IRATA International

Recently there’s been some healthy conversation online around workplace environments; including work and safety cultures. There was a particular thread that came up around a recent article [...]

It is official! The new IRATA Membership Requirements have come into full effect! All exisiting Member Companies shall be audited against these new requirements; rather than a checklist, the [...]

It was necessary for IRATA International to amend and add additional clauses in their Training, Assessment and Certification Scheme (TACS). These changes relate to unsuccessful candidate [...]

This article was originally posted by IRATA International. As an association we are still recording an unacceptably high number of dropped object incidents. These are objects being dropped onto, [...]

Article by Deborah Chick for the Working at Heights Association of Australia The topic of performing Equipment Inspections on working at heights PPE and equipment is one of the most widely [...]

The Chairman of IRATA International has provided an update to the temporary extension to IRATA certifications, which expired as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak and related government [...]

ISO 22846 supersedes AS/NZS 4488 (1997) At long last, IRATA Australasia has been successful in having AS/NZS 4488 replaced with the ISO 22846 standard. 4488 part 1 status is withdrawn and can [...]

IRATA International have created an online system to enable IRATA technicians to apply for a temporary extension to their IRATA certification, which expired as a direct result of the COVID-19 [...]

IRATA International – ITEC 2019 The IRATA International Technical Event and Conference was held in Sydney, celebrating the 30th year of the Association. This event is held annually, and the [...]

In rope access work it is vital to ensure that ropes are protected with a suitable method. A hierarchical approach should be adopted in order to determine the best achievable method of protection [...]