With thehigh levels of
interest the EWPAhas been
receivingatmeetings recently
in theNorthern Territory has
comeahigh level of interest
from industrymembers.
Thedirectors of Top End
Access (proudlyNTowned and
operated) havebeen involved
in the equipment hirebusiness
inDarwin since1995 and
delivering access solutions in
theNTandbeyond since 2006.
Accessing equipment in the Top End
Geoff Guy, GeneralManager
of TopEndAccess said: “We
haveboomlifts, scissorlifts,
all-terrain forklifts and
telehandlers available tomeet
your access requirements.
“We stockawide rangeof
Genie, JLG, Dieci, AUSA and
Skyjackequipment. At present,
wehave the ability toprovide
booms up to135 feet (36.58m)
high; however, wewill soon
takedelivery of the first Genie
IPAF has produced a new
symbol thatmay be used to
signpost the location of emer-
gency descent controls.
This symbol is designed
tohelpoperators locate the
emergency descent controls in
the event of anemergency. It
shouldbe clearly visible from
theoutsideof themachine.
Safety decal locates emergency descent controls
180 foot (54.86m) boom to
be commissioned for hire in
Australia (ondisplay at the
HRIAConvention),”Geoff said.
“This is ahuge coup for the
TopEnd regionofAustraliaand
for TopEndAccess inparticular.
This is the latest evidenceof
our commitment to continually
updateour fleet and stay
aheadof our competitors.”
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“Evenexperiencedoperators
sometimes havedifficulty
locating theemergency descent
controls that everymobile
elevatingworkplatform is
fittedwith,” TimWhiteman,
IPAFManagingDirector said.
Emergency descent systems
canbe foundonall types of
MEWPs. They differ in terms
ofwhere they are located and
how they operate. Thedecal
shouldbepositioned to clearly
indicate the locationof the
emergency descent controls.
Operators should ensure
somebody at ground level is
properly trainedonhow touse
the controls inanemergency.
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ACCESS inACTION
TELESCOPICHANDLER
OPERATOR TRAINING
The launchof the new accreditedTSHA
GoldCardwas effective on1 February
2014.The onlineApp is up and running
but the hard copy system is available
aswell.This newprogram also includes
a new Jibmodule.Themost common
modules delivered are forks followed
by bucket.TrainedOperator GoldCards
from 1 February 2014will all contain a
photoof the operator.
AccreditedTrainers have beenupgraded
in all States tobe qualified to carry out
this newprogramwhich ismapped
toRIIHAN309AConduct Telescopic
Materials Handler Operations.
EWPAYELLOWCARD
OPERATOR TRAINING
TheYellowCard training continues to
gainmore andmore acceptance. There
are over 350 EWPAAccreditedTrainers
aroundAustralia capable of carrying
out this training.TheGoldCardApp is
workingwell withmore than 80%of
EWPA trainers using the online system
forYellow andGoldCards.
