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NEW RESIDENTIAL HIGHRISE IN SANDTON ... SCHINDLER SA FLAGSHIP LIFT INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH ESTABLISHED 1996 January 2019 Volume 16 - Issue 1 Recognised Voluntary Associaon in terms of Secon 36(1) of the Engineering Professions Act EDUCOM fulfills a requirement for Connued Professional Development as specified in the Act N..46 of 2000 ESTABLISHED JANUARY 2003 Educom THE LEONARDO is located at 75 Maude Street, Sandton, and was designed to become Africas major Live, Work and Playdesnaon. A unique con- cept, this 150m high-rise building offers the ulmate lifestyle experience - luxury apartments, penthouse suites and premium grade offices available for rental, all built with the latest state-of-the-art technology. See inside story on Page 2 for technical detail … > Inside this Issue Schindler SA Awarded top Liſt Contracts The Leonardo and Steyn City SANAS : Latest Communicaons KONE : Compliments & Complaints Desk Regulatory Health & Safety News - UK Technical Bullens by Willem du Toit Door Pressure Gauges New-Look Educom for 2019 >>> New Funicular Installaons in RSA LIASA Business Objecves for 2019 LIASA - Liſt Inspectors Associaon - LIASA Meeng Schedule for 2019 - TUTs Liſt Inspect. Courses for 2019 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 Schindler Global Safety Award Schindler South Africa has be- come a role model for safety. By way of confirmaon, in 2017 they received a white TCA (Highest Level Rang Technical Compliance Audit) results for their safety audit. Today, Schindler South Africa both leads and drives technical compli- ance, not only for their own KG (Konzerngesellschaſt / Group Compa- ny), but throughout the region. They played a key role in supporng their neighbour KG Group Company Nai- robi on their path to achieving a white TCA rang as well. Now their focus is on the many distributors represenng Schindler products in Southern and rest of Africa.

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Page 1: LIFT INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH Educom...LIFT INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH ESTALISHED 1996 January 2019 Volume 16 -Issue 1 Recognised Voluntary Association in terms of Section

NEW RESIDENTIAL HIGHRISE IN SANDTON ... SCHINDLER SA FLAGSHIP

LIFT INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH ESTABLISHED 1996

January 2019 Volume 16 - Issue 1

Recognised Voluntary Association in terms of Section 36(1) of the Engineering Professions Act

EDUCOM fulfills a requirement for Continued Professional Development as specified in the Act N..46 of 2000

ESTABLISHED JANUARY 2003

Educom

THE LEONARDO is located at 75 Maude Street, Sandton, and was designed to become Africa’s major ‘Live, Work and Play’ destination. A unique con-cept, this 150m high-rise building offers the ultimate lifestyle experience - luxury apartments, penthouse suites and premium grade offices available for rental, all built with the latest state-of-the-art technology. See inside story on Page 2 for technical detail … >

Inside this Issue Schindler SA Awarded top Lift Contracts

The Leonardo and Steyn City

SANAS : Latest Communications

KONE : Compliments & Complaints Desk

Regulatory Health & Safety News - UK

Technical Bulletins … by Willem du Toit

Door Pressure Gauges

New-Look Educom for 2019 >>>

New Funicular Installations in RSA

LIASA Business Objectives for 2019

LIASA - Lift Inspectors Association

- LIASA Meeting Schedule for 2019

- TUT’s Lift Inspect. Courses for 2019

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Schindler Global Safety Award

Schindler South Africa has be-come a role model for safety. By way of confirmation, in 2017 they received a white TCA (Highest Level Rating Technical Compliance Audit) results for their safety audit.

Today, Schindler South Africa both leads and drives technical compli-ance, not only for their own KG (Konzerngesellschaft / Group Compa-ny), but throughout the region. They played a key role in supporting their neighbour KG Group Company Nai-robi on their path to achieving a

white TCA rating as well. Now their

focus is on the many distributors representing Schindler products in Southern and rest of Africa.

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‘THE LEONARDO’

AFRICA’S LATEST

NEW HIGHRISE

RESIDENTIAL

BUILDING

12 LIFTS &

2 ESCALATORS

Schindler Lifts SA Pty Ltd is proud to be associated with The Legacy Group and Africa’s latest high-rise building - The Leonardo. Schindler has been appointed to install 8 x 7000 High-rise elevators, 4 x 5500 AP elevators and 2 x 9300AE escalators for this project. Schindler is therefore very proud to add The Leonardo project to its lift portfolio.

