Organizzazione Internazionale Trasporti a Fune

OITAF — the Organizzazione Internazionale Trasporti a Fune, or International Organization for Transportation by Rope — is a professional association for the ropeway and cable-car industry. It was founded in Milan, Italy, in 1959 and today brings together members from 33 countries worldwide. Its Italian-language name is the source of the acronym OITAF, and the organization is also known in English as the International Organization for Transportation by Rope and in French as the Organisation internationale des transports à câbles. OITAF was established to unite the three key sectors of the ropeway industry within a single organization: ropeway operators, manufacturers of ropeway systems, and public authorities representing national governments. By bringing these stakeholders together, it provides a platform to address current technical, legal, administrative and economic challenges collaboratively. In addition, OITAF includes research institutions such as universities, academies and laboratories, as well as individual experts whose professional work or academic interest lies in the field of ropeway transportation. The organization's stated goals are to promote the development and progress of ropeway transportation; to promote studies and tests serving that development; to promote the harmonization of national legal requirements in the field of ropeway transportation; to develop uniform international guidelines for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and inspection of ropeway transport, together with corresponding recommendations; and to hold an international ropeway transport congress every six years. OITAF publishes technical documents and recommendations on cableways, including its numbered "OITAF Book" series. Recent titles include recommendations on the operation of passenger ropeways, guidelines for assessing the safety of circulating monocable passenger ropeways, and recommendations for the construction and operation of material handling uni-directional and reversible ropeway installations, cable cranes and material handling funiculars. These publications are distributed through the organization's document portal and news service. Membership is open to interested organizations and professionals who wish to contribute to the international ropeway community. The association is headquartered in Milan, Italy, and maintains an official website at oitaf.org.

OITAF — the Organizzazione Internazionale Trasporti a Fune, or International Organization for Transportation by Rope — was founded in Milan, Italy, in 1959. Its Italian-language name is the source of the acronym OITAF, and the organization is also known in English as the International Organization for Transportation by Rope and in French as the Organisation internationale des transports à câbles. The organization was established to unite all three key sectors of the ropeway industry within one organization: ropeway operators, manufacturers of ropeway systems, and public authorities representing national governments. By bringing these stakeholders together, OITAF provides a platform to address current technical, legal, administrative and economic challenges collaboratively. In addition, OITAF includes research institutions such as universities, academies and laboratories, as well as individual experts whose professional work or academic interest lies in the field of ropeway transportation. OITAF's stated goals are to promote the development and progress of ropeway transportation; to promote studies and tests serving that development; to promote the harmonization of national legal requirements in the field of ropeway transportation; to develop uniform international guidelines for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and inspection of ropeway transport, together with corresponding recommendations; and to hold an international ropeway transport congress every six years. Today the organization brings together members from 33 countries worldwide. It publishes technical documents and recommendations on cableways, including its numbered "OITAF Book" series, distributed through its document portal and news service. Recent titles include recommendations on the operation of passenger ropeways, guidelines for assessing the safety of circulating monocable passenger ropeways, and recommendations for the construction and operation of material handling uni-directional and reversible ropeway installations, cable cranes and material handling funiculars. OITAF invites interested organizations and professionals to apply for membership and actively contribute to the international ropeway community. The association is headquartered in Milan, Italy, and maintains an official website at oitaf.org.

• 1959

  OITAF is founded in Milan, Italy.

• OITAF grows to bring together members from 33 countries worldwide.

• OITAF publishes its numbered "OITAF Book" series of technical recommendations, including Book 32, Book 33 and Book 8-2.

International professional association and standards/recommendations body for the ropeway and cable-car industry, uniting operators, manufacturers, regulators and researchers.

• OITAF Book 32: Recommendations on the operation of passenger ropeways

• OITAF Book 33: Guidelines for assessing the safety of circulating monocable passenger ropeways

• OITAF Book 8-2: Recommendations for the construction and operation of material handling uni-directional and reversible ropeway installations, cable cranes and material handling funiculars

1. 1OITAFoitaf.org
2. 2Organisation internationale des transports à câblesfr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Wikidatawikidata.org