Hire and Rental News - November 2014

ACCESS IN ACTION • NOVEMBER 2014

First, it is with great

appreciation we say goodbye

to EWPA Executive Officer,

Jenny Lohri who is planning

to retire at the end of the year.

Jenny has been a major part

of the Association for the past

14 years, calmly managing

our events and industry needs

and she will be sorely missed.

Jenny said she plans to focus

her attention next on her

grandkids, spend some time at

her hobby farm at the foot of

the Blue Mountains and even

squeeze in some sailing. We

wish her every happiness.

Industry stalwart Dave Single

has retired from JLG. Dave

has been a major influence for

good in the industry for many

years; presenting a technical

viewpoint on many fronts and

giving willingly of his time and

energy for the betterment of

the industry overall. Dave said

ACCESS in ACTION

Taking up the challenge of change and risk management

president's

message

There is a lot happening at industry level and at Association level.

Much of it is change for our Association and industry overall.

he will still be attending EWPA

meetings when he can but I

know I speak for us all when I

say Dave’s technical input and

enthusiasm for the industry

will be sorely missed. I am sure

you will all join me in wishing

Dave the very best for the

future and thank him for all of

his efforts over the years.

Following the recent release

of a report into a death at

height involving an EWP, the

issue of anti-entrapment/

crushing protection is gaining

momentum throughout

Australia and the rest of the

world. There are a myriad

number of anti-entrapment

or crushing mechanisms on

the market varying in control

and operation but all featuring

the desire to reduce crushing

potential if the EWP operator

happens to become caught

between the EWP and an

overhead immovable object.

Personally I will find it

interesting to see how the

various manufacturers, the

industry and regulators

will deal with the issue. A

number of manufacturers

like Genie have come up

with a protective structure;

Nifty has developed its

'SiOPs' system; JLG has put

forward its SkyGuard system

and during APEX Manitou

released its ‘Safeman’ system.

Interestingly enough, in the UK

a number of rental companies

have come up with their own

methods to help reduce the

risk of entrapment or crushing.

Nationwide has introduced

the ‘SkySiren’ system and AFI

its ‘Sanctuary Zone’. From

an Australian perspective

watching from afar, it will

be interesting to see which

method the end users prefer.

Turning to more industry

focused matters, we are

once again heading into the

Northern hemisphere show

season. A couple of big events

this year will be Bauma China

in Shanghai in November 2014;

the ARA Rental Show in New

Orleans in February 2015;

followed by Intermat in Paris in

April 2015.

I can thoroughly recommend

these shows to all members

and say I know these events

are well worth a visit. I know

it is difficult to find the time

away from work to manage

attendance at all these events

but can highly recommend all

these events to gain insight

into what is happening on the

other side of the world in our

industry. It’s a great way to

see what’s happening in our

industry and a great way to

discover those products that

can give you a unique selling

proposition and extra margin.

And of course, rounding up

the show season, we have

the annual HRIA convention

in Adelaide in April next

year. This event promises to

be another great event and

presents an ideal opportunity

to meet with your peers and

gain some interesting insights

into our own market.

For now, as we move into the

festive season, I welcome our

new EWPA committee and

executive officers who have

taken on the challenge of

representing our industry and

members. We have a great

industry and we all want to

make sure we are operating at

our best.

Rick Mustillo

EWPA National President.

NOVEMBER 2014

VOL16 NO1

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There are a

myriad number of

anti-entrapment

or crushing

mechanisms

on the market

varying in control

and operation but

all featuring the

desire to reduce

crushing potential

if the EWP

operator happens

to become caught

between the EWP

and an overhead

immovable object.