STEYN CITY … Johannesburg scores yet another #bigwin.

Steyn City is situated on the edge of Sandton, Johannesburg connecting Fourways to Lanseria, Broadacres and Midrand. The parkland residence of Steyn City comprises some 2000 acres of land and is currently being developed to create the largest parkland residence in South Africa. 2000 acres of land, 1000 acres of parkland, making this the largest woodland in Johannesburg.

SCHINDLER SA AWARDED TOP LIFT CONTRACTS ...

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“What you build up during a lifetime, is but by the grace of God. When you pass on, this is

all that is left behind as proof of how dynamic you were.” Dutch Proverb

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The #bigwin for Schindler is set out in 2 phases:

Phase 1: Comprising of 38 Elevators and 2 Escalators Phase 2: Comprising of 12 elevators

All elevators are Schindler 5500AP, escalators are Schindler 9300

The main contractor is GD Irons and the developer is Steyn City (Pty)Ltd. Steyn City is owned by billionaire Douw Steyn, which he calls his new home.

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Be Schindler ...

Be a Winner ...

Let Schindler always be

your first choice for

quality lift and

escalator

installations!

Schindler South Africa has

also become a source of BDPs

(Best Demonstrated Practice)

for other KGs (Konzerngesell-

schaft / Group Company),

one example being their pro-

cess for performing Service

Quality Walks, which is now

a reference throughout Eu-

rope. They have also proved

themselves able to undertake

large and high-visibility pro-

jects, including top-range

units, with excellent and well-

recognized results for their

customers. Schindler South

Africa is a KG that proudly

lives diversity as part of its

DNA, actively promoting gen-

der, race and cultural equali-

ty at all levels.

RSA’s tallest Residential Building … ‘Ponte’ in Pretoria @ 173m (185m @ tower tip)

RSA’s tallest Commercial Building ... ‘Carlton Centre’ in Johannesburg CBD @ 223m

LIASA BUSINESS OBJECTIVES 2019 >>> by Sanjeev Singh Continued from Page 11 ...

Doyen of the Year Award - due to the lack of nominations, will be carried over to 2019.

Sadly, I have had the unpleasant experience of late, whereby a multitude of members have questioned the value of the LI-

ASA membership. Somehow, perhaps we have lost track of the most fundamental objective of our association ... to serve in

the best interests of Registered Lift Inspectors. I re-iterate that while LIASA may be a "feeder" to other sectors of our indus-

try, LIASA does not have any mandate to perform anything that is not in accordance with our Code of Ethics and Articles of

Association. Moving forward ... the EXCOM will ensure that LIASA commits to its core values and commitments .

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Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this docu-

ment is to define the pro-

cess for the accreditation

of Inspection Bodies (IBs)

to ISO/IEC 17020.

This document outlines

how SANAS plans and

conducts assessments of

these Conformity Assess-

ment Bodies (CAB’s) to

the SANAS accreditation

requirements, the require-

ments of the applicable

standards, the relevant

technical regulation appli-

cable to their field of oper-

ation, as well as the Inter-

national Laboratory Ac-

creditation Co-operation

(ILAC) and any applicable

African Accreditation Co-

operation (AFRAC) re-

quirements.

CONTENTS:

1. Purpose and Scope ..................................................................... 3 2. Definitions and References ......................................................... 3 3. General ........................................................................................ 3 4. Application and Resource Review …………………………........... 6 5. Document Review ........................................................................ 7 6. Pre-assessment ........................................................................... 8 7. Initial Assessment ...................................................................... 10 8. The Accreditation Cycle ..............................................................15 9. Six Month Follow-up Assessments ………………….…………….15 10. Surveillance Assessments ........................................................16 11. Re-assessment .........................................................................16 12. Additional Assessments ............................................................17 13. No work carried out by a CAB ...................................................18 14. Scope of Accreditation ..............................................................18 15. Multi-Standard Assessment ......................................................18 16. Multi location Organisations ......................................................19 17. Regional and International Locations …………………………... 20 18. Extensions of Scope of Accreditation and Technical Signatory Applica-

tions ........................................................................................ 20 19. Timescale for the Accreditation Process .................................. 21 20. IBs Providing Accreditation Services......................................... 21 ANNEXURE 1: The Accreditation Process ….. ............................ 22

