articleFalls 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
productAs 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.
newsPASMA, the trade association representing the international mobile access tower industry, has launched Tower Safety Week 2016 which will run until Friday 18th November 2016.
productWith 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(PAS) for low-level work platforms (LLWPs) – originally sponsored by PASMA and first published in 2012 – has been superseded by British Standard 8620:2016.
newsThe 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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