Horizon Platforms Blog

This article takes you through the key elements of scoring your powered access supplier’s performance along with the benefits that can be achieved because of going through this strategic process.

Working in summer and on warmer days outside poses some risk. So in this article our health and safety experts highlight the importance of keeping safe when working in hot weather outdoors.

Industrial door installation, repair and maintenance is part of an around the clock industry whereby working at height is a necessity. The last thing businesses need is machine delivery delays and/or breakdowns, it costs time and money. Read how a strategic powered access supplier decision resulted in getting 98.9% trouble free access hire. Interested?

In this guide, we explore the numerous ways you can use the new MEWP technologies available to maximise the sustainability of your access work, whether opting for a battery-powered cherry picker or choosing a manually operated personnel platform.

For employers, workplace sickness and absence play a huge role in team productivity, worker safety and cost to business. We have taken a look at the importance of worker health and safety and training for trying to avoid injury and reduce sickness, adding advice for employers on what they need to consider to avoid the impact of this for their businesses.

Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), also known as powered access or access platforms,  have significantly changed the landscape of working at height, providing a safer and more efficient approach. The future of MEWPs is characterised by practical innovation and emerging trends set to reshape the industry for the benefit of operators and businesses who rely on lifters to complete work.

Working at height can be one of the riskiest things you do as an employee. Therefore, we take a look at the hazards involved in working at heights to raise awareness of how dangerous it can be, and provider guidance on what businesses can do to mitigate this risk and increase safety.

In this blog, we cover some of the potentially serious consequences of operating a MEWP without adequate training as well as share the training courses required to ensure the safe and compliant operation of powered access platforms.

Mobile access towers, an alternative to using powered access platforms when working at height, are used for a variety of reasons and in numerous scenarios. But is mobile access tower training (commonly referred to as PASMA Training) a legal requirement in the UK? Find out, here!