IPAF Meets New ISO Aerial Standard
April 6, 2005 • The International Powered Access Federation's (IPAF) training program was certified in February as meeting the new ISO standards for training aerial work platform operators. ISO 18878:2004 was produced by TC 214 technical committee and published in September 2004. IPAF's training program and procedures were certified as meeting the standard by TÜV, the leading standards accreditation organization in
The ISO standard provides a basic framework for the contents and procedures of training. It states that trainees must satisfy the trainer of their competence in both practical skills and theoretical knowledge. In addition, it draws a clear distinction between training and familiarization.
IPAF's North American subsidiary, Aerial Work Platform Training Inc., is based in
