Managing Safely

Dave Cooper BSc (Hons), MSc, MPhil, CEng, FIET, FCIBSE, FRSA, FCGI, FCABE, FSOE is the managing director of U.K.-based lift consultants LECS (UK) Ltd. He has been in the lift and escalator industry since 1980 and is a well-known author and speaker. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree following a five-year research project into accidents on escalators, a Master of Science degree in lift engineering, as well as a Bachelor of Science Honours degree, Higher National Certificate and a Continuing Education Certificate in lift and escalator engineering. He is a co-author of “The Elevator & Escalator Micropedia” (1997) and “Elevator & Escalator Accident Investigation & Litigation” (2002 & 2005), as well as a contributor to a number of other books, including “CIBSE Guide D.” He is a regular columnist in trade journals worldwide, including Elevation, ELEVATOR WORLD and Elevatori. He has presented at many industry seminars worldwide including 2008 Elevcon (Thessaloniki), 2008 NAVTP (San Francisco), 1999 LESA (Melbourne), 1999 CIBSE (Hong Kong), 1999 IAEE (London), 1998 (Zurich), 1997 CIBSE (Hong Kong), 1996 (Barcelona) and 1993 (Vienna), as well as numerous presentations within the U.K. He is also a founding trustee of the U.K.’s Lift Industry Charity, which assists industry members and/or their families after an accident at work. In 2012, David was awarded the silver medal by CIBSE for services to the Institution. David chairs the charity that runs the Lift Symposium and is an honorary visiting professor at The University of Northampton. He also sits on the Board of CIBSE.