The fatal injury rate for mobile elevating work platforms declined in 2016, despite increases in both the size of the global fleet and the number of worldwide rental days
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JLG inks Qatar distribution contract with Rumaillah Motors
Under the terms of the deal, Rumaillah Motors will supply JLG’s entire range of aerial access equipment, including telescopic handlers, to the Qatari market
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AWP truck market to register 18.3% CAGR up to 2022
The global market for aerial work platform trucks expected to register a compound annual growth rate of 18.3% up to 2022, according to research from Global Market Insights
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Haulotte provides 150 units for $22bn Riyadh Metro
Roots Group Arabia has supplied 150 Haulotte aerial work platforms to support construction work at Riyadh Metro
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Do not attach banners to scissor lifts, warns IPAF
Attaching banners to scissor lifts increases the risk of the units toppling in the wind, according to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
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Global MEWP rental fleet hits 1.17-million units
The size of the global mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) rental fleet has grown by 4%, year on year, to reach 1.17-million units
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MEWP fatality rate stable despite fleet growth
The fatal injury rate for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) remained constant in 2015 despite global fleet growth, according to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
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Palfinger P 480 named IAPA ‘Product of the Year’
The Palfinger P 480 vehicle-mounted access platform has been named ‘Product of the Yea’ at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) 2015
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Minnesota Vikings to enlist over 200 Skyjack units
More than 200 Skyjack aerial work platforms (AWPs) are to support construction at the New Minnesota Stadium, the next home of the Minnesota Vikings
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IPAF unveils e-learning for powered access licence
Following a year and a half of trials in the United States, the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has unveiled its e-learning programme for the powered access licence (PAL)