productTower safety campaign
Industry body PASMA is offering free ‘Tower Safety Packs’ and information on safe tower use on its website (pasma.co.uk) as part of its ‘Not on your Life’ campaign on the dangers of using unsafe towers.
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articleKeeping safety top of the agenda
Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and injuries, which is why all nine member organisations of the Access Industry Forum (AIF) are standards driven and committed to fostering and supporting codes of good practice; minimum standards for equipment; trained and qualified operatives; and education and information-based activities
productTowers with cantilevers: Chance to learn more
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving safety and standards in the international mobile access tower industry, the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA) has launched a new advanced training course: Towers with Cantilevers.
newsWork well with towers
PASMA, the trade association representing the international mobile access tower industry, has launched Tower Safety Week 2016 which will run until Friday 18th November 2016.
productLow-Level Work Platforms: From PAS to British Standard
With effect from 31 October 2016, PAS 250, the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for low-level work platforms (LLWPs) – originally sponsored by PASMA and first published in 2012 – has been superseded by British Standard 8620:2016.
newsAPPG launches inquiry into workplace falls from height
The newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Working at Height, sponsored by PASMA and chaired by Glasgow Central MP, Alison Thewlis, has launched its first inquiry into the numbers of serious injuries and fatalities which occur because of a fall from height and falling objects.
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