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Mark your diary!
AGM and Professional
Development Seminar
This dual event running alongside the Safety and Health Expo at
the NEC represents a unique opportunity for PASMA members to
hear about the association's achievements over the last year and,
afterwards, to catch up on the latest issues affecting towers and
work at height in general:
Date: Thursday, 24 May 2007
Venue: Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC
Room: The Terrace
AGM: 9.30 a.m.
The Seminar will follow immediately after the AGM at 10.30 a.m. with
registration from 10.00 a.m. Current PASMA chairman, Brian Houston,
speaking of the planned events said: “There have never been so many
reasons to attend a PASMA AGM and, whilst the seminar will be of
interest to anyone involved in tower use, it is especially relevant for
PASMA instructors and I would urge them to make a point of attending.”
The programme and speakers are:
1030 Keynote speech Paul Gallacher, PASMA chairman elect
1040 Falls from height - are we making a difference?
Justine Lee, Health & Safety Executive
1120 Product Standard Certification - separating the wheat
from the chaff
Colin Bywater, BSI Product Testing
1200 Lunch
1230 PASMA Instructor Training - how PASMA is raising the bar
Mick Aston, lead instructor
1300 The Audit Process - a positive perspective on a
negative perception
Paul deChastelain, Southern regional auditor
1330 Manufacturers' Viewpoint - if we didn't make it you
couldn't break it
Paul Pritchard, chairman manufacturers' Technical Committee
1400 Training Centre Software - training administration made easy
David Frost, Soter Solutions
1430 Closing remarks - where are we now and where are we going?
Andy Weaver, Training committee chairman Elect
There are three optional delegate packages available which include
overnight accommodation, coach transfers to / from the NEC and
admission to the Access Industry Forum Conference on Wednesday, 23 May.
For more details of these packages and to book online visit our website
www.pasma.co.uk.
New PASMA members
Fast Fix Scaffolding Ltd, Surrey
[Training Member]
John Laing Training Ltd, London
[Training Member]
Kingscote Ltd t/a Webbs Training,
Milton Keynes [Hirer/Dealer &
Training Member]
Lauder College, Fife
[Training Member]
Newcastle College, Newcastle-
Upon-Tyne [Training Member]
Stage Electrics Partnership Ltd,
Bristol [Training Member]
Simian Risk Management Ltd,
Warrington [Associate]
Portakabin (Scottish Division),
Blantyre [Associate]
Safelift Training Ltd, Bonnybridge
[Associate]
Lifterz Safety Services, Wakefield
[Associate]
NG Bailey Ltd, Leeds [Associate]
Access Brands Ltd, Leeds
[Associate]
Towers & Sanders Ltd, London
[Manufacturing Member]
c&a
PASMA focus
Tower Power
Routine repairs using a typical tower. Picture by courtesy
of Youngman Group.
www.pasma.co.uk
The association has invested heavily in its website which is now the
natural focus and authority on all matters relating to mobile access towers.
It has knowledge and information to impart at a level to suit every
visitor. Contents include guidance on best practice, tower training and
frequently asked questions [FAQ].
www.pasma.co.uk
Do-Not-
Miss-This
PASMA, PO Box 168, Leeds LS11 9WW Tel: 0845 230 4041
Fax: 0845 230 4042 Email: info@pasma.co.uk www.pasma.co.uk
Ground rules
Recently reviewed and updated,
the latest PASMA Code of
Practice contains a wealth of
information relating to the safe
use of mobile access towers.
Produced in co-operation with
HSE, it is the definitive guide to
best practice for users of
prefabricated towers manufactured
in aluminium alloy or fibreglass
to BS EN 1004 : 2004.
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