ANNEXURE 2: The 4 Year Assessment Cycle ............................ 24

ADDENDUM 1: Amendment Record ............................................. 25

P 15-10 ACCREDITATION OF INSPECTION BODIES

Issued 4 December 2018 REGULATORY AND VOLUNTARY DOMAIN

Dear Inspection Bodies,

Unfortunately there was a small error in the P15-09 document which was sent to you on 25 Nov-ember 2018. We have corrected it and P 15 was re-issued as P 15-10 on 04 December 2018.

Please ensure that you study the revised P 15 document. Please pay special attention to the following :

• Changes in application process for re-assessment

• Notes on Franchising

As a result of the P 15 changes, the format of all the checklists was changed.

Please visit the SANAS website for the revised checklist applicable to each field of Inspection.

Thank you.

Kind Regards

Linda Grundlingh

Accreditation Manager: Inspection

Tel: +27 (0) 12 740 8400 E-mail: [email protected]

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The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) is the only national body responsible for carrying out accreditations in respect of conformity assessment, as mandated through the Ac-creditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act ... Act 19 of 2006

SANAS LATEST COMMUNICATION : P15-10

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KONE SOUTH AFRICA

COMPLIMENTS & COMPLAINTS DESK ...

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Here at KONE South Africa, a part of our commitment to you is that we are continuously trying to improve our customer services and for that reason we would like to remind you of our national 24 hour KONE Call Centre. Our KONE Call Centre provides you with around-the-clock services and an oppor-tunity to report any type of equipment malfunction that occurs day or night.

KONE Call Centre number: 0800 004 697 (toll free – available 24/7)

We welcome positive feedback regarding our products and services, and want to hear where we have not met your expectations. Therefore we ask that you contact our KONE South Africa ‘Compliments & Complaints Desk’ to provide us with your valuable feedback.

Our objectives are to:

• Give you an opportunity to voice your opinion and let us know what we are doing right so we can continue doing what makes you happy

• Acknowledge your compliments regarding a KONE employee, product or service, and ensure we pass it on to the relevant employee or team and their manager

• Make it easy for you to raise your concerns via our query process or if you are still not satisfied you can log a complaint using any one of our contact channels

• Provide feedback to you about the status of your query or complaint time-ously

• Make sure you are satisfied with the solution provided to resolve your query or complaint in order to effectively resolve your concern, please pro-vide us with the following five pieces of information: Your name and contact details Your company name KONE account number (available on your Kone invoice) The equipment number/reference number if applicable Clear description of your request

HOW TO CONTACT US …

By Post: Attention: KONE SA Compliments & Complaints Desk KONE elevators South Africa PO Box 11540 Johannesburg, 2000 By Phone: KONE SA Compliments & Complaints Desk … 011 997 4000 Website: www.kone.co.za E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Our commitment to you ...

The global elevator modernization market is expected to grow from ...

US$ 10640 Mn in 2017 to

US$ 14386 Mn by 2025

at a CAGR of 3.8% be-tween 2017 and 2025.

The 10 key players influ-encing this market are:

1. KONE Corporation

2. United Technologies Corp

3. Siemens AG

4. Schindler Holding Ltd.

5. Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

6. ThyssenKrupp AG

7. Fujitec Co., Ltd.

8. Hitachi, Ltd.

9. Hyundai Elevator Comp.

10. Toshiba Corporation.

Above data as per ... “Empowered News”

on Google, dated Thursday 13th December 2018.

THE THREE C’S - RIDING THE WHITE HORSE

Never condemn, criticize or complain whilst riding the (biblical) white

horse of life … Rather compliment and say thank you! You will most

assuredly feel better and obviously less stressed.

Dale Carnegie (1974)

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REGULATORY HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS

Man 'electrocuted' while fixing broken lift shaft in Staines - dies in hospital. Surrey Police confirm that the

man died in hospital on Saturday (October 6)

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/man-electrocuted-fixingbroken- lift-15254276?

