IPAF has been made aware of a safety alert from the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding failure to detect mechanical failure in drive units which affects Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs). IPAF is working with the HSE, and its MCWP members to address the issue raised in the alert as a priority, and will provide further information to support members as soon as this is available. The safety...
Read moreA construction company has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 31 October 2019, two employees suffered serious injuries at a property in Over Alderley, Cheshire when the makeshift platform they were working on collapsed. The two men, along with plywood boards and bricks, fell approximately eight feet to the concrete floor below....
Read moreThis facility is for the purpose of checking the validity of a PASMA Photo Card. You can also use it to download training certificates. To get started, fill in the First Name, Last Name and Certificate Number exactly as it appears on the card. Check a Card This facility should not be used as a substitute for the actual photo card. If the holder of the card cannot produce the...
Read moreIPAF publishes new guidance on using MEWPs in public areas Comprehensive new guidance outlining the key principles and ways to reduce likely risks when using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) in public areas and near roads has been published by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). The new guidance document, entitled Safe Use of MEWPs in Public Areas, has been developed by IPAF in collaboration with its International Safety Council...
Read moreA construction company has been fined for failure to maintain the braking system of an articulated dumper truck. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how Nelson Plant Hire failed to ensure the dumper truck was subject to a regular maintenance regime resulting in a worker being seriously injured. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident on 11 May 2018 at Whitehouse Field, Andover, found that during construction...
Read moreFrom 1 April 2022, the grace period scheme for CCNSG renewals will come to an end. This means all cards that expire on or before 31 March must be renewed via a one day Refresher Course or Renewal Test Only. After that period a two-day CCNSG National Course is mandatory. For example, if your card expired 31st December 2021, you had a 3-months grace period up to 31st March to...
Read moreA principal contractor has been sentenced after he was found to have supervised unsafe excavation work at a site in Denton, which put workers in danger and rendered the neighbouring property unstable. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how between 2019 and 2020 Mustapha Matib had employed several groundworkers to excavate land at Gibraltar Lane, Denton in preparation for the construction of a family home. An inspection was carried out at the...
Read moreThe CSCS Smart Check app will be rolled out from April 2022, allowing all 2.1 million cards in the construction industry displaying the CSCS logo to be electronically verified using a single app. Developed by the 38 card schemes displaying the CSCS logo, CSCS Smart Check will radically improve the construction industry’s card checking procedures and site safety while also helping tackle fraud in the sector. Organisations and their on-site...
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