Ipaf Informs of 28 mortal accidents in the first semester of 2013
9 September 2013
In the first-half of 2013, occurred all over the world 28 mortal accidents in which they saw involved platforms mobile elevador of personal (Pemp), also known like platforms of aerial work (Pta), according to the results of the database of accidents of
In thirteen of these mortal accidents, the equipment involved were platforms of arm (3b), ten were platforms of tijera (3to) and three, units mounted on vehicle (1b). In two cases desconoce the type of machines involved. Of these mortal accidents, thirteen occurred in EE UU, two in France, Germany, Low Countries and United Kingdom, respectively, and one in Armenia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, Norway, Spain and EAU.
At the same time that published these conclusions, Ipaf also updated the preliminary results in accordance with the notification of a mortal accident, no registered previously, in Canada in October of 2012. This elevates to 32 the number of mortal victims in 2012, instead of the 31 of which informed initially. Compared with the first semester of 2012, in which it informed of 17 mortal accidents, the number of these last in the same period of 2013 has increased in near of 65%. Ipaf Thinks that the project of notification of accidents is collecting more data and no necessarily that there are more accidents.
“The results of the reports of the market for hire of Ipaf carry us to estimate that there is more than one million Pemp/Pta in the world”, commented Tim Whiteman, executive director of Ipaf. “Each mortal victim supposes a loss irreparable, but these data show us that the aerial platforms keep on being a safe way to carry out temporary works in height”.
Ipaf Wants to do a call to all the manufacturers, companies for hire, contractors and users so that they communicate in the database of accidents any mortal or grave accident in which they have seen involved platforms of aerial work (Pemp/Pta) and platforms of work of trip on topmast (PTDMs) all over the world. The project is opened to members of Ipaf and to those that are not it, and includes an option to inform of anonymous form. All the data collected are confidential and any detail related with accident any will be shared with third parts or revealed to the responsible authorities of the hygiene, unless this was demanded by cutting order. The only exception is that the manufacturers will receive basic data if a machine manufactured by his companies sees involved in a mortal accident.
