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Productivity
IPAF Powered Access 2020
Levelling up on productivity Working at height using powered access and a properly trained operator isn’t just safer than more traditional alternatives, it can bring significant benefits in productivity too. Neil Gerrard reports
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How many workers does it take to change a lightbulb? Contrary to what you might expect, this isn’t the prelude to a corny punchline. Instead, it’s key to demonstrating just how much more productive it can be to use powered access equipment than other work-at-height alternatives. That’s because there is more than one answer to the question depending on the tools you use, as manufacturer
Genie demonstrated recently when it undertook an exercise to show why it makes sense to specify a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) on a jobsite rather than scaffolding. When it came to lighting maintenance work (not necessarily changing a lightbulb but close enough for the sake of our drawn-out analogy), Genie found that it took four people a total of 49 minutes
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