PASMA Middle East conference

We recently sponsored and attended the PASMA Middle East Conference. The event was held at the luxury Fairmont Hotel in Dubai on the 20th November 2016. The event was well attended by those with an interest in access towers and working at height, many of whom were PASMA members but the event was open to non-members too. Delegates included tower experts, Health and Safety Professionals and Government officials.

The busy one day programme was packed with talks on a range of mobile access towers and work at height safety related themes. Expert speakers on the day included John Ewing, Advisor at Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety & Health Centre (OSHAD), Peter Bennett, Managing Director of PASMA and Elaine Harbour of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

The itinerary for the one day conference also included a panel discussion which looked at the principal challenges in making work at height from mobile access towers safe in the Middle East.

There were lots of opportunities for delegates to network over coffee and at the evening networking session. A busy, interesting and productive day came to a great close with the conference day dinner in the Gulf Auditorium.

Ian Fyall, Simian’s Operations Director said, “It was a great event, the speakers were excellent and really informative. The networking which we sponsored was a brilliant session and I’m sure everyone there found it useful, I know I did and I spoke to many individuals who were keen to work towards making the industry safer.”

He added, “At Simian International we are focused on raising health and safety standards for those working at height where ever they may be around the world. The conference was a great opportunity to meet likeminded Professionals, share our views, discuss the challenges we face and our strategies for raising health and safety standards in the future.”