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IPAF REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR NEAR-MISS DATA FROM POWERED ACCESS MACHINE USERS
The latest IPAF Global Safety Report analyzes the main causes of serious injuries and fatalities occurring when using powered access machines to conduct temporary work at height, highlighting the need to gather more near-miss data to help avoid serious accidents in the future.
While the report indicates the main causes of serious injuries and deaths while using powered access machines have not changed significantly across the most recent two years of data, electrocutions have increased slightly, joining falls from the platform as the most common cause.
Over the five-year period 2016–2020, the most common causes of fatal incidents were falls from the platform and electrocutions, both accounting for 23 percent of deaths, followed by entrapments (19 percent), MEWP overturns/tip-overs (12 percent), MEWPs being struck by another machine or vehicle (6 percent) or being hit by falling objects (5 percent).
Brian Parker, IPAF’s Head of Safety & Technical, says: “One thing that we all agree on is we must now focus on areas we know we need more data from; this means gathering more information about near misses – we are getting comprehensive reporting of serious injuries and deaths but need more reports of the seemingly innocuous mistakes that might have led to a serious outcome but didn’t. Near misses are important in understanding trends and preventing serious accidents in the future.”
CUMMINS TO ACQUIRE 50 PERCENT OF MOMENTUM FUEL TECHNOLOGIES
Cummins will acquire a 50 percent equity interest in Momentum Fuel Technologies from Rush Enterprises. The joint venture will produce Cummins-branded natural gas fuel delivery systems for the commercial vehicle market in North America. The proposed transaction is expected to close later this year.
SAFEAI EXPANDS TO CANADA
SafeAI has continued its global expansion with its entry into Canada.
“At SafeAI, we believe autonomy has the power to create smarter, safer, more productive heavy industry. With flourishing construction and mining sectors, Canada is a natural fit for our business,” said Bibhrajit Halder, founder and CEO at SafeAI.
Expansion into Canada comes on the heels of a year of significant growth for SafeAI as the company accelerated off-road deployment of autonomous technology. In late 2020, the company entered partnerships with industry leaders – including Obayashi and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – to expand its ecosystem and more effectively deliver autonomy at scale.
Most recently, the company announced $21 million in Series A funding to accelerate research and development and global growth.
THREE CANADIAN DEALERS WIN 2020 DIAMOND DEALER AWARDS FROM CASE CE
CASE CE has named five Canadian dealers as winners of its 2020 Diamond Dealer and Gold Dealer awards that recognize dealerships across the US and Canada for excellence in sales performance, marketing, product support, parts support and training. The Diamond Dealer award winners are J.R. Brisson Equipment (Ontario, Quebec), Longus Equipment (Quebec) and Redhead Equipment (Saskatchewan). The Gold Dealer award winners are HiTrac (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Kucera Group (Ontario).
Gearflow, an online parts marketplace built for the construction industry, won the Mid-Continent Startup Challenge at the BuiltWorlds 2021 Construction Tech Conference. The competition awards the top early stage construction tech startup based in a U.S. metropolitan area other than the East and West coasts.
TRADE SHOWS RETURNING IN 2022
The World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo are gearing up to return to the first in-person edition of the combined show. The show will run from March 29 to 31, 2022 at the Nashville Music City Centre in Nashville, Tennessee.
Visitors from the heavy equipment, roadbuilding, construction, snow removal, aggregate and infrastructure sectors will once again come together for the National Heavy Equipment Show’s biennial exhibition when it returns to Mississauga’s International Centre March 31 to April 1, 2022. The last edition of the show saw 12,668 attendees.
The Atlantic Truck Show will return to the Moncton Coliseum June 3 to 4, 2022. This event showcases the latest trucks and truck-related products on the market, and the 2022 show will offer a renewed focus on trucks for all trades – focusing on vehicles for construction and building supply, dump trucks and forestry.
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For more on the value of collecting near-miss data, turn to page 54 to learn how wearable tech can transform risk management on your job site.
TEREX ACQUIRES MDS INTERNATIONAL, OPENS FIRST LOCATION IN IRELAND
Terex Materials Processing has purchased MDS International, a manufacturer of heavy-duty and recycling trommels, apron feeders and conveyor systems. This acquisition allows Terex to expand its offerings in the crushing and screening and environmental industries, including heavy-duty trommels from MDS that will enable expansion into areas of the market that Terex MP does not currently serve.
CAISSON CONSULTANT JOINS ATLAS COPCO POWER TECHNIQUE DEALER NETWORK
Atlas Copco Power Technique has named Caisson Consultant as a dealer, effective immediately. Caisson Consultant will be a resource to support sales, service warranty, and application knowledge for Atlas Copco DrillAir high-pressure air compressors. Specializing in piling, anchor, tieback, and limited access machines, Caisson Consultant offers technical support, rentals, sales, RPOs, tooling and wear parts.
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CSDA LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE TRAINING PLATFORM FOR CONCRETE CUTTING AND DRILLING INDUSTRY
CSDA has launched a brand-new online training platform, giving members of the concrete industry more opportunities to advance their knowledge of diamond tools and technology.
The new website features an updated version of the association’s Cutting Edge training class which is geared towards less experienced operators who want to learn about the basics of diamond tools, how diamonds cut, the basics of slab sawing, core drilling, wall sawing, hand sawing, job site safety best practices, and more. Owners and managers can track their team’s progress and sign up multiple employees to take the course.
NEW ONLINE LEARNING PORTAL PROMOTES CONSTRUCTION TO YOUTH
Class Of Your Own (COYO), a social enterprise dedicated to helping the construction industry engage with schools and educators to develop the skills of young people, has debuted a new online learning portal.
DEC SCHOOL makes COYO’s learning program available anywhere in the world, enabling children and young people to quickly and easily gain an introduction to various professional disciplines in the construction industry. As the workforce continues to age out, recruiting new talent to its ranks has become a priority. The new portal aims to prove that construction, survey and design are exciting, viable career considerations.
Cummins is advancing its zero-carbon technology with the testing of a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine.
Following the testing, the company plans to evaluate the engine in a variety of on- and off-highway applications.
According to Cummins, hydrogen engines offer OEMs and end users the benefit of adaptability by continuing to use familiar mechanical drivelines with vehicle and equipment integration mirroring that of current powertrains while continuing to provide the power and capability for meeting application needs.
The hydrogen engines can use green hydrogen fuel, emitting near-zero CO2 emissions through the tailpipe and near-zero levels of NOx. The projected investment in renewable hydrogen production globally will provide a growing opportunity for the deployment of hydrogen-powered fleets utilizing either Cummins fuel cell or engine power.
The high energy density of hydrogen enables easily integrated onboard gas storage without compromising either the vehicle payload or operating range. Cummins’ joint venture partnership with hydrogen storage specialist NPROXX adds the ability to integrate the fuel cell or hydrogen engine with the high-pressure gas cylinder tanks and supply lines on the vehicle.
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