irata KEY Personnel
IRATA is a non-profit trade association,registered in the UK, made up of member companies worldwide. The Association is governed by an Executive Committee elected each year by the members at the Annual General Meeting. The Executive Committee is responsible for the management and guidance of the Association. There are committees to address issues on Training, Health & Safety, Equipment, Standards & Testing and Membership Audits.
Regional Advisory Committees have been established in North America, South East Asia, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Brazil, Benelux and North Sea Operators to provide a forum and a focus for local companies to come together to discuss industry issues.
The officials and staff of the Association consists of the General Manager and Company Secretary, Keith Aldis, Technical Coordinator, Gavin Zurich, Administrator Muriel Le Henry and the Secretariat based in Hampshire in the UK which carries out the registrations of technicians.
IRATA Officers and Committee Chairs 2012/13 |
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| Dan Rogers K2 Specialist Services Chairman +65 6545 7646 |
Jon Twitchin HRAI Group Vice Chairman +44(0) 1349 880 120 |
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Karl Raby |
Leigh Greenwood 5th Point Chairman Training Committee +61 438 438 287 |
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| Jonathan Capper Lyon Equipment Chairman Equipment, Standards & Testing +44(0)1539 625493 Click here to email |
Tjebbe Roestenburg Access Inspection Development Safety Chairman Audit +44 (0)1953 789988 |
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Paul Bingham
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Regional Advisory Committees - Chairmen |
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| North America Connor Turley +1 206 334 2709 |
Australia Geoff Breach +61 (3) 9322 4222 |
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South East Asia |
Middle East James Falchetto + 971 4 885 9980 |
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| South Africa Etienne Tredoux +27 (0)21 531 4681 Click here to email |
Benelux Mathieu Vaandrager +31 (0) 88 2009 290 |
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Brazil |
North Sea Operators David Graham +44 1224 246 408 IRATA StaffKeith Aldis |
Group General Manager and Company Secretary +44(0)1233 754 600 Gavin Zurich |
Technical Coordinator +44(0)7874 026 622 Tom Johnston Operational Support Manager +44(0)1233 754 600
Muriel Le Henry | Membership Support Manager +44(0)1233 754 600 Claire Joshi |
Membership Secretary +44(0)1233 754 600 Shelagh Jones |
Registrations Secretary +44(0)1420 471619 | |||
IRATA RESOURCES
Safety Bulletin SB22
Catastrophic failure of ropes rigged over an edge
Safety Bulletin SB20
'Near Miss' Rope melted by heat from a lamp
Safety Bulletin SB18
Near miss – failure of anchor line
Safety Bulletin SB11
IRATA MEMBERSHIP
Knowledge Base
Broad knowledge contained within IRATA
Safe Working Statistics
Train and/or operate to IRATA guidelines
Certification
Train and/or operate to IRATA guidelines
Global Trade Body
The only global trade body in rope access

