LEIA Safety & Environment Seminar

Join us on 23rd September for the LEIA Safety & Environment Seminar, where industry experts will explore the latest developments shaping safety across the lift and escalator sector. This is open to both members and non-members.

Topics include:

• BS EN ISO 8100-1

• Accident statistics

• Site Safety Digital Handbook

• Thorough examinations

• Material handling

• Working at height

Whether you're responsible for safety, compliance, technical standards or operations, the seminar offers practical insights, expert guidance and the opportunity to network with colleagues from across the industry.

📅 23 September 2026

📍 The Memoir Club, London

⏰ 09:30–15:30 (registration from 09:00)

Register HERE.

BS EN ISO 8100-1

The global lift standard that establishes the future safety and design requirements for passenger and goods passenger lifts has been published. It will replace BS EN 81-20 following a three year transition period. BS EN 81-20 will be withdrawn in June 2029, until then both standards will be available for designers and installers to use. The three year transition allows the time needed by manufacturers and the supply chain to align with the significant changes.

This standard includes information on building-related conditions where aspects concerning the building interface are included in clause 7 and Annex B. This is an important step for those responsible for the building design to ensure that the instructions are received and followed.

To support industry understanding of these changes, the European Lift Association (ELA) has published a comprehensive guidance document comparing EN 81-20/50 with EN ISO 8100-1/2. The ELA guidance can be accessed via the LEIA website HERE. LEIA members have access to the new standard through the LEIA BSOL custom collection.

Federation of Awarding Organisations Apprenticeship Assessment Conference

Team members from LEIA Assessment attended the Federation of Awarding Organisations Apprenticeship Assessment Conference earlier this month. Apprenticeship reforms are the biggest topic within qualification assessment this year - with the government pivoting funding towards 16-24 year olds to tackle the one million young people classed as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).

This conference gave awarding organisations a chance to listen to updates from The Department for Work and Pensions, Skills England, and Ofqual, and more importantly, ask direct questions.

Key messages shared were that more funding will be redirected towards young people in the coming months - with incentives being offered to employers to create more opportunities for young people, as this remains one of the single biggest issues with the decreasing number of young apprentices, and increasing NEET numbers.

Skills England is progressing with the reformed assessment plans, at pace, however, timescales to completing this task are still unsure.

There will be a review of the funding model towards the end of 2026, although it's unlikely to impact too much in our sector.