Asia Industrial Gases Association (AIGA) & Its' Activities GIA Safety Seminar

Asia Industrial Gases Association(AIGA)
&
Its’ Activities
GIA Safety Seminar

14 Sept 2017, Hotel le Meridien, Bengaluru
Milan Sarkar
Secretary General
Asia Industrial Gases Association

52 Jurong Gateway Road,JEM, #15-02, Singapore 608550 Email: milan.sarkar@asiaiga.org
Content
 Introduction to AIGA & Organisation

 Linkage to IOMA - Global & Regional Associations
 AIGA Mission, Key Focus and Technical Committee
 AIGA Participation in Harmonisation and Contribution
to development of regulations
 Asia Challenges

AIGA and Key Members
AIGA was formed in Dec 2003 as an non profit association to represent the
majority of Industrial Gas companies in the countries in Asia. Its’ broad
purpose is to promote better safety, health, environmental awareness and
security in production, distribution and use of these products.
Active Members
8 National Association Members

India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,Taiwan, and Thailand
Representative Office Pro Tem Group

China Vietnam
Organizational Links
Current Board line-up for AIGA :
President: Wilbur Mok (Air Products)
External Internal Vice-President: John Panikar (Praxair)

Treasurer : Werner Hickel (Messer)
Secretary : Norikazu Ishikawa (TNSC)
Members: : Sanjiv Lamba (Linde)
Mok Kong Weng (Air Liquide)
Makoto Horiguchi (Iwatani Corp.)
Ex Officio : Wichit Sophitanontrat, TC Chairman

Milan Sarkar, Secretary General
IOMA GLOBAL AIGA BOARD

COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL AIGA SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL

COMMITTEE
HARMONIZATION
COUNCIL (EIGA, CGA, NATIONAL
JIMGA, AIGA) ASSOCIATIONS WORK
GROUPS
International Regional Associations –
under IOMA* Global Committee
EIGA JIMGA
CGA MEGA
(2011) AIGA
(2003)
SACGA
ANZIGA
(2007)
(2005)
Associated through EIGA * International Oxygen Manufacturers Association

Global network of Regional Associations
International Oxygen Manufacturers Association (IOMA)
IOMA Global Committee

International Harmonization Council (IHC)
AIGA CGA EIGA JIMGA

8 National USA 27 National With1049
Associations and & Canada Associations Members
a Rep. Office in ANZIGA, SACGA In Japan
China MEGA
AIGA’s Mission
To promote the main objectives:
 General safety, health, environmental awareness and security –
promote & achieve continuous improvement in the gas industry,
 The creation of national associations & provide guidance &
support,
 Harmonization of standards in Asia in line with global
harmonization for the gas industry.
 Provide guidance to country Regulatory authorities/Standards
bodies on related matters

Our approach to the Mission
 Publication of safety standards and guidelines for use by the industry
and other stake holders in Asia
 Promote safety, health and environmental awareness through

seminars, workshops, News Letter, Safety Alerts & Posters etc
 Work with Regional & National Associations to help establish global

best practices and harmonized standards
 Cooperate with Regulatory Authorities and Standards Bodies through

National Associations
 Build a database of statistics on accidents and incidents for Asia

AIGA Technical Focus
AIGA is focused on 6 priority areas:
 General Safety & sharing of learning from accident Technical
Committee
 Gas Packages
Safety Advisory Group
 Medical Gases
Packaged Gases WG
 Electronic & Specialty Gases
 Transportation of Packaged & Bulk Gases Electronic & Speciality
Gases WG
 ASU & Large Facilities
Medical Gases WG
6 Work Groups with expert representatives from Members drive Transportation WG(s)
all the Safety & Technical Programs under the guidance of a
Technical Committee ASU & Large Facilities
WG

