IPAF Members and nonmembers who log data in the IPAF accident reporting portal can now enjoy improved dashboard functions that allow them to track their own safety statistics against the wider industry. This update follows extensive work behind the scenes to enhance and updated the portal’s user interface.
“Until now, IPAF offered a limited interface for viewing reports via the portal, with logged-in users only able to view charts ranking the incidents reported by company as a proportion of the total, which allowed rough benchmarking against overall industry trends," said Brian Parker, IPAF head of Safety & Technical. “However, after extensive development work, we are pleased to announce that those using the incident reporting dashboards can now apply multiple filters that will give a snapshot of member company incidents entered against all database entries, which of course are completely anonymized so no company or individual can be identified.”
Falls from the platform, electrocution and platform overturns are the most common type of incidents leading to serious injuries and deaths over the past 10 years, according to the latest Global Safety Report.
“IPAF’s accident reporting has been going for ten years; currently we are receiving around 600 reports a year from more than 40 countries worldwide – a leap forward from where we were in the early days,” Parker said. “By offering a quick and simple way for member companies to tailor their own database read-outs, we hope this will assist in making those activities safer, giving something back to our members in the rental industry who have been enthusiastic supporters of IPAF’s accident reporting since day one.”
Mark Keily, QHSE Director at Sunbelt Rentals UK and Chair of IPAF’s International Safety Committee (ISC), which helps verify and analyze the anonymized data, added: “These new tailorable incident dashboards along with the IPAF Global Safety Report allow industry stakeholders to review their own working practices to ensure they have robust safety systems and adequate risk control measures in place. They’re useful tools in the box for IPAF members.”