Man's arm 'severed' after

JobCentre lift he was work-

ing on started moving - The

contractor was working on an

elevator at a Job Centre in

Bristol city centre 16 OCT

2018. The lift engineer

dragged himself to safety af-

ter losing an arm when the lift

he was repairing suddenly

started moving.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/

engineers-arm-severed-after-job-

13427582

South Tyneside Magis-

trates’ Court heard how

Dorin Samson dismantled a

lift in the former office block

at 50 Fawcett Street, Sunder-

land. In the early afternoon of

8 March 2018. He was work-

ing for Anders Development

Limited and had been tasked,

along with at least one other

worker to strip the lift out.

Mr Samson who was working

inside the lift shaft, suffered

devastating life-changing inju-

ries. Examination of the lift by the

HSE’s specialist inspectors found

that it was most likely Mr Samson

was struck by the lift’s falling

counterweight and/or falling lift

suspension ropes.

An investigation by the Health

and Safety Executive (HSE)

found the method of work used

by Anders Development Lim-

ited to dismantle the lift was

unsafe and that the company had

failed to take account of the

stored energy in the lifts counter-

weight and ropes. They had also

failed to adequately plan the

work and the company and its

workers did not have the

knowledge and experience to

plan and dismantle the lift.

AD Ltd pleaded guilty to breach-

ing Section 2(1) and Section 3(1)

of the Health & Safety at Work

etc. Act 1974 and was fined

£100,000 for each offence with

£2720 costs.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2018/

october/company-and-sub-contractor-

fined.htm

HSE releases Great Brit-

ain’s annual injury and ill

health statistics …

Too many workers in Britain’s

workplaces are still being in-

jured or made ill by their work

a new report shows.

Annual statistics from the Health

and Safety Executive (HSE) show

that …

1.4 million workers were

suffering from work-related

ill health and …

around 555,000 from non-

fatal injuries in 2017/18.

Note:

The annual statistics, compiled

by (the UK) HSE from the La-

bour Force Survey (LFS) and

other sources, cover …

work-related ill health

workplace injuries

working days lost

costs to Britain

… and the enforcement

corrective action taken.

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UK Health & Safety News …

[email protected]

Allianz December News Bulletin

A man was choked to death by his own shirt on Sunday when he fell on an escalator in a subway station and his shirt became caught in the moving staircase, police said.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Man-Strangulated-By-Shirt-Caught-in-Subway-Escalator-NYPD497538241.html

More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured Tues-day when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed (firefighters said).

Most of those hurt, one seri-ously, suffered leg injuries after getting entangled in the escalator's mangled mechan-ics, Italian media added.

A video of the drama shows the descending escalator at Republica station suddenly and dramatically pick up speed with dozens of people on it, many screaming as they piled on top of one an-other at the foot of the mov-ing stairway

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/rome-metroescalator-ac-cident-over-20-injured-as-out-of-control-escalator-comes-

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Service Excellence

I thought it would be nice if I can for a change start the

New Year on a positive note, especially with an input into

our new-look Educom. These following photos were taken during November

2018 inspections at WITS University where Luis Dos San-

tos is the service mechanic. Regrettably, there are not

many lift mechanics of this calibre still on active service in

our lift industry. Both machines on the following photos

were installed in the 1950’s. As you can see, they are

spotlessly clean and in mint condition - An absolute

pleasure to inspect.

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TECHNICAL BULLETINS … by Willem du Toit

If you walk into a machinery room and there is a cloth to wipe your feet ...

then you immediately know what to expect throughout this installation, right down to the pit.

QUALITY …

Quality is not something that you can inspect

into a product or service … You have to build

it in from the start! It has to do with custom-

er service excellence as well as a sense of

personal achievement ...

Cecil B Demille

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Poorly adjusted st. steel landing doors ...

Poorly hung glass landing

doors ...

Car and landing doors not aligning flush with the

landing entrance frames ...

DOOR PRESSUER GAUGES … by Willem du Toit

DOOR PRESSURE TOOL

This year I came across three

registered lift inspectors who

did not know how to test door

pressures.

They held the door pressure

gauge (tool) in their hands and

then they tried to stop the

doors from closing by pushing

the gauge against the closing

door. How on earth can a per-

son expect to get a true meas-

urement that way?

When you purchase the tool,

there is a write-up with it, with

the pictures below to show a

person exactly how to take the

relevant pressure readings.

