NEW MEWP WORK AT HEIGHT RESCUE GUIDANCE
Posted on 24th October 2018
Industry body publishes simple guidance on MEWP stranding actions
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INCIDENT: MEWP OVERTURN IN CITY CENTRE
Posted on 5th September 2018
Images show aftermath of mobile elevating platform collapse
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DEATH EXPOSED MINIMAL MEWP MAINTENANCE
Posted on 21st June 2018
Court told about “almost complete” lack of MEWP maintenance
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NEW HSE ENDORSED MEWP GUIDANCE FOR MANAGERS
Posted on 2nd June 2017
Securing safe plant and operation set out in new industry guide
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INDUSTRY BODIES STRUCTURE MEWP SAFETY ALERTS
Posted on 3rd April 2017
Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group publishes Safety Alert Protocol
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INQUEST: CHERRY PICKER FOUND TO BE FAULTY
Posted on 26th April 2016
Painter died from trauma caused by cherry picker overturn
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IPAF POWERED ACCESS REPORT 2016: HIGHER SAFETY
Posted on 14th December 2015
‘Big Debate’ tackles sensitive issue of sharing incident information
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HSE PUBLISH MOBILE ELEVATING PLATFORM GUIDE
Posted on 10th November 2014
Guidance covers MEWP selection, specification, management and operation
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INCIDENT: PLANT OVERTURN ON MIXED DEVELOPMENT
Posted on 3rd November 2014
Town house damaged after plant topples on City centre project
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HSE ALERT: MEWP ENTRAPMENT AND CRUSHING
Posted on 30th May 2014
Deaths reveal machine control covers/shrouds do not provide protection
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UK CONTRACTORS SET MINIMUM MEWP STANDARDS
Posted on 2nd March 2014
Specification, management and operation on UKCG projects
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HSE SAFETY ALERT: GENIE Z135/70 MEWP
Posted on 4th February 2014
Stability compromised by incorrect measurement of boom sensors
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FATALITY: CHERRY PICKER OVERTURN
Posted on 3rd February 2014
Worker tells of cherry picker “horror” during lorry loading
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INQUEST: FALL FROM MEWP REMAINS MYSTERY
Posted on 5th December 2013
Coroner hears how builder fell to his death on Lancs building site
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IPAF CALLS FOR GOVT REVIEW OVER HSE INDOLENCE
Posted on 3rd December 2013
Regulator response to M25 fatal cherry picker collapse criticised
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M25 TELEHANDLER FATALITY INVESTIGATION UPDATE
Posted on 30th July 2013
HSE look for clues in information on an incident in Australia
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FATALITY: TWO CHERRY PICKER DEATHS IN ONE WEEK
Posted on 13th June 2013
Workman dies in MEWP incident on marine construction project
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FATALITY UPDATE: M25 MEWP MODEL ‘GROUNDED’
Posted on 6th June 2013
Video shows scene of cherry picker collapse alongside motorway
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FATALITY: MEWP OVERTURNS ONTO M25
Posted on 5th June 2013
Workman believed to have died after cherry picker collapse in yard
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RESEARCHERS DOUBT MEWP TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS
Posted on 7th May 2013
HSE commissioned research questions comprehension of ‘entrapment’ risk
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NEW RESEARCH ON MEWP CRUSHING AND ENTRAPMENT
Posted on 2nd May 2013
Design and human factors contribute to ‘significant number’ of incidents
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INCIDENT: CHERRY PICKER OPERATOR INJURED
Posted on 18th December 2012
MEWP incident highlights risk of entrapment on steel structures
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INCIDENT: MEWP OVERTURN TRIGGERS RESCUE
Posted on 13th November 2012
Dramatic pictures show injured workman recovered using tower crane
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INCIDENT: WORKMAN CRITICAL AFTER MEWP OVERTURN
Posted on 10th August 2012
Man severely injured after cherry picker topples on utilities project
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INCIDENT: WORKMEN LEFT STRANDED IN ELEVATED PLATFORM
Posted on 6th July 2012
Fire and rescue service use hydraulic platform to reach trapped workmen
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FATALITY: MOBILE PLATFORM DEATH IN CITY CENTRE
Posted on 21st June 2012
MEWP arm collapse causes death and leaves second workman seriously injured
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CONSTRUCTION PLANT-HIRE ASSOCIATION TWEETS ITS UPDATES
Posted on 13th May 2012
Major plant body now posts safety updates on Twitter
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MAJOR CONTRACTOR TAKES DECISIVE ACTON ON MEWP SAFETY
Posted on 10th November 2011
Skanska to ban boom type MEWPS not fitted with added anti-crush protection
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INDUSTRY ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON MEWP STABILITY
Posted on 16th September 2011
IPAF launch campaign on use of spreader plates with MEWP outriggers
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MEWPS COME UNDER HSE SPOTLIGHT IN 2011/12
Posted on 3rd May 2011
HSE to promote take up of industry mobile elevating platform entrapment code
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HSE ISSUES WARNING AFTER SCISSOR LIFT DEATHS
Posted on 5th January 2011
Five deaths in three separate MEWP incidents prompts Safety Alert
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HSE SAFETY NOTICE: AVOIDING MEWP CRUSHING/TRAPPING
Posted on 16th July 2010
Warning to MEWP suppliers and users as new industry guidance published
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NEW INDUSTRY GUIDANCE PUBLISHED ON MEWP SAFETY
Posted on 16th July 2010
Guidance aims to reduce the risk of MEWP trapping and crushing injuries
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MEWP OVERTURN FATALITY IN USA
Posted on 11th November 2009
Fatal incident in Kansas highlights caution required with MEWPS
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ONLINE CRANE OPERATOR TRAINING
Posted on 8th October 2009
Provider offers online training for crane and MEWP operators
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HSE ISSUES SCISSOR LIFT SAFETY ALERT
Posted on 25th September 2009
Regulator warns of potential structural failures on specific lifts
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RESEARCH PROVIDES A LIFT FOR MEWPS
Posted on 18th September 2009
Study shows mobile elevating platforms are safe and effective
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ROOF FALL DEATH DURING DEMOLITION
Posted on 1st September 2009
Migrant worker falls through roof on Aberdeenshire demolition site
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INDUSTRY BODIES ISSUE MEWP WARNING
Posted on 25th June 2009
Powered access users warned on work in confined overhead areas
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CONSTRUCTION PLANT-HIRE ASSOCIATION
Posted on 6th April 2009
Relaunched CPA website includes free plant safety guides
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Posted in CRANES MOBILE, CRANES TOWER, DUMPERS, EXCAVATORS, MEWPS, MOBILE PLANT, PILING, TELEHANDLERS
FATALITY ON MAJOR LONDON PROJECT
Posted on 25th March 2009
Workman thought to have died in MEWP incident
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FATAL CHERRY PICKER INCIDENT
Posted on 5th February 2009
Man crushed whilst using mobile elevating platform
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