Conference Day One: Sunday 14th December 2008

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Hse & Training

09:10 Adhering To The Revised Code Of Safety Standards Issued By Dubai Municipality: “Our Buildings – Safety First”

• Implementing best practices and higher health, safety and environment standards
• Ensuring reduction in crane accidents, which contribute to 20% of construction accidents
• Adopting a team based, responsibility sharing approach to onsite safety programmes

Mohammed Hamed El-Oupy
Manager of Health, Safety, Environment & Quality
MIRDIF SECURITY & SAFETY CONSULTANTS

09:50 Creating A World-Class Crane Operator Training And Operating Guide

• Communicating your company’s HSE vision and requirements to contractors and subcontractors
• Ensuring that manuals are thorough, training is well-carried out, and guidelines adhered to
• Ensuring that HSE is a priority – and practising what you preach

Mark Stephens
Health and Safety Manager
SAUDI ARABIAN BECHTEL

11:00 Correct Crane Selection And Use In Lifting Logistics For Tall Buildings

• Reducing Crane Dependency
• VTS Vertical Transportation Strategy
• Pre-Fab and SAMs (Site Assembled Modules)

George Wood
Senior Construction Manager
PARSONS BRINKERHOFF

11:40 The Rise In Use Of Mobile Cranes And Telescopic Boom Crawler Cranes

• Effective use of mobile cranes in the construction industry
• The increasing popularity of telecrawlers around the world
• Quantifying the ROI of investing in mobile cranes and telecrawlers
• The latest entrants on the market: mobile crane and telecrawler manufacturers and specifications

Dr. Rahnama
Managing Director
FABEXI TRADING

Managing Supply And Demand

13:40 Effective Planning Strategies For Long Delivery Lead Times: Ensuring On-Time Delivery Of Equipment

• Dealing with delivery times of between 6 months and 2 years
• Proper management of project tenders to ensure adequate time to hire or buy equipment

Sami Deek
Project Director
AL SHAFAR GENERAL CONTRACTING

14:20 Managing And Retaining Control Of Rising Costs Through Long-Term Planning And Cooperation At Tender And Contract Stages

• Dealing with rising fuel prices that is affecting crane operation costs
• The need to absorb as much internally as possible
• Possible price fluctuations must be considered at tender stage and reflected in contracts
• Importance of securing currency values during contract stage to mitigate danger of currency valuation fluctuations

TBC

15:30 Effectively Dealing With The Logistics Of Transporting Cranes From Overseas Sources

• Ensuring a smooth supply chain
• Safe dismantlement, transportation and erection

Glyn Swannack
Plant Manager
DUTCO BALFOUR BEATTY

16:10 Hire Or Buy: Making The Right Equipment Purchase Decision

• Effectively comparing hiring and buying options: considering delivery times, storage and transport costs, lack of need for in-house maintenance team
• Weighing your options: when to hire instead of buying outright

Gregory Brinkerhoff
CEO and Jassim Awadh, Business Development Director
1st LEASING BANK

16:50 Chairman’s Remarks And Close Of Day One

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