Technical Committee major delivery
 AIGA Publications (ref www.asiaiga.org )
 98 publications
 22 Training Packages
 Several Safety Bulletins
 Multiple Safety Posters and Position Papers
 Co Hosting of multiple Safety Seminars every year
 Engagement with National Associations thru’ face to face meetings – 3 times a Yr
 Actively promoting AIGA activities among various stake holders
 Participation in the work by International Harmonization Council
 Carry out need based technical survey on specific topics
 Sharing of learning from safety events and compilation of safety statistical data
 Cooperation with other major non-AIGA Associations viz AIIGMA & CIGIA
 Communication with IOMA GC and Regional Associations ( CGA, EIGA etc)
AIGA co hosted Safety Seminars with National Associations in 2016
Number of
Seminar Topic City Date
Participants
FMM- Safe Handling of Industrial Penang,
16-May-16 95
MIGMA Gases Malaysia
Taipei,
THPGIA Process Safety Management 06-Sep-16 180
Taiwan
GIA, Industrial & Medical Gases
Pune, India 22-Sep-16 100
India Safety
2016 Taiwan Seminar
KISGA ESG Safety Seoul 12-Oct-16 200
Transport Safety for Bulk
IGAS Cryo and FlammableGases Singapore 11-Oct-16 60
FMM- Safe Handling of Industrial Bintulu,
11-Oct-16 61
MIGMA Gases Malaysia
HP Cylinder Test Shop Ops Bangkok,
SIGA 15-Dec-16 TBD
&Safety Thailand
** AIGA also provided speaker at the “2016 IG China CEO Forum” of CIGIA 2016 India Seminar
AIGA Contribution to establishing Regulations based on
Global Best Practices
1. Through Participation of Harmonisation Work at International
Harmonisation Council
WIR
Regional IHC
Publication Regulatory
Harmonization
Requirements
Project ISO Standards &
National Adopted at a
Association UN Model Regional and
Feedback/ Regulations National Level
Requests
 All harmonization efforts collectively serve the industry’s interest in self-regulation

 IHC relationships and agreements often serve as a foundation for Association cooperation at ISO and the UN
 ISO Standards and UN Model Regulations are frequently adopted in whole or in part by regulatory authorities

AIGA Contribution to establishing Regulations based on
Global Best Practices
2. AIGA Co operations and Collaboration with Country Regulatory
Authorities and Standards Bodies thru’ National Associations**
 With KGS and MoTIE in Korea
 With SSB, SCB,SCDF and SCIC in Singapore
 With PESO and BIS in India
 With OSHA and multiple Government Agencies in Taiwan
 With TISI,DIW,FTI-Gas Group Thailand
 With DOSH, DOE, SIRIM, and FMM in Malaysia
**Note: This is for representation purpose only and not a complete list

Website: www.asiaiga.org
https://www.facebook.com/asiaiga2002
3 HarbourFront Place, #09-04 Tower 2, Singapore 099254 Email: milan.sarkar@asiaiga.org
Asia Challenges
 Economies in Asia are  ‘One size fits all’ standards may be
at different stages of difficult to apply across the board in
maturity the short term.
 National Associations  Requires our member companies to

need to be active and provide leadership and commit the
lead the change for resources
better standards in the
countries
 Sustaining AIGA’s  AIGA to maintain contacts, create
presence with both visibility and value by providing
AIGA & Non-AIGA technical support, publications,
National Associations newsletter, meetings and seminars
Thank You


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Asia Industrial Gases Association(AIGA)

GIA Safety Seminar

Asia Industrial Gases Association

 Introduction to AIGA & Organisation

Asia Industrial Gases Association

8 National Association Members

Representative Office Pro Tem Group

External Internal Vice-President: John Panikar (Praxair)

Ex Officio : Wichit Sophitanontrat, TC Chairman

IOMA GLOBAL AIGA BOARD

INTERNATIONAL AIGA SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL

Asia Industrial Gases Association

International Oxygen Manufacturers Association (IOMA)

IOMA Global Committee

AIGA CGA EIGA JIMGA

Asia Industrial Gases Association

 Promote safety, health and environmental awareness through

 Work with Regional & National Associations to help establish global

 Cooperate with Regulatory Authorities and Standards Bodies through

 Build a database of statistics on accidents and incidents for Asia

Asia Industrial Gases Association

 All harmonization efforts collectively serve the industry’s interest in self-regulation

Asia Industrial Gases Association

Asia Industrial Gases Association

 National Associations  Requires our member companies to

Asia Industrial Gases Association

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