ASIA PLATFORM SHOWcASe 31 juLy â 2 AuguST 2013 - IPAF
ASIA PLATFORM SHOWcASe 31 juLy â 2 AuguST 2013 - IPAF
ASIA PLATFORM SHOWcASe 31 juLy â 2 AuguST 2013 - IPAF
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<strong>IPAF</strong> Asia Conference<br />
The world authority<br />
in powered access<br />
2 AUgust <strong>2013</strong><br />
Singapore Expo, Convention<br />
and Exhibition Centre,<br />
Singapore<br />
Register your place now at<br />
www.ipaf.org/asiaconference<br />
PROGRAMME<br />
The one-day <strong>IPAF</strong> Asia Conference<br />
will feature international industry<br />
speakers sharing their expertise<br />
on how mobile elevating work<br />
platforms (MEWPs) can be used to<br />
improve safety and productivity,<br />
including case studies from<br />
manufacturers, rental companies<br />
and users.<br />
The conference is aimed at<br />
contractors who wish to use<br />
MEWPs safely and effectively,<br />
rental companies planning to<br />
operate in new markets, and those<br />
looking to start a MEWP business.<br />
Safety authorities in the region are<br />
expected to attend, including officers<br />
from China’s Cosha, Malaysia’s<br />
Department of Occupational Safety<br />
& Health, Singapore’s Ministry<br />
of Manpower, and Building &<br />
Construction Authority.<br />
Venue<br />
Singapore Expo, MAX Atria, Room Peridot<br />
201,1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150<br />
8:30 Registration<br />
Participants to register at reception desk<br />
9:00 Opening of <strong>IPAF</strong> Asia Conference<br />
Tim Whiteman – <strong>IPAF</strong> CEO<br />
9:10 Welcome Speech<br />
Member of the <strong>IPAF</strong> Singapore Country Council<br />
9:20 Enhancing safety through the use of productive technologies<br />
supported by the Construction Productivity<br />
and Capability Fund (CPCF)<br />
Chew Boon Hur – Executive Manager, Construction Productivity<br />
Centre, Singapore Building & Construction Authority<br />
9:50 Powered access safety: Maintaining the right balance<br />
between regulations and engagement<br />
Er. Mohd Ismadi – Deputy Director (Engineering Safety), OSH<br />
Specialist Department, Occupational Safety and Health Division,<br />
Singapore Ministry of Manpower<br />
10:15 Case study on MEWP productivity and safety<br />
Nick Sowden – President, Snorkel Asia and Director of Supply<br />
Chain for Snorkel<br />
10:40 Tea Break & Networking Session<br />
11:10 US and European access rental techniques:<br />
How relevant are they to Asia?<br />
Norty Turner – CEO, Riwal<br />
11.55 Viewpoint on MEWP productivity and safety in the regional market<br />
Geoffrey Lee – General Manager, Modern (International)<br />
Access & Scaffolding Ltd<br />
12:20 Lunch & Networking Session (halal and vegetarian food available)<br />
13:10 Construction safety management on MEWPs<br />
Harry Ho – Immediate Past Chair, Institution of Occupational<br />
Safety & Health (IOSH) Singapore Branch<br />
13:35 From user to manufacturers on MEWP productivity and safety<br />
Marina Torres – Marketing & Sales Director, Bravi Platforms<br />
14:00 Guidance on the selection of anti-entrapment devices for MEWPs<br />
Chris Wraith – <strong>IPAF</strong> Technical Officer<br />
14:25 Forum Session<br />
Speakers will answer questions from the floor<br />
Moderated by <strong>IPAF</strong> CEO Tim Whiteman<br />
14:55 Concluding Remarks<br />
Raymond Wat - Regional Manager, <strong>IPAF</strong> South East Asia<br />
15:00 – <strong>IPAF</strong> and BuildTech Asia Sundowners Networking Session<br />
17:00 Strictly for registered guests only (at Expo hall 4)
SPEAKERS<br />
www.ipaf.org/asiaconference<br />
Chew Boon Hur – Executive Manager, Construction Productivity Centre,<br />
Singapore Building & Construction Authority<br />
Mr Chew graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Nanyang Technological<br />
University. He is currently the executive manager of the Building & Construction Authority’s<br />
Construction Productivity Centre (CPC), which promotes and educates the built environment sector on<br />
available technologies to improve productivity.<br />
Er. Mohd Ismadi – Deputy Director (Engineering Safety), OSH Specialist Department,<br />
