David Cormack as LEEA Chair: lifting standards and safety notes for engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on International Mining – News
30 Second Briefing
David Cormack has begun a two-year tenure as Chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Board from 1 January 2026, succeeding former Chair Oliver Auston. Cormack previously served two years as Vice Chair and sat on LEEA’s Technical Committee, giving him direct influence over standards and guidance for cranes, hoists and lifting accessories widely used in mining and heavy civil projects. His appointment signals continuity in technical governance for inspection, certification and safe lifting practice across global operations.
Technical Brief
- Alignment of Board and Technical Committee leadership reduces risk of conflicting interpretations of LEEA codes of practice.
Our Take
LEEA appears only sporadically in our 502-item Infrastructure stream, so David Cormack’s two-year tenure signals a relatively stable leadership window for shaping lifting-equipment standards that will influence multiple projects rather than a short transitional appointment.
With this piece tagged to Standards/Guidelines and Safety but not to any specific country or commodity, it underlines how LEEA’s board decisions tend to affect cross-sector lifting practice, from mining to civil infrastructure, rather than being tied to a single regional regulatory regime.
Given that many of the 1,374 tag-matched safety and standards items in our database now reference AI or digital inspection tools, Cormack’s 2026–2028 term is likely to coincide with pressure on LEEA to clarify how such technologies are incorporated into formal lifting and rigging guidance.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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