国际高空作业协会-IPAF.PDF

国际高空作业协会 Tim Whiteman MD CEO IPAF IPAF董事总经理兼首席执行官 International Powered Access Federation 国际高空作业协会 Who is IPAF? IPAF简介  IPAF will be 30 next year! IPAF 明年将迎来成立30周年！  IPAF was set up in 1983 through a merger of two associations: one for manufacturers and one for rental companies of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) IPAF成立于1983年，由两家协会合并而成：分 别是移动式升降工作平台(MEWP) 的制造商协 会和租赁公司协会。 Who is IPAF? IPAF简介  IPAF promotes the safe and effective use of powered access equipment worldwide IPAF致力于在全球范围内推动高空作业设备的安全与高效使用。  It is a not-for-profit members’ organisation representing the interests of manufacturers, distributors, users, rental and training companies 该协会是一家代表制造商、经销商、用户以及租赁和培训公司等 各方利益的非盈利成员组织。  Each member owns one share! 每名成员均享有一股权利！ IPAF Members 1996 –October 2012 1996-2012年10月IPAF会员 年初IPAF会员 IPAF members at start of the year 1000 961 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 IPAF around the world IPAF全球机构 6 What does IPAF do? IPAF 的职能 Powered Access is Safe 高空作业设备意味着安全  Falls from height are the biggest cause of fatal accidents in the US and European work place – ladders cause many of these accidents. 在美国和欧洲的作业现场，高空坠落是导致伤亡事故的最大原因－－梯子 则是大多数事故的罪魁祸首。  In 2001 The EU introduced DIRECTIVE 2001/45/EC concerning Temporary Work at Height. 2001年，欧盟引入了关于临时性高空作业的2001/45/EC指令。  This said: “Work at a height may expose workers to particularly