Dive summary:
- The industry organization for aerial work platforms, the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), has made it a priority to provide workers with training, including safety, in languages they can understand.
- The group has created a Spanish version of its Aerial Worker Platform Training program for use in the United States, and it has safety messages in Chinese.
- The head of OSHA, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Jordan Barab, commended the group at its recent Miami meeting for targeting messages to what he called "vulnerable workers."
From the article:
The AWPT eLearning module will be available in Spanish by the end of September. ...