ASIA PLATFORM SHOWcASe 31 juLy – 2 AuguST 2013 - IPAF

IPAF Asia Conference
The world authority
in powered access
2 AUgust 2013
Singapore Expo, Convention
and Exhibition Centre,
Singapore
Register your place now at
www.ipaf.org/asiaconference
PROGRAMME
The one-day IPAF Asia Conference
will feature international industry
speakers sharing their expertise
on how mobile elevating work
platforms (MEWPs) can be used to
improve safety and productivity,
including case studies from
manufacturers, rental companies
and users.
The conference is aimed at
contractors who wish to use
MEWPs safely and effectively,
rental companies planning to
operate in new markets, and those
looking to start a MEWP business.
Safety authorities in the region are
expected to attend, including officers
from China’s Cosha, Malaysia’s
Department of Occupational Safety
& Health, Singapore’s Ministry
of Manpower, and Building &
Construction Authority.
Venue
Singapore Expo, MAX Atria, Room Peridot
201,1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150
8:30 Registration
Participants to register at reception desk
9:00 Opening of IPAF Asia Conference
Tim Whiteman – IPAF CEO
9:10 Welcome Speech
Member of the IPAF Singapore Country Council
9:20 Enhancing safety through the use of productive technologies
supported by the Construction Productivity
and Capability Fund (CPCF)
Chew Boon Hur – Executive Manager, Construction Productivity
Centre, Singapore Building & Construction Authority
9:50 Powered access safety: Maintaining the right balance
between regulations and engagement
Er. Mohd Ismadi – Deputy Director (Engineering Safety), OSH
Specialist Department, Occupational Safety and Health Division,
Singapore Ministry of Manpower
10:15 Case study on MEWP productivity and safety
Nick Sowden – President, Snorkel Asia and Director of Supply
Chain for Snorkel
10:40 Tea Break & Networking Session
11:10 US and European access rental techniques:
How relevant are they to Asia?
Norty Turner – CEO, Riwal
11.55 Viewpoint on MEWP productivity and safety in the regional market
Geoffrey Lee – General Manager, Modern (International)
Access & Scaffolding Ltd
12:20 Lunch & Networking Session (halal and vegetarian food available)
13:10 Construction safety management on MEWPs
Harry Ho – Immediate Past Chair, Institution of Occupational
Safety & Health (IOSH) Singapore Branch
13:35 From user to manufacturers on MEWP productivity and safety
Marina Torres – Marketing & Sales Director, Bravi Platforms
14:00 Guidance on the selection of anti-entrapment devices for MEWPs
Chris Wraith – IPAF Technical Officer
14:25 Forum Session
Speakers will answer questions from the floor
Moderated by IPAF CEO Tim Whiteman
14:55 Concluding Remarks
Raymond Wat - Regional Manager, IPAF South East Asia
15:00 – IPAF and BuildTech Asia Sundowners Networking Session
17:00 Strictly for registered guests only (at Expo hall 4)

SPEAKERS
www.ipaf.org/asiaconference
Chew Boon Hur – Executive Manager, Construction Productivity Centre,
Singapore Building & Construction Authority
Mr Chew graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Nanyang Technological
University. He is currently the executive manager of the Building & Construction Authority’s
Construction Productivity Centre (CPC), which promotes and educates the built environment sector on
available technologies to improve productivity.
Er. Mohd Ismadi – Deputy Director (Engineering Safety), OSH Specialist Department,
Occupational Safety and Health Division, Singapore Ministry of Manpower
Mohd Ismadi is a mechanical engineer and has over 20 years of professional experience in workplace
safety and health, particularly in policies and legislation, management systems, pressure vessel safety
and lifting equipment safety.
Nick Sowden – President, Snorkel Asia and Director of Supply Chain for Snorkel
Nick Sowden joined Snorkel in 2008 as supply chain director, where he developed a more cost-effective
global supply chain and established the manufacturing of Snorkel AWPs in China. In 2009, he was
promoted to vice-president of Snorkel Asia-Pacific and successfully restructured the Snorkel sales
and manufacturing operations in Australia and New Zealand. He joined Snorkel’s global management
board in 2011. In his current role, he is responsible for enhancing the distributor network, developing
sales, after market and manufacturing operations.
Norty Turner – CEO, Riwal
Norty Turner joined Riwal as chief executive officer in March 2012 after a 17-year career with Hertz
Equipment Rental Co. During his time at Hertz, he spent three years in Paris, France, latterly as
vice-president for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Riwal is one of the world’s largest aerial platform
rental companies.
Geoffrey Lee – General Manager, Modern (International) Access & Scaffolding Ltd
Geoffrey Lee’s professional and academic background is in civil engineering, with 30 years’
experience in the construction business, particularly in access and scaffolding products including
MEWPs, MCWPs, metal scaffolding and fall protection systems. He is a key executive in the
Modern Group with operations across China, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore, managing
a staff of over 300 and an aerial rental fleet of over 2,500 units.
Harry Ho – Immediate Past Chair, Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH)
Singapore Branch
Harry Ho has more than 25 years of experience in occupational safety and health (OSH) in the areas of
auditing, training and consultancy. In the past 15 years, he has conducted numerous third-party audits
on OSH management systems and risk management and assessment in various industrial sectors. He
has also conducted training for senior managers and professional engineers from various industrial
sectors and helped to establish OSH systems for many organisations.
Marina Torres – Marketing & Sales Director, Bravi Platforms
Marina Torres specialises in new business development and major market expansion, and is a key
member of the Bravi Platforms executive team developing sales strategies for Europe, USA, the Middle
East and Asia. Braviisol started out as an installation company and grew to become an equipment
manufacturer to meet an unmet need for machines to work at height, focusing on low-level access
since 2004.
Chris Wraith – Technical Officer, IPAF
Chris Wraith brings more than 20 years of operational and managerial experience to the access
industry. He is a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and holds a
degree in safety and environmental management.
Tim Whiteman – CEO, IPAF
Tim Whiteman is CEO and managing director of the not-for-profit International Powered Access
Federation (IPAF), a position that he took up in 2004. He has 20 years’ experience in the lifting industry,
mainly as a publisher and journalist. He holds a PAL Card (Powered Access Licence) to operate scissor
lifts, self-propelled booms and vehicle-mounted platforms.
Raymond Wat – Regional Manager, IPAF South East Asia
Raymond Wat has worked in the MEWP industry for the past 12 years, moving from sales to being an
instructor, and now as IPAF’s regional manager promoting MEWP safety in Asia. He is a member of
the Singapore Ministry of Manpower MEWP Work Group and the committee working on the Singapore
MEWP standard.