First among these changes is a new standard for low level work platforms (podiums or pulpits) which was recently published. PAS 250, a fast-tracked specification sponsored by PASMA, is the final step in the association’s three-point plan to address podium safety, which previously had no minimum standards. PASMA had already created a new low-level training course and a DVD addressing the area.

Other new developments in the mobile tower industry include the introduction of the Pavement Licence, requiring those planning to use towers in a public thoroughfare to apply to do so.