{"id":1792,"date":"2015-03-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctelift.com\/2015\/03\/27\/rental-tips-from-january-2015-all-pal-card-are-smart\/"},"modified":"2015-03-27T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T11:00:00","slug":"rental-tips-from-january-2015-all-pal-card-are-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ctelift.com\/en\/rental-tips-from-january-2015-all-pal-card-are-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"RENTAL TIPS &#8211; From January 2015 all PAL Card are Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">All <strong>PAL Cards<\/strong> (Powered Access Licences) issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) for training on or after 1 January 2015 will be machine-readable, i.e. <strong>Smart PAL Cards<\/strong>. This move aims to improve site safety as Smart PAL Cards may be used to ensure that only trained operators can use mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) on site.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>Smart PAL Card<\/strong> is marked by a wireless icon and has a chip embedded in it. The data stored on the card, such as the operator name, number and categories trained in, is also printed on it, which means that the<strong> Smart PAL Card<\/strong> can still be used as a standard version.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">The data in the chip can be read by a card reader fitted to the machine. The reader can be set up to accept certain data (e.g. level of training, machine categories) which in turn will allow the machine to be operated. This means that a machine can be programmed to start only if the operator has had the correct training.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Using a <strong>Smart PAL Card<\/strong> along with a reader device can allow control of machine access and thereby improve site safety. Site managers can use the system to ensure that only correctly trained operators can operate MEWPs or MCWPs. They can also track who has used which machine for how long, and prevent fraudulent use.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cIt is not compulsory to fit card readers on machines and the <strong>PAL Card<\/strong> is a recognised qualification on many job sites,\u201d said IPAF CEO Tim Whiteman. \u201cThe smartcard technology brings more options and opens up possibilities to make machine access safer and machine use more secure.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<strong>PAL Cards<\/strong> are issued to operators who successfully complete the IPAF training programme after passing a written and a practical test. They are valid for five years and show the machine categories that operators have been trained in. More than 100,000 PAL Cards are issued each year through IPAF-approved training centres worldwide. The <strong>PAL Card<\/strong> is accepted widely and recognised as proof of high quality platform operator training. The validity of a card can be checked by using the online verification tool.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipaf.org\/en\/resources\/news\/article\/all-pal-cards-to-be-smart\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ipaf.org\/en\/resources\/news\/article\/all-pal-cards-to-be-smart\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All PAL Cards (Powered Access Licences) issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) for training on or after 1 January 2015 will be machine-readable, i.e. Smart PAL Cards. 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