Horizon Platforms Blog

10 uses of a telescopic boom lift

When planning a work-from-height project, you’ll likely want to consider a variety of MEWPs to help you complete the task in hand. If so, we’d like to suggest telescopic booms as a contender for the best boom lift for the job.

Reading on, we’ve explored the practical uses of telescopic booms, to give you an idea of whether this piece of equipment is the right fit for your next project.

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What is a personnel lift?

If you’re on the hunt for a ‘Mobile Elevating Work Platform’, you’ve likely come across a spectrum of machines offering various advantages. There are often so many to choose from, it is important to choose the right MEWP for the job!

In this article, we’ve explored one of the most common types of platforms – the personnel lift – including identifying the different features. Like push around vertical platforms (PAVs), personnel lifts are used for low level access, but there are slight differences between the two.

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How to Rescue People from MEWPs: A Practical Guide

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), also known as access platforms, are vital for safe work at height, but what happens if the platform fails, or other factors leave people stranded at height?

Even with well-maintained machines and experienced MEWP operators, there’s always a small chance of machine faults, operator errors or medical emergencies causing someone to be stuck at height on a MEWP.

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What Happens on an IPAF course?

The ‘International Powered Access Federation’, commonly referred to simply as IPAF, has developed a series of training courses designed to ensure anyone working from height has the appropriate skills to safely operate mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and powered access platforms. But what exactly does IPAF training cover?

In this article, our IPAF and PASMA Training Manager, Ben Hughes, explores who the training is for and what’s involved, as well as how to gain the qualification and the benefits of doing so.

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