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MAST CLIMBERS MCWPs go sky high IPAF has revamped its mast climbing work platform (MCWP) course to offer a consistent, international and harmonised training programme that will make these ‘workshops in the sky’ even safer to use. Mast climbing work platforms are a form of automated, mechanised access that allow efficient work on the façade of buildings, where conventional scaffolding may be uneconomical. Specialist training is vital for safe operation and IPAF’s mast climbing work platform (MCWP) course has just been revised and updated. “Consistency is the key,” says Cameron Reid, managing director of SGB Mastclimbers and chairman of the IPAF MCWP (UK & Ireland) Committee. “When we first talked about updating the course, the focus was on enhancing competencies in the UK. But the larger aim was to provide the same level of training across the world in order to, in the long run, reduce accidents and create a safer industry.” So what makes the new course different from the old? The previous course was developed at a time when MCWPs were the new kid on the block in the access industry. “The old course was written by a business, for a business,” says Reid. “It was essentially an attempt to develop training courses to enhance, in a controlled environment, the user and installer competencies within the UK mast climbing industry, not the international industry.” Controlled standards When MCWPs started appearing on the market in the early 80s, there were no harmonised control standards in areas such as erection, dismantling, service, induction, use, etc. Investors in mast climbing work platforms treated the product as a plant hire item rather than a specialist contracting access provision. There were several accidents, often as a result of insufficient health and safety management and training. As a result of the incidents and those who then subsequently exited the industry, the UK market was practically undeveloped during the early 90s. There was no British standard and no European design standards – the product had no status as such. Set formats Things started to change in 1998, with the establishment of EN 1495, the European design standard for MCWPs. This basically requires all European manufacturers to follow set formats and calculations in the design of their products. In 2002, BS 7981 Code of practice for the installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use of MCWPs was published in order to improve safety on site and to ensure that industry standards were consistently met. It was against this backdrop that the original IPAF MCWP course took shape—with the aim of providing training to help the industry conform to the code of practice. “The old course covered all main facets of the business and the responsibilities set out in BS 7981,” says Reid. “We wouldn’t have had to change the course if it were to apply only to the UK. The challenge comes when you try to translate all that into French, Spanish, Italian, German, etc. “So the MCWP course was revised to allow for local regulations to be inserted with ease. The terminology was internationalised – there are no specific references to manufacturers or their unique machine requirements. We have presented the course as a best practice guide, telling users to do something in continued on page 34 The Manchester Civil Justice Centre project, where mastclimbers were brought in to help overcome access and manual handling difficulties. IPAF POWERED ACCESS REVIEW 2007 33
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