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Making Safety Central for MCWP Operators

While MCWPs have a good safety record in general compared to other forms of powered access, when something of that size and height fails, it is a major event and can lead to severe, if not fatal, injuries for operators and bystanders.

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IPAF Training: The 'Next Generation' Ventures Boldly Forth

As the PAL Card is the powered access industry’s leading recognized qualification, with almost three quarters of a million valid PAL Cards currently in circulation around the world, the eLearning is now available in six languages, with more set to follow.

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6 Tips to Avoid Electrocution When Working at Height

There is no safer way to work at height than with a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP). That being said, working at height comes with its share of potential hazards, and electrocution is chief among them.

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Risk: Identify and Eliminate

The new ANSI standard expected to be released this fall requires a risk assessment on every use of an MEWP, beginning with operator training. We asked a panel of industry experts about what this will mean to construction professionals.

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US Housing Starts Disappoint in July

Fifth housing-starts drop in the past six months comes with multifamily construction’s 15.3% plunge and a slip in single-family starts. Permits also fell 4.1%

The pace of single-family housing construction starts in the U.S. was effectively flat in July from a strong, but downwardly revised, June rate. In contrast, the multifamily market continues to slow with a 17.1% plunge from June to July.

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Snorkel’s Electric TM12E Lift Uses Half the Amps of the Hydraulic Version

Electric-drive TM12E self-propelled telescopic mast lift can lift up to 500 lb. to a platform height of up to 12 ft., and weighs in at 1,950 lb.

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United Rentals Outbids H&E with $1.3B Purchase of Neff Corp

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United ups the ante and pays H&E to end its Neff merger; Neff expects $207 million of 2017 EBITDA at a 49.5% margin on $419 million of revenue, with about $867 million worth of fleet

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BOMAG Adds Tim Collie as National Accounts Manager for Rental

Collie will be responsible for the overall sales and customer support of our national rental partners in order to ensure they maximize their return on investment with BOMAG products and services.

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H&E Calls Off Acquisition of Neff Rentals

H&E Chief Executive John Engquist said the company will instead pursue an accelerated strategy of greenfield expansion and opportunistic acquisitions.

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Construction Technology

Serious Labs Closes $5M Series A Strategic Financing to Fuel Growth in Virtual Realty Training Technology

The funding was made by two co-investors, Stamford, Connecticut-based United Rentals Inc., and Silicon Valley-based construction tech venture firm Brick and Mortar Ventures.

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Global Rental Alliance Meets to Discuss Topics of Relevance to Rental Companies and Manufacturers

the group discussed approaches to GRA membership expansion, data standardization, rental careers, safety, technology and diversity within the industry for both rental businesses, and with manufacturers.

H&E Relocates to New Facility in Tampa, FL

The 9,500-square-foot facility sits on 3.23 acres with a fully-fenced and paved yard area, offices, parts warehouse, and an eight-bay repair shop equipped with a 5-ton overhead crane.

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