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Tim Whiteman, managing director of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) says, "This is a horrible tragedy and our thoughts are with the family of the victim. I say victim, because this was a needless death that proper training should have prevented. Aerials provide the safest way of doing temporary work at height, but everybody in the industry needs to say loudly and clearly that untrained operators should never, ever operate aerials. Our deepest condolences go to everybody who cared about Declan Sullivan."
To assist people in using and operating aerial devices safely and expand risk-management knowledge for use of these machines, the American Rental Association (ARA), the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) and the Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) have jointly released a "Statement of Best Practices of General Training and Familiarization for Aerial Work Platform Equipment." This first-of-its-kind industry initiative clarifies what is required for general training and model-specific familiarization of aerial work platform (AWP) equipment.
It was launched in February 2010 and addresses: Educating the industry on the industry-recognized-and-supported standards, including the American National Standards Institute/Scaffold Industry Association (ANSI/SIA) A92 Standards and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
MCAA Certification Calendar
The following is the MCAA's education calendar for certification:
January 16-17, 2011
Las Vegas
Masonry Foreman
Development Course
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 20
January 16-17, 2011
Las Vegas
Masonry Quality Institute
Discipline: Masonry Quality Institute
Credits: 16
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
7 Steps to Effective Problem
Solving
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
A Crash Course in Financial
Management for the Small
to Midsize Business Owner
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Building Better Masonry
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Closing More Sales With
Killer Marketing and Sales
Techniques
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 3
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Estimating Part I: Strategies
to Determine Labor,
Equipment and Profit
Discipline: Bidding Practices
Credits: 3
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
The Benefits of Powerful
Masonry
Discipline: General
Credits: 1.5
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Time Management and Goal
Setting
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 17-18, 2011
Las Vegas
From Survivability to
Profitability - Using a
Dashboard to Steer Your
Company on the Right
Financial Path
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 3
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Getting Paid - Mechanics
Liens, Stop Notices and the
Miller Act
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
Masonry Facades: Repair
and Restoration
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3
January 17, 2011
Las Vegas
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
Safety for Concrete/Masonry
Construction
Discipline: Safey
Credits: 10
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