MEGA is registered as a non-profit Association based in Dubai, UAE. It aims to foster the exchange of technical information among its members in the safe handling and use of industrial,specialty, medical and food gases. Furthermore to have close liaison with national authorities, in order to work towards the highest level of safety and environmental care across the Middle East region. MEGA is technical and safety oriented and brings together the globally and locally operating companies in the Middle East region with the objective to raise the standard of safety and environmental care across this region in the use and handling of Industrial Gases. The Middle East Gases Association (MEGA) was established in 2010 by the leading Industrial Gases companies operating in the Middle East region. MEGA works in co-operation – based on mutual memberships - with the other regional associations, namely, AIGA (Far East), ANZIGA (Australia & New Zealand), EIGA (Europe), SACGA (Southern Africa) and ISO(Global) .It participates in the harmonization of standards across the gas industry on a global level via the other regional gases associations.