Terry Coleman, of Coleman Consulting Ltd and Pacifica Environmental Services Ltd Fiji, has decades of experience in both the demolition and asbestos industry. Known for his dedication to furthering the causes of asbestos education and eradication, he is also the Secretary of the New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association (NZDAA) and a respected advisor on […]
Neil Redfern has been involved in the asbestos consultancy sector for over 25 years, working for UKAS accredited organisations throughout the UK and also abroad for some of the world’s largest organisations. His wide experience, from analytical /surveyor level through to Director has given him great insights into the world of asbestos, which he is […]
Penny qualified as a doctor in 1987 and has an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from INSEAD. She has many years’ experience working in the healthcare sector as a management consultant for a wide variety of clients, including governments, multi-national companies, NHS organisations and private health care providers. She spent seven years in […]
Ana Nogueira works at the Portuguese Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, the Departamento de Saude Ambiental, Unidade de Ar e Saude Ocupational. In her presentation, she will explain about the Portuguese public policy with regard to asbestos, more on this to follow!
Roger graduated with a Degree in Physics, followed by a Doctorate in Materials Science. After a period in industrial research he joined academia where his novel work (before proper asbestos regulations, Guidance Notes, etc enabled him to start the first private Asbestos Test House in Scotland, and one of the first in the UK, in […]
Dr. Martin Gibson has worked for HSE since 1986 and has been involved in much of HSE’s work on asbestos over the last 15 years, including the development of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (2006 and 2012) and the associated Approved Codes of Practice; and also on the production of technical guidance on asbestos such […]
Why, exactly, is asbestos such a serious health hazard and the reason for worldwide commotion? What makes it so dangerous? Marcel Brouns will explain the answer to this essential question and apply his findings to a broader perspective. Marcel has a profoundly deep, life-long interest in chemistry. Awarded a Ph.D with highest honours in 1970, he […]
Heinz Kropiunik has a broad experience and knowledge of managing natural resources and environmental aspects, such as water, fire and asbestos. He has also been responsible for what may have been the largest asbestos removal project ever, certainly in Europe, of the Vienna International Centre, home to the United Nations Office (‘UNO City’) and workplace […]
Gert van der Laan has dedicated his career to workers’ health. He is a founder of the Netherlands Centre of Occupational Diseases (Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten) and a senior consultant in Occupational Medicine with both national and international experience in consulting, research and education. His particular research topics are occupational cancer, occupational neurology and raising […]
Gonzalo Zufia has a wide knowledge of asbestos from the removal/abatement perspective. For he is the President of the Spanish Asbestos Removal Contractors Association and also the Environmental, Health and Safety Manager at IGR (the first asbestos removal company in Spain). He is also President of the ‘Asbestos Working Group’ (Asbestos Liaison Group) at the […]
