The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has officially unveiled their schedule for Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD), taking place on July 13.
Commencing proceedings with an event at UK Parliament on the eve of GLAD, the programme of content includes webinars on the nuclear industry and accredited training, the launch of a new supporting structures training course, and a digital roundtable to discuss the future of the industry.
Throughout the training course, LEEA will highlight that education about supporting structures in the lifting industry is essential for ensuring the safe and efficient movement of heavy loads, assessing structural integrity, complying with regulations, and effectively managing risks associated with lifting operations.
Students that successfully complete the course will acquire knowledge that will assist them to perform the thorough examination of supporting structures in service and validate or otherwise assess their fitness for a further period of service.
“With live elements, such as the webinars and technical forum, in addition to scheduled announcements throughout the day and repeated references to ongoing military recruitment and apprenticeships, GLAD2023 is primed to achieve its objective, chiefly to raise the profile of our industry by sharing material that promotes safe and high-quality load lifting,” said LEEA’s CEO Ross Moloney.
The parliamentary event will be a focal point, with LEEA engaging in ongoing conversations with several the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy regarding UK Conformity Assessed marking.
“The event will be the de facto GLAD2023 launch, demonstrating the increasing role LEEA plays in representing the voice of our members at the highest level by continuing a good relationship with government departments, and working alongside them to create constructive solutions to the issues faced by the lifting sector,” said CEO of LEEA Ross Moloney.
“We are a trusted voice to those in the corridors of power and the event should energise activities that begin as GLAD2023 dawns only hours later in some parts of the world.”
GLAD2023 will also fundraise for LEEA’s chosen charity, the Motor Neurone Disease Association, with all proceedings going toward research work and care for people living with MND.