In the picture above, the door

must force the tool against the

slam post with side opening

doors … Or between the two

doors of center opening doors.

In each case the doors must

force against the two ends of

the tool …

Not you trying to hold them

back to get a measurement!

The initial impact is still kinetic

energy and therefore the indi-

cation ring must be moved

back quickly to get force. This

force shall not exceed 150N.

To measure the kinetic ener-

gy, the extender piece must be

screwed onto the back of the

tool (bottom picture) to get the

desired measuring distance.

The extended tool is then once

again used as per above for

the force in N, but this time the

indication ring must not be

moved back, as the reading is

the kinetic energy. If the tool is

only calibrated in Newton, then

the graph or the formula must

be used to convert to Joules.

The kinetic energy shall not

exceed 10 J under normal op-

eration (especially in lifts

where aged frail senior per-

sons are living, the norm is

perhaps under 1,5 Joules?.

Note:

Do you remember your Techni-

kon calculations? Where …

N² ÷ 50 000 = Joules.

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NEW-LOOK EDUCOM for 2019 ...

With the release of the December 2018 issue of Educom, a close long-term friend

from LIASA inquired as to the future of the Educom? He made specific reference

to the metamorphosis from the first colourless issue in January 2003 to the latest

colourfull December issue.

On reminiscence, these later Educom issues can perhaps best be defined as a

collection of reverent technical bulletins, regularly supported by photographs, all

interwoven to delight our readers and keep them technically informed of the latest

industry happenings. We endeavour to intermingle the sometimes heavy technical

jargon with (for example) sparkling anecdotes and photos from factual country lift

inspection trips or similar. Perhaps these on occasion appeared somewhat droll to

some readers, but at least described the positives of a particular RLI’s inspection

visit into the country … mirroring the fact that he enjoys his work!

Journalistically, we employ a lyrical narrative to describe new technical product releases, often leavened with

self-deprecating humour, which is intended to add lustre to the articles. Our sincere thanks to those colleagues

who take the time and make the effort to regularly send in these articles and photos. Colleague Willem du Toit

in particular, is able to spice his technical bulletins with humour, yet never sacrificing the gist of his participative

lift engineering know-how. Sanjeev Singh again, whom is active on most industry committees at the top level, is

therefore required to travel around the country quite extensively - yet he always finds time to keep us informed

through short communications. We ourself enjoy these regular country inspection trips, photographing the irre-

proachable natural benefice of the mountains, winelands or simply the batteries of whirling wind turbines on the

mountain sides. We are particularly enthralled by the stark beauty of the Drakensburg and the eastern Cape

Kamdebo mountains and pass such colourful travel photos on to our readers with a short description.

All the Educom-produced technical information is carefully stipulated to confront our readers, but always

backed with the latest regulation and standard. Here we find both Willem and Sanjeev’s knowledge to be prodi-

gious. Sanjeev’s deductive reasoning and inquiring mind, make for an intriguing break over a breakfast discus-

sion session now and again. Willem’s technical intellect on the other hand, regularly contributes articles that

become benchmark technical bulletins. The collocation of these technical Educom articles therefore all point to

a delight in reading them, but at the same time affording the reader a quality bulletin to file for posterity.

All our Educom contributors such as Willem, Sanjeev, Bruno Isler and Peter Murray, are an extraordinary breed

of technocrats that give freely of their time and effort to achieve a more professional Educom every month. Of

note is the fact that these doyens of the Lift Industry regularly surprise us with their audacity of thought and

opinion, never afraid to be controversial if the occasion demands it … absolutely worthy of our members’ trust!

Educom articles have on occasion over the years taken the reverse unfashionable view which tends to be jour-

nalistically dangerous, for in most cases we were taken to task by the various regulators or protagonists in our

industry. Yet the Educom has never been seen to shrink or in any way dilute its verdicts simply because this

would be welcomed by these powers that be.

What is perhaps the most eloquent of these Educom articles, is the writing of the article itself - often with an

elegant turn of phrase or delicious sarcasm over our industry and lift company governance. We believe this to

be a gift employed by our contributors, making for a wonderfully oblique literary constitution, which hopefully

our readers enjoy consistently.