Occupational Safety and Health Division, Singapore Ministry of Manpower<br />
Mohd Ismadi is a mechanical engineer and has over 20 years of professional experience in workplace<br />
safety and health, particularly in policies and legislation, management systems, pressure vessel safety<br />
and lifting equipment safety.<br />
Nick Sowden – President, Snorkel Asia and Director of Supply Chain for Snorkel<br />
Nick Sowden joined Snorkel in 2008 as supply chain director, where he developed a more cost-effective<br />
global supply chain and established the manufacturing of Snorkel AWPs in China. In 2009, he was<br />
promoted to vice-president of Snorkel Asia-Pacific and successfully restructured the Snorkel sales<br />
and manufacturing operations in Australia and New Zealand. He joined Snorkel’s global management<br />
board in 2011. In his current role, he is responsible for enhancing the distributor network, developing<br />
sales, after market and manufacturing operations.<br />
Norty Turner – CEO, Riwal<br />
Norty Turner joined Riwal as chief executive officer in March 2012 after a 17-year career with Hertz<br />
Equipment Rental Co. During his time at Hertz, he spent three years in Paris, France, latterly as<br />
vice-president for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Riwal is one of the world’s largest aerial platform<br />
rental companies.<br />
Geoffrey Lee – General Manager, Modern (International) Access & Scaffolding Ltd<br />
Geoffrey Lee’s professional and academic background is in civil engineering, with 30 years’<br />
experience in the construction business, particularly in access and scaffolding products including<br />
MEWPs, MCWPs, metal scaffolding and fall protection systems. He is a key executive in the<br />
Modern Group with operations across China, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore, managing<br />
a staff of over 300 and an aerial rental fleet of over 2,500 units.<br />
Harry Ho – Immediate Past Chair, Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH)<br />
Singapore Branch<br />
Harry Ho has more than 25 years of experience in occupational safety and health (OSH) in the areas of<br />
auditing, training and consultancy. In the past 15 years, he has conducted numerous third-party audits<br />
on OSH management systems and risk management and assessment in various industrial sectors. He<br />
has also conducted training for senior managers and professional engineers from various industrial<br />
sectors and helped to establish OSH systems for many organisations.<br />
Marina Torres – Marketing & Sales Director, Bravi Platforms<br />
Marina Torres specialises in new business development and major market expansion, and is a key<br />
member of the Bravi Platforms executive team developing sales strategies for Europe, USA, the Middle<br />
East and Asia. Braviisol started out as an installation company and grew to become an equipment<br />
manufacturer to meet an unmet need for machines to work at height, focusing on low-level access<br />
since 2004.<br />
Chris Wraith – Technical Officer, <strong>IPAF</strong><br />
Chris Wraith brings more than 20 years of operational and managerial experience to the access<br />
industry. He is a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and holds a<br />
degree in safety and environmental management.<br />
Tim Whiteman – CEO, <strong>IPAF</strong><br />
Tim Whiteman is CEO and managing director of the not-for-profit International Powered Access<br />
Federation (<strong>IPAF</strong>), a position that he took up in 2004. He has 20 years’ experience in the lifting industry,<br />
mainly as a publisher and journalist. He holds a PAL Card (Powered Access Licence) to operate scissor<br />
lifts, self-propelled booms and vehicle-mounted platforms.<br />
Raymond Wat – Regional Manager, <strong>IPAF</strong> South East Asia<br />
Raymond Wat has worked in the MEWP industry for the past 12 years, moving from sales to being an<br />
instructor, and now as <strong>IPAF</strong>’s regional manager promoting MEWP safety in Asia. He is a member of<br />
the Singapore Ministry of Manpower MEWP Work Group and the committee working on the Singapore<br />
MEWP standard.