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LEEASA Notice to industry
Inspection of Fall Arrest, Lifelines and Rope Access Equipment This serves as a notice from LEEASA (the Lifting Equipment Engineering Association of South Africa) recognised by Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) according to the EPA (Engineering Professions Act 46 of 2000) to industry that an LMI’s (Lifting Machinery Inspector’s) competence is not determined by ECSA (the Engineering Council of South Africa) for the purpose of inspection of Fall Arrest, Lifelines and Rope Access equipment as this equipment cannot be classified as Lifting Equipment (Lifting Machines, Hand Powered Lifting Device and Lifting Tackle). This means that Fall Arrest, Lifelines or Rope Access equipment does not fall under the scope of competence of an LMI and registration at ECSA as an LMI. LMIs registered as registered professionals with ECSA according to the EPA and ECSA’s Rules may not practice outside
of their scope of competence according to their registration with ECSA regarding ethics and conduct as required by EPA and ECSA’s code of conduct. In conclusion the competence requirement for the inspections of Fall Arrest, Lifelines and Rope Access equipment must be
obtained and this competence needs to be checked separately over and above the LMI’s registration with ECSA.
LEEASA, Arni Sommer, +27 (0) 74 900 8378, arni@leeasa.co.za, www.leeasa.co.za
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