New training courses aim to lift engineers’ competence 13 December 2010

LEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has introduced new training for engineers responsible for the test, examination and maintenance of overhead lifting equipment.

Geoff Holden, LEEA chief executive, says the courses are designed to prepare trainees for LEEA's Diploma, as well as specialist training on the maintenance of hoists and electric overhead travelling cranes.

Next year, LEEA will introduce three new intensive practical courses, covering manual and powered lifting machines, runways and light crane structures, and electric overhead travelling cranes.

Each course lasts for five days and is held at LEEA's training facility in Huntingdon, which incorporates a wide range of operational lifting equipment from a variety of manufacturers.

"These new courses offer engineers a hands-on, fast-track route towards new Diploma qualifications," comments Holden.

"To stay on the right side of the law and ensure that lifting equipment remains fit for purpose, employers should only ever use properly qualified engineers for test, examination and maintenance," he adds.

"We now issue a 'TEAM' identity card and log book to all engineers who pass the Diploma, and employers should insist it is shown by anyone intending to work on their lifting equipment."

Brian Tinham

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