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This latest analysis complements IPAF’s
release of the 2014 MEWP-related
accident data and indicates although the
total MEWP rental fleet has increased in
size, the fatal injury rate has fallen.
The MEWP fatal injury rate as calculated
by IPAF takes into account:
• Estimated rental fleet size, based
on the IPAF Powered Access Rental
Market Reports;
• Estimated average utilisation rates per
country and worldwide (utilisation rate
is defined as the share of the fleet out
on rent at any time over a year);
• Average days worked per year (five
days a week for 50 weeks a year);
• The number of fatalities involving
Prime Rentals said it is excited to
offer this piece of equipment to the
Queensland market since it is the first of
the JLG 185’ boom lift sold in Queensland
and only the second sold into Australia.
With a platform height of 185’ (56.56m)
the JLG 185’ boom lift has the largest
work envelope with over 82,000m3 of
reachable space, the company said.
The heightened productivity of this boom
allows it to reach maximum height in less
than five minutes, the company said.
New telescopic boom lift first for Queensland
To suit its developing customer base, Prime Rentals has added the first JLG 1850 SJ
Telescopic Boom Lift to be sold in Queensland into its fleet.
The JLG 185’ boom lift
compliments Prime Rentals'
existing range of ultra-boom
sizes including 125’, 135’, 150’
and 185’.
This unit is available from
Prime Rentals’ Gladstone
Branch.
Contact: 1800 6 PRIME or
visit:
Graph illustrating the MEWP fatal injury rate
in relation to the millions of MEWP rental days
worldwide
MEWPs in a given year, based on the
IPAF accident reporting project.
Chris Wraith, IPAF Technical and Safety
Executive, noted IPAF is calculating the
fatal injury rate based on the number
of MEWP fatalities worldwide against
the MEWP rental fleet worldwide and
estimated utilisation rate, as no accurate
data is currently available on the total
number of end-user owned machines and
their utilisation rate.
“Comparing fatalities across the whole
industry with the total fleet size will most
probably bring down the fatal injury
rate, so IPAF is currently taking a more
conservative approach to the question,
‘How safe are MEWPs?’ and this is an
initial attempt to measure and quantify
MEWP safety.”
Based on the estimated rental fleet
size, the average utilisation rate and
the average days worked per year, the
number of days a rented machine was
operated per year was estimated at
168.4 million worldwide for 2013. Taken
with the 68 reported MEWP fatalities
worldwide in 2013, the fatal injury rate (ie:
the number of fatalities per 100,000 days
a rented machine was operated) was
estimated at 0.040. For 2014, the number
of days a rented machine was operated
per year was 182.4 million and the
number of reported MEWP fatalities was
64, to give a fatal injury rate of 0.035.
The MEWP fatal injury rate was put into
perspective with other existing data
on accidents and fatalities worldwide.
Information published based on accidents
as a proportion of workforce was found
for France, Singapore, the UK and the US
concerning the number of fatalities due
to falls from height per 100,000 workers
and the number of fatalities at work per
100,000 workers.
The comparison with fatal injury rates
due to falls from height and fatalities
at work showed MEWPs to be a safe
way to work at height. The MEWP fatal
injury rate was reviewed against other
relevant industry sectors. However,
the research found little commonality
between industries in the way fatalities
are reported or tracked. All calculations
and comparisons have been checked and
validated by Ducker Worldwide, a market
research and consulting company.
IPAF’s accident reporting project,
launched in 2012, is gradually creating
a comprehensive record of known
accidents. Newly released figures reveal
there were 64 MEWP-related fatalities
in 2014. IPAF’s Rental Market Reports
estimate the worldwide MEWP rental
fleet at more than 1.1 million (www.ipaf.
org/reports).
The industry worldwide is encouraged
to report any known accidents (not just
fatal and serious accidents) involving
MEWPs and MCWPs (mast climbing work
platforms) worldwide at
accident.
Fatal injury rate determines MEWP safety
New research from IPAF shows preliminary fatal injury rate calculations confirm
mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are one of the safest ways to perform
temporary work at height.
The JLG 185’ boom lift compliments Prime Rentals' ultra-booms