In final conclusion, the quality and newsworthiness of our Educom articles is the most obvious function of the

specialization of these stated gung-ho specialists. We have come to the conclusion that specialization of

knowledge is not so much the accumulation or dissemination of this knowledge, but rather their presentation in

a codified language that serves to keep the information transparent and readily understandable by all our read-

ers. It is therefore hoped that 2019 will see the new LIASA Executive Committee and maybe even a new Edu-

com editor continue through this framework, to keep not only our members, but the whole Lift Industry readers

informed and developed more professionally.

Sanjeev and his 2019 LIASA Excom objectives is a case in point!

Educom

Established January 2003

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NEW FUNICULAR INSTALLATIONS ...

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This beautiful photo of

the Adrina Hotel in

Skopelos, Greece, was re

-ceived from Doppler.

We were sure that South

Africa has equal or bet-

ter funicular installations

on our mountain sides,

especially in our coastal

regions. We accordingly

inquired from our local

multi-national and inde-

pendent lift suppliers for

data and photos for our

new-look Educom ...

Allen Behr, CE of Nu-Line Ele-

vator Products immediately

sent us photos of their latest

funicular projects completed

at Fish Hoek and St James in

Cape Town. All Nu-Line funic-

ulars are designed and manu-

factured locally in Cape Town.

The standard load is 300kg,

average speed is 0,3m/s and

the track width is 1200mm.

The cabins are manufactured

from safety glass and marine

grade stainless steel.

These most competitive Nu-

Line installations are as pro-

fessional as it comes ... and

proudly South African. The

angle of incline is dependent

on the local conditions, with

the track design adjustable

through the support brackets

that can accommodate the

variance in degree of gradi-

ent. These latest designs in-

corporate hard wiring sys-

tems between the car and

controller to maximize safety

circuitry, including phone dial-

out system & speed governor.

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LIASA BUSINESS OBJECTIVES 2019 >>> By Sanjeev Singh

Greetings Dear Colleagues and Associates …

I cannot proceed without first expressing my debt of

gratitude to the outgoing EXCOM under the stewardship

of Mr. Ronnie Branders.

Since the 2018 AGM I have had an opportunity to engage

with various members, stakeholders and interested par-

ties. The sole purpose of my engagement was to estab-

lish factors that have been adversely affecting member-

ship and participation. The major factors that have been

identified are:

structure of meetings.

content of agenda items.

discussions that trespass on commercial and proprie-

ty matters.

value of a LIASA membership.

CPD points linked to meetings.

formal, recognised training sessions.

LIASA's role in arbitration.

I have liaised with the new EXCOM, and the outcome of

our liaison is that we now have a formalised strategic

plan with each EXCOM member being delegated defined

areas of responsibility. The immediate strategic items

have been identified as:

Meeting Format - moving forward, each meeting

shall comprise of two sessions. The first session be-

ing as per the agenda, and the second session being

a formal training period. The training will focus spe-

cially on regulatory issues and product/component

testing. The intention is to guarantee a member 1

CPD point for attending all meetings; four meetings

would result in an accumulative 8 hours of training.

Meeting Agenda - meeting agendas will be compiled

and distributed 7 days prior to any meeting. The

items on the agenda will be items formally request-

ed by the membership via an "Agenda Item Request"

form that will be circulated in due course. Agenda

item requests must be submitted to the LIASA Execu-

tive Secretary at least 14 days before a meeting. The

intention is two-fold. Firstly to cater for members

queries and secondly, to ensure that only matters

relevant to the meeting are tabled and discussed.

The EXCOM reserves the right to decline a requested

item if such an item is deemed to be of a commercial

or otherwise unrelated matter.

Agenda Format - the agenda shall consist of three

focal areas i.e. items for resolution, items for discus-

sion and items for information.

Standards Update - the LIASA spreadsheet detailing

the progression of design standards over the years,

will be updated and thereafter posted on our web-

site.

Website Content - we have undertaken to compile a

list of all gazettes/notices since 1994 and post this

list with descriptions on our website.

LIASA Membership Drive - the EXCOM will share the

responsibility of ensuring that every RLI in the coun-

try is a member of LIASA. I stress that LIASA does not

have any mandate to serve as arbitrator or mediator

in matters that do not directly concern LIASA. Ac-

cordingly and simplistically, any RLI who pays the

membership fee, shall be eligible to be a full mem-

ber.

