Accident Reporting Isn’t About Blame—It’s About Saving Lives

At APS, safety isn’t a slogan—it’s a responsibility we carry into every job, every machine, and every customer relationship.

That’s why the confidential reporting of accident and incident data through the IPAF Accident Reporting Portal is so important to our industry.

Accurate, honest reporting isn’t about assigning blame—it’s about learning. Every report helps build a clearer picture of the risks faced by operators, engineers and customers working at height. Those insights lead to better training, improved equipment design and, ultimately, safer working practices that save lives.

At APS, we actively support and encourage the use of IPAF’s global accident reporting system. By sharing information across our industry, we can identify trends, prevent repeat incidents and continuously improve safety for everyone.

Whether you’re designing, manufacturing, distributing, operating, managing or maintaining powered access equipment, please take the time to report accidents, incidents and even near-misses. Every report contributes to a safer future.

How to report

Accidents, incidents and near-misses can be reported confidentially through the IPAF Accident Reporting Portal or the IPAF ePAL app. The process is quick, straightforward and designed to capture the information needed to identify trends and improve safety across the powered access industry.

You can report an incident here: https://ipafaccidentreporting.org/

Safer outcomes don’t happen by chance—they’re built on shared knowledge, accurate data and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Andy Bray