The Technical Committee (TC) creates and approves the newly formed WG after establishing a “Scope and Terms of Reference”.
The WGs are composed of a chairperson and a number of experts (normally 4 to 7) from participating active member companies.
TC ensures that different companies and countries are well represented and the qualification and availability of the experts is given.

Safety Advisory Group (SAG) & Environment (ENV)
Chairman: Mr. Pradeep Nair
Member Company: Gulf Cryo
Tel: +971 (4) 8848199
Fax: +971 (4) 8849353
E-mail: pnair@gulfcryo.com

The Safety Advisory Group was created in 2010. Its aims and objectives are the core of MEGA‘s mission

• To strive to improve the safety performance of the Middle East Industrial Gases industry through its Member Companies and Association.
• To improve the safe handling and use of industrial gases at member sites as well as customers sites, taking into account that there is more public use and exposure to industry products: Industrial, medical and specialty gases in addition to cryogenic products.
• To monitor and adapt global legislation in the field of Occupational Health and Safety and to try to develop, upgrade and eventually enforce local and regional legislation.
• To encourage HSE relative information sharing among group members to share knowledge and experience.

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WG-ENV works on environmental affairs includes the following responsibilities:

• To monitor/ influence current and proposed regional and international legislation in the field of environmental protection relevant to the activities of MEGA member companies.
• To determine the need and scope for MEGA documents, position papers, communications or training material on environmental issues and to provide guidance to the TC and MEGA Members.
• To review environmental incidents, determine the causes and propose ways to avoid re-occurrence.
• To propose solutions for immediate environmental issues related to the Industrial Gases activity.

Working Group Cylinders (WG-CYL)
Chairman: Mr.Mohammed Sallam
Member Company: Air Liquide  
Tel: +971 4 205 5559
Fax:
Email: mohammed.sallam@airliquide.com

WG-CYL scope of work includes the design, construction and safe handling of gas cylinders, their accessories and pressure vessels for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases. The major WG responsibilities are:

• To monitor the international Standards that are relevant to gas cylinders and to which MEGA members actively contribute.
• To provide guidance on best operating practices in cylinder handling and filling.
• To review accidents and incidents, determine their causes and propose ways to avoid re-occurrence.
• To propose harmonization steps in order to have a common set of valves and related labeling and color coding all over the Middle East countries.
  

Working Group Transport (WG-TRA)
Chairman: Mr. Paul Vincent
Member Company: TRISTAR,
Tel: +971 4 899 7900
E-Mail: paul.vincent@tristar-group.co
WG-TRA works on the transportation of gases including the following responsibilities:

• To ensure that MEGA members’ interests are taken into account in international regulations such as the UN Model Regulations, ADR and European Directives etc
• To propose harmonization steps in order to align the Middle East activity for all the countries.
• To review accidents, determine the causes and propose ways to avoid re-occurrence.
• To provide guidance, legislation and codes of good practice for transport operations.
• To organize training sessions for drivers.

Working Group Medicinal Gases (WG-MED)
Chairman: Mr. Amar Singh
Member Company: Gulf Cryo LLC
Tel:  + 965 1 802 028 Ext. 3200
Fax: + 965 2 326 1270
Email:  asingh@gulfcryo.com

WG-MED scope of work include regulations for Medicinal Gases, Medical Devices and Lobbying/Influencing of authorities.

The major WG-MED responsibilities :

• To approach Authorities as harmonized gas-companies in MEGA name to influence the Authorities to do the change in legislation to be more dedicated for Medicinal gases as DRUGS.
• To propose harmonization steps in order to align the Middle East activities for Medicinal Gases in all countries.
• To prepare documents for upgrading medicinal gases, to separate the medicinal gases from industrial gases in production, analysis, distribution and sales.
• To monitor International Standards design and implement regulations like Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP),  Good Distribution Practice (GDP), and later on Marketing Authorization for Medicinal Gases.
• To implement Monographs for Medicinal Gases from primary the European Pharmacopeia.
• To implement  Medicinal Standards for valves and cylinders like color coding.
• To  perform trainings, courses for relevant groups of employees in the new adjusted regulations/guidelines etc.
• To provide guidance about legislations for colleagues in the gas-companies.

Working Group Air Separation Unit (WG-ASU)
Chairman: Mr. Ahmed Zoelfakkar
Member Company: Abdulla Hashim Industrial Gases And Equipment Co (LLC)
Tel: + 966 126621500 Ext.2140
Fax: +966 12 6622425
Email:AhmedZ@ahg.com.sa

WG-ASU scope of work includes the design, construction and safe operations of ASUs and Gas Generators, their accessories and pressure vessels for liquefied gases. The major WG responsibilities are:

• To monitor the international Standards that are relevant to ASUs and Gas Generators and to which MEGA members actively contribute.
• To provide guidance on best operating practices in ASUs and Gas Generators design, construction and safe operations.
• To review accidents and incidents related to ASUs and Gas Generators, determine their causes and propose ways to avoid re-occurrence.
• To propose harmonization steps in order to have a common set minimum standards and related specifications all over the Middle East countries.