Professional Associations

IPAF - The International Powered Access Federation
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide. Set up in 1983, IPAF is a not-for-profit members’ organisation that represents the interests of manufacturers, distributors, users, rental and training companies. It serves as a forum for all active in the world of powered access. IPAF has played a key role in promoting many of the design, safety and testing procedures that are now established in the powered access industry.

CAP Certification
The IPAF Competent Assessed Persons (CAP) programme focuses on a crucial aspect of safety--that of the machine itself.

It is intended to provide guidance for platform engineers on compliance with regulatory requirements and to offer documented evidence that individuals can be regarded as competent persons to plan, manage or carry out thorough examinations of powered access equipment within the context of current legislation.

The CAP programme complements IPAF's operator training courses by extending the promotion of a safety culture to machine maintenance as well as operation.

Experienced engineers from IPAF-approved training centres provide guidance through presentations and individually assess those attending the sessions.

Successful assessment provides suitable candidates with the valuable documentary evidence that they are certified as competent persons to plan, manage or carry out thorough examinations of platforms in the context of current legislation including the Work at Height Regulations, LOLER and PUWER 98.

A.R.M. Machinery Ltd is proud to be a member of IPAF, and all our engineers are IPAF CAP certified to ensure all Thorough Examinations are carried out to the highest of standards.