From the Chairman’s Table

LEEASA would like to share its heartfelt condolences with the passing of Ken Greenwood who was instrumental in establishing LEEASA and assisting in other matters with the DEL, DMR Regulations, ECSA and many other behind the scenes dealings as an individual who dedicated his life to the industry as a whole and paved the way for the LMI’s of South Africa.

To the Greenwood Family, know that our thoughts are with you and your family at this sorrowful time. May you know that Ken is now at peace. Our Deepest Sympathy…

LEEASA Activities

Roll out the red carpet and get ready for an exciting 2023 year…

We have already had two board of directors’ meetings and established a baseline for the responsibilities of LEEASA’s directorship. It is not finalised 100 % yet but will look similar to the below.

• Ashley Davis | Chairperson

• Andries Agenbag | Vice chairperson - Technical and Document Management

• Surita Marx | Conferences, Exhibitions and Social Events

• Kyle Graham | Website, Marketing and Technical

• Francois Blignaut | Technical

• Sandra Hurlimann | Membership

Portfolio

• Francois Weideman | Technical

• Desire Davis | Administration and Accounts

• Xane’ Roestroff | Graphic Design & social media

Confirmed conference dates for the Kite Exhibition in Durban are the 19th of July (This event will be CPD accredited)

We have scheduled upcoming meetings with the DEL with regards to the grey areas regarding Forklift & Mono-Rail Beam testing and with ECSA on the issues pertaining to LMI registration and interviews.

We have been hard at work in finalising a LEEASA set of guidelines on the Inspection and testing of Mono-Rail Beams. This will be released shortly to all members.

We are busy making important changes to our website to have some back end functionality for members only. This will include a document library for sharing items like technical drawings, exploded views, parts lists, OEM manuals etc. If you are an OEM and want to get involved in this project to help populate the platform with your documentation, please get in touch with us as we need your support to make this a success. We will soon have LEEASA Sheave Gauges and Fork Wear Gauges in stock for purchase.

Feel free to reach out to the board members if the need requires.

Chairman:

Ashley Davis | ashley@leeasa.co.za

Vice Chair:

Andries Agenbag | andries@leeasa.co.za

Treasurer:

Surita Marx | surita@leeasa.co.za

Ordinary Members:

Kyle Graham | kyle@leeasa.co.za

Francois Blignaut | francois@leeasa.co.za

Sandra Hurlimann | sandra@leeasa.co.za

Francois Weideman | francoisw@leeasa.co.za

Yours in SAFE LIFTING, Ashley Davis and the rest of the LEEASA team