Business Services: Page 301

Updated Italian Regulations to Raise Standards in Training

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

The updated regulations define training requirements for workers using machinery that is considered potentially dangerous under Italian law, including mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). This is a significant step forward in promoting safety in the powered access industry.

Richard Tindale Stepping Down From Snorkel

Richard is leaving Snorkel to pursue an opportunity as part-owner and director of the APS Group in the UK. APS re-sells and rents a wide range of construction and industrial equipment.

Richardtindale 10644402

Snorkel Expands Its Workforce Amid Increasing Demand for Powered Access

Snorkel is expanding the workforce at its production facility in Elwood, KS, by 30 percent this year. Within a week of announcing the U.S. recruitment drive, the company received more than 150 job applications.

Snorkel 10644398

Sunbelt Parent Ashtead Group Reports Revenues Up 23%

Ashtead Group, whose UK business A-Plant has its headquarters in Warrington, reported revenues of £846.8m for the nine months to January 31, up 23% on the same period last year.

KHL: Rental Company Fined for Not Providing Familiarization

As required in ANSI A92 standards, familiarization must be provided to users when equipment is provided for sale, rental or lease. Trained operators must also be familiarized on the specific equipment prior to use. According to sources, the user was also cited for lack of operator training.

Construction Safety

ANSI Approves Two ASSE Fall Protection Standards

Two new ANSI approved American Society of Safety Engineers standards focus on safety for self-retracting devices and assisted-rescue and self-rescue systems

Fallprotection 10644824

Business Services

Is Your Bid-Hit Ratio OK?

Are you getting enough of the jobs you bid on?

January Auction Results Up 3.6% Over December Despite Lower Sales Volume

Rouse Services LLC

The company recorded 449 units that sold at seven separate auction sales conducted across North America. The units represented a combined FLV (as of December 31) of $14 million and generated $14.5 million of gross auction proceeds, which was significantly less than total sales volume in December ($82.4 million).

10242011 Rouselogo 104413051 10643982

Father, son team stripe it all in Laredo

Laredo Striping offers excellent customer service and quality work

Pvm 0312 Laredostriping 10621641

Construction Safety

A Model Drug Testing Policy for Construction Contractors

What contractors need to know about when to test and why, when creating a workplace drug testing policy to protect a construction business

133475550 10655970

Three Major Design and Planning Groups Urge Congress to Move on Transport Legislation

American Institute of Architects

Urge inclusion of federal support for multiple forms of transportation, community planning empowerment and certainty of secure funding

Business Services

Free AGC Webinar: Lean Construction Unit 2

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Free webinar on March 9, 2012 will highlight the requirements for instructors of AGC's lean construction Unit 2: Pull in Production

Page 301 of 474