Scissor Safety: Let’s Delve into How ANSI-Compliant Training and Tech Are Changing the Industry
Aerial lift machines are changing dramatically in 2020. We call them MEWPs now, for starters (mobile elevating work platforms). At the heart of these big technology and training changes is the ANSI A92 suite of standards (A92.20 design, A92.22 safe use…
Elevating Beyond Education: MEWP Operator Training Is Not the Finish Line, It’s the Starting Line
Many users and owners of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs, formerly known as aerial work platforms or AWPs) believe that operator training is the ultimate goal of a safe-use program. They think that when personnel complete operator training they…
ANSI Insights: New Stand-Alone MEWP Training Standard Provides Clearer Picture of Compliance
New ANSI A92 standards for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs, formerly known as AWPs) go into effect this December, for the first time including a stand-alone training standard that provides very clear guidance on what is required for compliance.…
ANSI Education: Where to Find Training to Meet the New Mobile Elevating Work Platform Standards
We have a nice feature on in our May print issue about what is required for new ANSI standards training on mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), but where can you specifically find resources for training? Well manufacturers and associations are ready…
IPAF to launch updated MEWPs for Managers course in eLearning
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is launching an evolved version of its globally recognized MEWPs for Managers training. The course is aimed at those who plan, supervise or manage temporary work at height using powered access and can…