolding Attachments!
January 2017

Be Careful With Scaffolding Attachments!

Low-Level Lifts Can Fit the Bill
February 2015

People often can be tempted to make do with available tools, risking bodily injury for the sake of saving time and energy. This temptation applies to nearly all tools and equipment, including those designed to provide access to elevated work heights.

Scaffolding Production Enhancers
March 2014

I talk to a lot of mason contractors daily. The great majority of them have a lot of work on the books right now. We seem to be coming out of this horrible downturn. If your area isn???t quite there yet, take heart; good times are coming.

28 Deaths From Aerial Platforms by Q2 2013
August 2013

Number has increased by 65 percent from 2012

August 2012: From the Editor
August 2012

Recently, the International Powered Access Federation???s (IPAF) accident database reported 17 fatal accidents involving aerial work platforms, worldwide, during only the first half of 2012.

AWP Equipment Maintenance: Ensuring a Safe, Efficient Workplace
January 2012

 

White paper offers valuable tips for AWP equipment maintenance

Preventing a Repeat of Notre Dame Tragedy
December 2010

Following the recent fatality at the University of Notre Dame, where a student operating a scissor lift was killed when it was blown over by wind gusts, Tim Whiteman, managing director of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) says, ???Thi