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Check out our latest news: A Review of Recent IVES History, scissor lift incident report, upcoming program calendar, a question on documentation, and testimonials from our wonderful customers!
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Although world events have made 2020 a year a lot of us would
like to forget, there have been many developments here at IVES that are
worth remembering. To refresh what may have been overlooked in the
turmoil, let’s go back into the company’s recent history and follow the
timeline forward marking all of the developments that have occurred.
April 2019 – Revised Documentation Procedures Announced
The Compliance Folder included in each Compliance Package was
significantly revised, particularly the Record Sheet on the back, which
is now called the Training & Evaluation Record, as well as the
Operator Certificate / Wallet Card. Some significant aspects of the
revisions in relation to previous documentation procedures were:
A video detailing the changes to the materials and documentation
procedures was posted in the Member Dashboard area of our website and is
still there today if you haven’t seen it. It’s in the Orientation
Videos folder within the Downloadable Materials & Updates section.
June 2019 – New MEWP Trainer Materials Released
Six months before the then-expected effective date of the new
ANSI A92 MEWP industry standards, we announced the release of our new
MEWP operator training materials that had been revised in compliance
with the new standards. At the time, the industry standards addressing
the design and construction (ANSI A92.20 / CSA B354.6), safe use (ANSI
A92.22 / CSA B354.7) and operator training (ANSI A92.24 / CSA B354.8)
of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) including aerial boomlifts
and scissor lifts, had been significantly revised which meant we had to
update all of our related materials, which included all the
MEWP-related:
Orientation videos explaining all the changes, Chapter Review Indexes
providing answers and page number references to the questions in the
ORMs and the affected pages in the Trainer’s Manual were all posted on
the website where they remain today in the MEWP Support Documents &
Videos.
November 2019 – New Products Announced
December 2019 – More New & Updated Materials Announced
December was another big month with the arrival of several exciting and long-awaited materials, including:
January 2020 – New Site / French Language RT Materials Arrive
The New Year began with a huge announcement: the opening of our
awesome, 8,900 ft² training location in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
This was the first training location 100% owned and operated by IVES.
As we ushered in 2020, we also ushered in the arrival of French-language
operator training materials for rough terrain forklift, which had been
absent from our product offerings for too long and made many of our
clients in Quebec, Canada very happy.
February 2020 – Goodbye to an Old Friend
Although the passing of Jim Crook on February 15, 2020 was not
exactly an IVES’ event, it affected us all profoundly as we were forced
to say good-bye to one of our most beloved Master Trainers and as such,
it deserves mention here.
On a happier note, we announced the certification of Mr. 25-K, our 25,000th Certified Trainer!
March 2020 – Suspension of Operations and More MEWP Stuff
On March 17, 2020 IVES Training Group suspended the delivery of all
in-person training programs due to the global pandemic caused by the
COVID-19 virus. Never before in the 39-year history of the company had
we taken such drastic measures, the effects of which still reverberate
to this day within the company and around the world.
At the end of March, we announced the release of 9 new documents
designed for users of MEWPs to get in line with the coming ANSI
standards whose effective date had been delayed several times from
December 2019, to March 2020 and again to June 2020. These extremely
useful documents were made (and remain) available for free download
under the following titles:
April 2020 – Online Training Arrives!
In the wake of the COVID-induced suspension of training we adapted to
our clients’ needs by developing and releasing three new programs that
for the first time in IVES history, were delivered online. They were:
One last note of interest that occurred in April was that IVES turned
39 on April 30. The celebration was all but lost in the midst of the
ongoing pandemic but was exciting for us nonetheless.
May 2020 – More Online Programs and New Products Available
Following on the heels of the release of our first online
programs in April, online operator training programs arrived in May.
These programs, delivered live by an IVES Master Trainer and available
only to clients with IVES certified Instructors on site, address the
classroom theory portion of an operator training program, including
administration of the operator theory test. Successful trainees then go
on to be led through the practical training and evaluation portions of
the program by the trainer on-site.
At the end of May we released our MEWP Occupant Safety Card. This
compact, quick-reference resource designed to be stored on a MEWP and
used to check the general knowledge of a work platform occupant’s
ability to work safely on a MEWP proved to be useful and was a hit with
our clients. If you haven’t seen it, go to our website and check it out!
Finally, in May the Rough Terrain Operator Reference Manual received
some relatively minor revisions to the wording addressing the stability
pyramid. Details and graphics were added which provided more details on
the 4-point, rectangular base of the pyramid as it relates to
telehandlers.
June/July 2020 – Operator Requalification Materials Revised – Suspension Lifted
June 1 marked the end of the suspension of training. We were excited
but cautious to return to the delivery of in-person training programs at
our open enrollment locations and at our clients’ sites. Although
working within the new, COVID-induced sanitizing and social distancing
protocols was a bit challenging, we were extremely happy to get back to
training.
In response to many requests from our clients, the forklift operator
requalification Study Guides not only received upgraded content and
graphics, but type-specific forklift operator tests were developed and
released within the Notepads that contain the documentation for
requalification programs. Previously, individual Study Guides were
available for each forklift type but the Operator Requalification Theory
Test in the Notepad was generic as it applied to any type of unit. Now,
when ordering forklift requalification materials, a type- specific
Notepad must be ordered as well.
These requalification materials were also formatted to match the MEWP
requalification materials which require little or no actual writing by
the operators as they complete the classroom portion of the program. An
orientation video accessible on the IVES website was also posted and is
still available for viewing.
August 2020 – Spanish/French-language Operator Requalification Materials Available
In keeping with our standard pattern, Spanish and
French-language versions of all the revised forklift Study Guides and
operator theory tests were made available.
Conclusion
In looking back at our recent history it’s interesting to note
that although the working world seemed to come to a standstill, we kept
quite busy growing and developing our products and services. There were a
lot of developments to take note of so if you missed any of them, be
sure to go back and take a look at what is available, particularly those
of you that use MEWPs.
Amidst all the strain and upheaval of the past year, we are very
fortunate to have weathered what we hope was the worst of the storm. We
know there are still struggles ahead but thanks to your support, we are
entirely confident in our ability to continue to adapt and prevail.
Rob Vetter
Director of Training
IVES Training Group
Notice of incident number: 2015156240211
Employer: Fireproofing application company
Incident summary
A worker on an elevated scissor lift was spraying fire retardant to a
ceiling that was 19 feet (5.8 metres) high in a unit under construction
at a shopping centre. After the spraying was complete, the worker
borrowed a different scissor lift and was using a broom to clean fire
retardant overspray from an area of the wall. The worker lost his
balance and fell backward from the elevated lift to the concrete floor
below, receiving fatal injuries.
Investigation conclusions
Cause
Underlying factors
Source: www.worksafebc.com
Question:
What do I write where it asks for training standard compliance on the wallet cards and on the back of the file folder?
Answer:
We updated the documentation process a little over a year ago so you
must be running into the new materials now. We created a short video to
update you on how to fill out the new wallet cards and the file folder
(backside) including what training standards you are following.
You can login to your member Dashboard and go to the Downloadable
Materials & Updates tab and then it will be the second option on the
list called “Orientation Videos”. From there you can scroll down until
you see "New Documentation Procedures". It will update you on everything
you need.
Hope this helps.
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