PASMA hosts first ASEAN Symposium
28/03/2024 – On 8 March, PASMA's Safety at Height Advisory Panel hosted the association’s first ASEAN Symposium, in Singapore.
The event was opened by Desmond Ong, President of the Access Solution Industry Association (ASIA) and owner of Galmon, PASMA’s first member in the region. He explained the longstanding relationship between ASIA and PASMA, including their renewed memorandum of understanding, as well as recounting Galmon's PASMA journey.
Over 60 delegates gathered at the Building and Construction Authority's BCA Academy building, in Singapore, to hear the latest insights and guidance on tower safety. Highlights included:
- Singapore's Ministry of Manpower's presentation highlighting accident statistics;
- Malaysia's Department of Occupational Safety and Health's introduction to their new mobile access tower guidance;
- Edwin Lim's (Lexton Law) talk about employers' duties and recent changes to penalties, using case studies to talk the audience through them;
- Presentation on the sustainability of tower scaffolds and their utilisation on key projects;
- Emergency and rescue planning workshop.