The IPAF Elevation conference and dinner has opened in Birmingham, UK today with 175 delegates registered.
Chief executive Peter Douglas opened the conference today with a comprehensive update on the Federation. It included growth in almost all areas, including membership - both international and in the UK home market - as well as the number of PAL cards issued, the number of people submitting accident reports, the number of trainees going with digital cards only - now 65 percent - and the number of IPAF app downloads.
Peter Douglas updates on IPAF
He also touched on a new modular training course due in the new year and the early results from a new Customer Services Team.
Other speakers scheduled include:
Ben Hirst of Horizon Platforms told a story, with video footage, of a loading incident at his company that could have easily resulted in a fatality - encouraging the industry to be more open regarding incidents/accidents and 'near misses' so we can all learn from them Note: IPAF has set up a new portal Share Your Story making it easier for others to do the same as Horizon has done.
- Safe MEWP Operations at Laing O'Rourke: Steve O'Brien of Laing O'Rourke
- PAL+ and Entrapment: Jim Colvin of Serious Industrial Motion Simulators (SIMS))
- Risks We Face: How Self-Talk Shapes Safety: Ben Hirst of Horizon and Darren Sutton of Behavioural Safety Services Training
The host for the conference is Richard Whiting of IPAF.
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We will be working with Ben and Horizon to publish the full details of the incident to our readers complete with videos and the simulated training video clip that IPAF plans to publish. In the meantime IPAF has set up a new Share Your Story portal for others to report incidents like this - near misses if you prefer.
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And well done to Ben and the team in highlighting this event. It can be used as a learning tool to prevent further accidents or incidents instead of being swept under the carpet. Definition of a near miss. Let's learn.
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We will be working with Ben and Horizon to publish the full details of the incident to our readers complete with videos and the simulated training video clip that IPAF plans to publish. In the meantime IPAF has set up a new Share Your Story portal for others to report incidents like this - near misses if you prefer.
mega
And well done to Ben and the team in highlighting this event. It can be used as a learning tool to prevent further accidents or incidents instead of being swept under the carpet. Definition of a near miss. Let's learn.
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For those unable to attend. Could you please forward me details of Horizons incident so that I can use it to improve our safety at work.