Former programme manager for the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Alex Beltrao, has been confirmed as guest speaker for the annual IRATA Technical Event and Conference (ITEC), taking place in Kraków, Poland over the 8th and 9th of October at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre.

Alex will explore the relationship between “standards” and “legislation” and how they are linked. His presentation will naturally focus on rope access but also lifting equipment associated with the industry. Regulations on personal protective equipment, machinery, and other construction products will be addressed.

Originally trained as a Civil Engineer, and following a decade’s experience in construction, Alex moved to Brussels in 2013 to take up his role at the CEN, overseeing the development of European standards, communicating between various technical committees, CEN members, and the European Commission.

Following five years at Tata Steel in the UK, Alex was appointed the new Director of Compliance of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) earlier this year.

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