Hire and Rental News - Access in Action

ACCESS IN ACTION • FEBRUARY 2017

ACCESS in ACTION

FEBRUARY 2017

VOL18 NO 3

6,533 (Audit

period Sept 2016)

CAB Member

since March 2010

ELEVATING WORK PLATFORM ASSOCIATION OF

AUSTRALIA INC ABN 32 545 830 419

EWPA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Rick Mustillo

Tel: 02 9817 7610

Vice President: Mitch Ely

Tel: 07 3456 4508

Past President: Tim Nuttall

Tel: 03 9547 7700

Chief Executive Officer: James Oxenham

Tel: 0410 704 979

Operations Manager: Nicolas Chiew

Tel: 0410 468 468

NSW President: John Glover

Tel: 02 9735 7600

VIC President: Tim Hille

Tel: 03 9555 1116

QLD President: Richard Gannon

Tel: 07 3277 7255

SA President: Ben Pritchard

Tel: 08 8262 1000

WA President: Will Reilly

Tel: 08 9456 4400

TRAINING DIRECTOR

Phil Middleton

Tel: 02 9622 6060

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – ENGINEERING

Peter Davis

Tel: 02 8796 50551

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS

Peter Wenn

Tel: 03 9568 7211

COMMITTEE

Dean Halliwell

Tel: 02 9623 3329

Bob Mules

Tel: 02 8718 6300

Doug Rawlings

Tel: 08 9350 5700

Keith Clarke

Tel: 03 9792 1000

TELESCOPIC HANDLER ASSOCIATION OF

AUSTRALIA (TSHA)

PRESIDENT: Chris Taylor

Tel: 02 9609 4653

EWPA & TSHA

PO Box 1304, Mona Vale NSW 1660

Tel: 02 9998 2222

Fax: 02 9998 2299

Email:

info@ewpa.com.au

Web:

www.ewpa.com.au

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Looking back over 2016 it was quite a busy

year as far as the EWPA was concerned. We

managed to finalise a number of projects we

have been working on, including:

• Super boom training

• Registered Inspector program

• Revision and update of several guidance

documents (these can be found one click

away from our home page www.ewpa.

com.au

using the blue tab ‘Information

Sheets’).

Several EWPA members have been working

on the revision of AS1418.10, so we thank

them for their efforts and we are represented

at an International level on the technical

committee looking at

the standardisation of

controls.

During the past year,

we also started to

build bridges with

associations from

New Zealand, USA

and Europe. Logically

this makes sense as

we are all working

toward the same goal of producing safe

machines, educating the users on correct

machine selection and use and ensuring

the equipment is maintained correctly. For

example, we are more than happy to help

our colleagues in New Zealand with any

programs we have been working on, such

as the Registered Inspector program and we

are about to launch the Super Boom training

program which will be relevant to all users

of the largest booms now available in the

market. We are also excited to be working

on the MEWP Supervisors course which

Europe has had great success with and I

know for certain it will be well received here

in Australia.

The team at Mona Vale is already working

with the various State committees planning

events for the coming year. It became quite

evident during the year the most successful

meetings are those located at a members’

facility and are even better if combined with

a speaker or event.

We have also had

some excellent

joint meetings

with the HRIA.

This brings

together the

rental companies

and the access

industry in one

location with the

benefits being

increased attendance, more networking, sharing

of knowledge and opportunities to discuss the

latest developments affecting industry.

If you would like to host a meeting, please get

in touch with your State President or the EWPA

National office (02 9998 2222).

They’ll ensure invites are sent

out, catering is organised and

the meeting formalities are all

taken care of. Having spoken

to members who have hosted

meetings during the year it

was pleasing to hear nothing

but positive feedback. It is

a chance to really showcase

your business and have

people attend who might not

otherwise know what your business can offer in

the way of products and services.

Later this year, HIRE17 will be showcasing

new technology, products and services,

keeping delegates together with two full days

of conference, equipment display and tailored

networking events. I look forward to seeing as

many of you there as possible at this important

annual event. The event is well-supported by

the access industry and will take place from

10-11 May 2017 at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney.

The Conference program has been designed

to include plenty of time to meet with industry

colleagues, including meal breaks in the

exhibition area, a conference welcome party,

ClubHire after parties and the Hire Industry

Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner - so please

be sure to register soon.

Best wishes to all EWPA, TSHA and HRIA

members for a safe and prosperous 2017.

Rick Mustillo

EWPA President

It's all about working for members and our industry

president's

message

Now the crazy season is over it's a bit of a shock we are already

well into the 2017.

Rick Mustillo

...we are about to launch

the Super Boom training

program which will be

relevant to all users of

the largest booms now

available in the market.