Stop by our registration desk to pick up your name badge, then head to the breakout area to meet the PASMA team and enjoy tea, coffee and muffins.
HOTEL RECEPTION
All PASMA members are warmly invited to attend our Annual Members’ Meeting. Learn about PASMA’s activities over the past 12 months, hear from our committee chairs, meet our newest council and committee members, and ask your burning questions. Plus, see Roger Verallo (Euro Towers) hand the role of PASMA Chairman over to Richard Fairfield (E. T. Hire).
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
Richard Fairfield is hosting our main stage today. Join him for a very warm welcome to PASMA Conference 2022 and some important announcements.
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
Mobile towers are versatile solutions for working at height – easy to transport, quick to assemble and simple to inspect and use. If towers are used on your sites, or by your employees or subcontractors, you have a legal responsibility to ensure they are used correctly, every time. Just imagine you can equip your operatives and safety managers with the technology to make sure they’re working safely with towers, whilst you have the peace of mind that everything is done to keep people safe – without ever leaving your office. Well, now you can… we’d like you to meet PASMA TowerSure.
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
Martin will encourage PASMA members to pitch for central government and wider public sector contract by equipping you with the knowledge needed to navigate the procurement process, avoid common pitfalls, and make use of the resources available. You’ll also hear about the big changes being made to open up government contracts to SMEs, including the Procurement Bill. This session will be of interest to any SME members who want to better position themselves to win public sector contracts.
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
Let’s take a look at how PASMA and tower safety has grown in the Middle East. Ian will explain how PASMA entered the region, the progress and recognition that has been made since and discuss how relationships with relevant government departments and safety authorities are being harnessed. We will hear how Ian has grown the Safety at Height Advisory Panel – Middle East and the achievements driven by Panel during the pandemic as well as sharing future planning.
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
Is safety culture a thing? How do we change culture? How do we change human behaviour? How do we have a positive impact on safety? How, do we rebrand safety?
A fast-paced presentation that will provide thought-provoking insights into high reliability, and evidence-based practices in an application for what we call “normal work” and as much QnA as possible!
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
Tea, coffee and biscuits are served in the breakout area. Stop by the PASMA stand to pick up guidance on inspecting towers, learn more about TowerSure and ask about our international growth.
BREAKOUT AREA
Delegates will split into three groups and rotate around three different sessions. The coloured dot on your name badge will tell you where to start, but don’t worry – you’ll get to do all three before the afternoon is out!
With so many people still suffering lifechanging injuries – or even worse – because of a fall, Gillian leads an important interactive session about safety culture and attitudes towards work at height. How can we change them for the better?
MARLBOROUGH
See the range of tower configurations available to buy or hire in our outdoor display area. PASMA manufacturers have assembled mobile access towers, cantilever towers, stepped towers, linked towers and towers with bridges to help you understand these configurations and their applications.
OUTDOORS
When you think of PASMA, you think of towers. But our remit also covers low level work at height equipment, and that’s what this showroom is dedicated to. See products from PASMA-approved manufacturers, notice their safety features and learn about the training that helps you use them correctly.
WELLINGTON
Lunch is served in the restaurant. Once you’ve eaten, feel free to take another wander round the tower showcase!
LAWRENCE RESTAURANT
Missed Opportunities explores the events leading up to a fall from a mobile access tower at Paddington Station in 2019, resulting in serious injury. We will explore the missed opportunities presented during in the investigation which could have prevented this accident and perhaps other similar accidents or incidents. It will focus on the key areas of behaviours and attitudes, planning and delivery of work in a complex multi-agency environment and what happens when things go wrong…
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
A chance to learn from Daniel’s experience as PASMA’s representative in the ASEAN region. Daniel will discuss PASMA’s entry into Southeast Asia and how we have expanded. He will explain the differences in safety standards and the challenges they create when using mobile scaffolds. Daniel will explain how we are working to achieve the common goal of reducing falls from height with safety authorities and grow their understanding the advantages of using certified towers and competent erectors.
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
Part two of the Network Rail story. We heard about the fall at Paddington Station. Then, in September 2021, history almost repeated itself when a team from contractor Taziker were spotted working unsafely in the exact same location. Hear how Network Rail and Taziker responded, the lessons they learned, and how it prompted an innovative collaboration with PASMA to improve tower safety for all railway workers.
The Network Rail sessions conclude with remarks from Mike Contopoulos (Network Rail) and Peter Bennett OBE (PASMA), who will reflect on the value of collaboration and shared learning.
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
John will help us understand how implementing a management system like ISO 9001, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 can help us better manage our business risks and opportunities. He’ll guide us through the step by step process to gaining certification, the actions you’ll need to take and crucially, the benefits for your business.
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
Tea & coffee is served in the breakout area, so grab a drink then come back to the main stage to watch the short video series, ‘Using towers safely in a railway environment’.
BREAKOUT AREA
The design standards for towers, BS EN 1004 and BS 1139-6 have been revised. Don Aers – Technical Director for PASMA – explains the changes, the differences between the two standards and what that means for everyone involved in tower supply and use. He will give an update on the actions that have resulted for designers and manufacturers and answer the BIG question that is still being asked by tower suppliers, regulators, safety professionals, buyers, clients, managers and users – “what do I need to do now”?
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
As the organisation that knows mobile towers and cares about the people who use them, PASMA and our members have been working hard over the few years to strengthen the hirer/dealer community. Martin Doran (Astley Hire) joins Jason Carlton, Hirer/Dealer committee manager, to explore the aims, objectives and challenges of the committee and share more details about the introduction of audits for hirer/dealer members.
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
James sits down with Blake, Sam and Peter for a fireside chat about PASMA’s new inspection system, TowerSure which is helping businesses build confidence in their towers. Hear how the system has been piloted on major projects, the problems it’s solving and learn about PASMA’s vision for its future. This session is being recorded for James’s podcast, Rebranding Safety.
TRAFALGAR SUITE (MAIN STAGE)
In December 2020 major changes were introduced to the UK drone regulations. These new regulations now allow you to use small drones for commercial operations without the need for costly training and certification. Using such drones as a part of tower operations has therefore never been so easy and PASMA’s own in-house drone specialist Maarten de Vries will discuss the opportunities that all of this brings to the industry.
MONTGOMERY DRAKE (MEMBER ROOM)
Richard reminds us what we learned at today’s event and challenges us to put the advice into action in our own workplaces.
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