THE AIF KNOWLEDGE BASE at the SAFETY & HEALTH EXPO
Tuesday, 11 May to Thursday, 13 May 2010 at the NEC

ACCESS INDUSTRY FORUM: THE ALLIANCE FOR ACCESS

Over the three days of the show hundreds of visitors took the opportunity to listen to, and participate in, the discussions, debates and presentations in the AIF’s Working at Height Knowledge Base, as listed below.

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DAY 1: Tuesday
11.00 NASC
Recent guidance changes for scaffolding
Simon Hughes, managing director, Simian Risk Management

11.30 IOSH
Product solutions are no solution
John Lacey, vice president of IOSH and chairman of the IOSH Construction Group

12.00 IPAF
Choosing the right MEWP for the job
Giles Councell, IPAF audit programme manager

12.30 IRATA
A definition of competency: From training to the workplace
Rod Dymott, chief executive officer, IRATA

13.00 PASMA
A debate: That 3T (Through the Trap) is a perfectly acceptable method of preventing falls from mobile towers

13.30 LADDER ASSOCIATION
A debate: That ladders and stepladders are so simple to use that training is pointless

14.00 HSE
The ‘Shattered Lives’ Campaign
Alison Wellens, Head of the Slips, Trips and Falls Team at HSE, Bootle


DAY 2: Wednesday
11.00 PASMA
A debate: That advance guardrails are the best available option for preventing falls from mobile access towers.

11.30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Who’s the work at height expert – client or contractor?
Philip Baker, president of APS
Peter Roberts, projects director, Bovis Lend Lease
Rick Statham, operations director, Safety & Access Ltd
Peter Bennett, managing director, PASMA
Chair: Murray Pollok

12.00 LADDER ASSOCIATION
A debate: That industry cannot afford the cost of training ladder and stepladder users

12.30 IPAF
A best practice guide for people working in restricted overhead spaces
Gil Male, IPAF

13.00 NASC
Recent guidance changes for scaffolding
Rick Statham, joint managing director, Safety & Access Ltd

13.30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Qualifying Working at Height Competence  - Do we/Dont we?
Geoff Hooke, secretary general of BSIF
Philip Baker, president of APS
Peter Roberts, projects director, Bovis Lend Lease
Brian Parker, AFI Uplift
Chair: Murray Pollok

14.00 IRATA
Delivering workplace safety at height
Rod Dymott, chief executive officer, IRATA


DAY 3: Thursday
11.00 LADDER ASSOCIATION
A debate: That we will not reduce accidents on ladders and stepladders unless users are trained and competent

11.30 CIOB
Successfully managing working at height on site
Brian Middlemiss, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building
Introduced by Murray Pollok

12.00 PANEL DISCUSSION
Work at height: Sustaining the future (how developments in work at height can help improve sustainability for clients)
Jane Thornback, sustainability policy advisor, CPA & Strategic Forum
James Dobson, safety, health and environment advisor, UKCG
Chris Ball, managing director of Abru Ltd and chairman, Ladder Association
Simon Hughes, NASC
Chair: Murray Pollok

12.30 IPAF
The dangers of not using spreader pads with outriggers
Chris Smith, IPAF

13.00 NASC
Recent guidance changes for scaffolding
Simon Hughes, managing director, Simian Risk Management

13.30 PASMA
A debate: That industry cannot afford the cost of converting to advance guardrails and should stick to the tried and proven 3T method



Who’s who in the Knowledge Base

AIF Access Industry Forum
APS Association for Project Safety
BSIF British Safety Industry Federation
CIOB Chartered Institute of Building
CPA Construction Products Association and Strategic Forum
HSE Health & Safety Executive
IPAF International Powered Access Federation
IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety & Health
IRATA Industrial Rope Access Trade Association
LA Ladder Association
NASC National Access and Scaffolding Confederation
PASMA Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association.
UKCG UK Contractors Group