Last year, the Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA) issued a record 29,000 Yellow Card licences to the elevating work platform industry, 16% more than the previous year and 30% up since 2017; illustrating the surging ...
EWPA Accredited Trainer Craig Chadwick from Access Group is taking part in a five day, 135km ‘Cape2Cape Trek’ during March to raise funds in support of youth mental health. He is looking for sponsors now ...
A new 10-year commercial agreement was signed between Manresa (Barcelona) manufacturer, Ausa and JLG to produce an ultra-compact telescopic handler, the SkyTrak 3013. To be launched during the ARA Show in February, the SkyTrak 3013 ...
As bush fires rage up and down the east coast, one intrepid hire industry customer has been using a Monitor Lift Spider Lift to actively help save koalas in danger from the bush fires. Port ...
With load capacity up to 200kgs and able to work up to 8m, Haulotte’s new vertical mast, the Star 8S is ‘one cracker little machine’, according to satisfied customer, General Equipment Rentals. General Equipment Rentals’ ...
The EWPA recently released a Guidance on Major Inspections – for owners and service providers – which provides information for those considering undertaking a major inspection. The Guidance follows requirements as laid out in the ...
All HRIA members in the scaffolding industry can review and submit comment to the draft of the proposed revision to Australian & New Zealand Standard AS 4576, ‘Guidelines for Scaffolding’. The Public Comment period is ...
IPAF has appointed Peter Douglas as its new CEO following the sudden departure of Tim Whiteman earlier this year. Peter joins IPAF from Pullman Fleet Services, where he had been Managing Director since March. Before ...
In recognition of National Safework Month, the EWPA continues to enhance their existing portfolio of access industry training programs, offering MEWP supervisor training to any tier 1 contractor interested in taking their awareness of EWP ...
Starting this week, WorkSafe Victoria will be conducting a targeted blitz at domestic and commercial building sites on the use of portable ladders. In a notice, issued last week, WorkSafe Victoria announced they will be ...