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ALS Safety named IPAF Training Centre of the year

  • ALS Safety wins International Award for Powered Access (IAPA)
  • Award recognises exceptional IPAF Training Centre
  • Judges impressed by growth, investment in facilities and innovative training methods including use of virtual reality simulation.

ALS Safety, Riwal UK’s training division, has been named IPAF Training Centre of the Year at the 2019 International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA).

The award was announced at a ceremony held in Dubai on 6 March attended by representatives from the powered access industry across the world. The IAPA award is presented to the IPAF training centre that demonstrates exceptional growth in trainee numbers, uses innovative training methods, raises awareness of safety and promotes IPAF training in new regions.

ALS Safety, based at the new leading edge London North Facility in Hemel Hempstead, has achieved a 13 per cent increase in trainee numbers in 2018 and has introduced a virtual reality simulator for working at height training, which has been used at Riwal training centres across Europe.

ALS Safety Managing Director Darren Verschuren said: “2018 has been a very successful year for ALS Safety, thanks to the hard work of the whole team and the support provided by Riwal.

“Gaining the recognition from our respected peers in the powered access industry through winning this IAPA tells us that our strategy for promoting and delivering high quality working at height training is imperative.”

Riwal UK Country Manager Mick Ledden said: “We’re incredibly pleased and proud to have ALS Safety as part of Riwal UK. They’re a fantastic team, always pushing forward with new ideas to support safe working at height. They are a great asset for us, and for the wider working at height community.”
IAPA judges were impressed by the company’s investment in its training facilities last year including opening a new training centre in Central London and a flagship training centre in Kent. The new facilities are large enough to accommodate the continuing growth in trainee numbers and support the highest training standards.

ALS Safety also trained 17 new IPAF instructors, including four in Ireland, and helped to open the first Riwal IPAF training centre in Denmark.

The company supports the development and maintenance of international training standards by participating in the design and review of IPAF training courses, including the IPAF Load and Unload course and the new MEWP for Managers e-learning training programme.

In 2018 Riwal purchased its first VR Simulator, one of just six in Europe, and ALS Safety is now working with manufacturer Serious Labs to design VR simulator scenarios for use on MEWPs when maintaining aircrafts. www.riwal.com/united-kingdom/en/

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