13.03.2007

Only two weeks till the Summit

The annual IPAF summit is less than two weeks away, this years events kick off with the IPAF golf challenge on Monday March 26th at the Whittlebury gold and country club near Towcester,

The federations Annual General Meeting is scheduled for midday on the 27th of March followed by a buffet lunch. The Summit begins at 13:45 This years theme is “Management responsibility for MEWPs” it is free, as long as you register, and includes a champagne reception afterwards.

The Summit speakers and topics are:

Justine Lee, HSE inspector for the construction industry and a specialist on work at height and demolition, she will examine on-site responsibilities for MEWPs.
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Justine Lee

Rupert Douglas-Jones, IPAF international training manager, will give an overview of the industry-wide Clunk Click campaign with details on when and how to wear harnesses.
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Rupert Douglas-Jones

Chris Buisseret, training manager at Rapid Platforms, and vice chairman of the IPAF training committee with 20 years experience in the aerospace industry, will discuss what management needs to know about MEWPs.
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Chris Buisseret

Bernie Kiekebosch, president of the Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia and a senior manager with the Haulotte group, will provide an Australian perspective on workplace health and safety.
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Bernie Kiekebosch

Murray Pollok, editor of Access International and International Rental News, will discuss the size and make-up of the UK MEWP market.
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Murray Pollok

Steve Derbyshire, Acting Head of Safety at Taylor Woodrow, with 20 years experience as a safety specialist in civil engineering, he will provide insights on how a main contractor manages its MEWPs.


Relax, chill out and catch up with old friends

After the Summit there is ample opportunity to mingle and network at the champagne, reception which is open to everyone attending the Summit, the reception begins at 18:30 prior to that the hotel bar is likely to be the hot spot.

And so to dinner

The reception is followed by the annual IPAF dinner which is open to members and their guests and costs £49.95 if you book a table of 10 you will receive an 11th place free of charge and if you book for 25 you will receive a 15 percent discount.

This years guest speaker is Kevin O’Shea of US based Mastclimbers - the “caped crusader” all the way from Atlanta. He will be giving everyone his particularly Scottish/American/British view of the powered access industry, one thing is for sure nothing will be sacred!

The day after

On the day after the summit, IPAF will also be hosting a number of other professional seminars and meetings, so it might well pay you to stay an extra day.

The Summit, the AGM the Golf and a number of meetings on the 28th, will all be held In order to reserve your place at this years Summit you can register by either by e-mailing [email protected], calling +44-(0)15395 62444.