Horizon Platforms Blog

We work hard Monday to Friday to ensure that our customers get the very best levels of service. But what happens if a customer urgently needs to reach us out of hours or over the weekend. Not to worry, our 24/7 helpline is ready. Learn more about this safety net here. 

At Horizon Platforms, our focus is on making it easy to arrange powered access. We constantly invest in your experience, and in helping guide you towards the best solution for your project. A good example of this is our new Platform Finder, a easy-to-use online tool that helps identify the right access platform for your project. Read on to learn more. 

Access platforms are a safe and trusted tool for work at height – no matter what your industry. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, fitting out a shop, doing reactive maintenance work, or stretching to the tricky bits for commercial cleaning, MEWP hire is a versatile solution for your needs. However, as with any piece of machinery, you need to be trained and familiarised with the specific model before you press go. So, don’t ignore the risks and make sure that you always play it safe when planning work at height.

Access platforms must be regularly inspected and properly maintained to ensure they are safe, fit for purpose and fully compliant with UK health and safety laws. Learn why this is so important for operators and businesses. 

Boom lifts are a versatile type of aerial platform and as such, they can be used in a variety of applications. Read which boom lifts are right for the environment and terrain you work in. 

Here at Horizon Platforms, IPAF courses are delivered at our approved centres with training available for operators, demonstrators, instructors and managers. Each of these programmes has been designed by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), to provide MEWP training in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR). As a result, these courses are internationally recognised and considered the gold standard of powered access vehicle training.

Pre-use inspections are often overlooked the more confident you become as an operator but they’re vital to ensure that your MEWP is secure, complete, clean, and working properly. Check out this blog for details of MEWP pre-use inspections. 

When using mobile elevating work platforms you have a duty as an employer and operative to ensure the working environment meets safety standards and legal regulations. Read our article written by IPAF experts to gain knowledge of your responsibilities for work at height on MEWPs.

While in general MEWP fatality rates are declining, working with access platforms is still dangerous, even more so without the correct training. Therefore, we highlight key health and safety tips to consider when working on MEWPs.

Ground strength is quite literally the foundation of your safety when working at height, due to the weight of MEWPs. With this in mind, identifying these seven ground condition hazards during your IPAF-recommended pre-inspection are invaluable.