RLI Growth Drive - via other forums and engage-

ments, we have become aware that there are at

least 25 or more individuals that meet the criteria for

ECSA registration. There are members among the

EXCOM who have been trained as assessors and re-

viewers and are ideally placed to offer guidance and

assistance. The EXCOM will have a collective objec-

tive to ensure that at least 14 new RLI's are regis-

tered during 2019. Needless to say, we will also be

engaging with the Regulator to ensure that work

that should be exclusive to RLI's, should be gazetted.

Via round- robin the EXCOM has already approved four

items ...

Honorary Lifetime Membership for any member of

good standing over the age of 75.

Long Service Certificate for members of good stand-

ing for 10 years.

Long Service Certificate for members of good stand-

ing for 15 years.

Long Service Certificate for members of good stand-

ing for 20 years.

Items still outstanding from 2018 are ...

presentation of audited financials - will be presented

at the next meeting.

presentation of long service awards - will be done at

the next meeting.

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Excom Members 2019/20 : Willem du Toit; Hennie Hudson Gilbert Legodi & Wesley Williams

Ex Officio Immediate Past Chairman - Ronnie Branders Ex Officio Past Chairman - Dr Theo Kleinhans

DOYENS OF THE LIFT INDUSTRY AWARDS: Buddie Cerone (2004)†; Schalk van der merwe (2005)†; Dr Theo Kleinhans (2006 & 2011); Wil-lem du Toit (2008 & 2015); Bruno Isler (2009 & 2016); Alfie da Silva (2010); Manny Perreira (2010); Peter Murray (2012); Sanjeev Singh (2013); Rodney Coetzee (2014)†; Billy Clifton (2014); Mickey Martin (2017);

PAST & CURRENT CHAIRMEN: Steve le Roux (1995-7)†: Dr Theo Klein-hans (1997-2003); Ben Peyper (2003-6)†; Sanjeev Singh (2006-15); Ronnie Branders (2015-18); Sanjeev Singh (2018-

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS: Eddie Cook (2017); Mannie Perreira (2017);

LIASA CONSTITUTED MARCH 1996

Lift Inspectors Association of South Africa Lift Inspectors Association of South Africa

Stats BuildingStats Building Suite 108, 1Suite 108, 1stst FloorFloor

2 Fore Street, Alberton, 14502 Fore Street, Alberton, 1450 Tel: (011) 907 0133 Tel: (011) 907 0133 Fax: (011) 907 0131 Fax: (011) 907 0131

Email: Email: [email protected]@zamail.co.za Website: Website: www.iliasa.org.zawww.iliasa.org.za

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LIASA MEETING SCHEDULE 2019

General Meeting - Wednesday 6th February @ 09:00

General Meeting - Wednesday 10th April @ 09:00

General Meeting - Wednesday 12th June @ 09:00

General Meeting - Wednesday 7th August @ 09:00

AGM Meeting - Wednesday 9th October @ 09:00

All LIASA meetings will be held at Jeppe Quondam

Conference Centre in Bedfordview.

Please phone if unsure!

LIASA NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE

National Executive Chairman Sanjeev Singh - 083 789 9455

National Executive Deputy Chairman Clifford Kleinhans - 084 089 5872

National Executive Secretary Bonnie Peden - 0823 536 2579

National Executive Treasurer Mickey Martin - 082 330 2126

Regional Chairman - Western Cape (Cape Town) Vacant

Regional Chairman - Eastern Cape (PE) Brandon Brown - 076 737 8673

Regional Chairman - Kwa-Zulu Natal (Durban)

Sanjeev Singh - 083 789 9455

Regional Chairman - Free State (Bloemfontein) Vacant

Regional Chairman - Northern Gauteng Willem du Toit - 083 693 4731

LIFT INSPECTORS’ COURSES 2019

We still await the TUT course dates for 2019, but sug-

gest that you contact Antoinette directly at …

[email protected]

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001.

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Mechatronics and Industrial Design (B3-329)

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.

“Short Learning Program (SLP) : Lift Regulations

Preparation for Registration with ECSA”

Application form to be completed

(remember to attach a copy of your ID document)

Please note that the course will consist of a maxi-

mum 20 candidates, meaning a speedy response.