IPAF Launches 2025 Global Safety Campaign
At the IPAF Summit 2025, the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) announced their annual Global Safety Campaign, titled Stop Overturns – Safety Starts on the Ground!
Data from the IPAF Accident Reporting Portal has shown that fatal overturns have increased by 50% since January 2021. The data also identified that these incidents typically occur during setup, travel or operation on inadequate or unsuitable ground/floor conditions. Not only do overturns result in serious and possibly fatal incidents, but these situations can also lead to the operator and occupants being ejected from the platform, resulting in complex rescue scenarios for those trapped at height during a partial overturn.
IPAF’s campaign aims to raise awareness of how to manage and minimise the risks and hazards of MEWP overturns.