Lee Charnock
EngTech MSOE MBES
Director & Engineer Surveyor at Safe-Lee Inspection & Consultancy Ltd. Lee is the competent person who carries out and signs every thorough examination this company issues, across LOLER, PSSR, PUWER, WAHR and COSHH LEV.
What Lee does and which sectors he works in
Lee leads inspections at Safe-Lee, bringing 17 years in the industry following 12 years as an engineer in the Royal Air Force. He specialises in statutory inspection across hire and plant equipment, construction, manufacturing, and garage equipment, the sectors where competent, independent thorough examination matters most.
12 years Royal Air Force engineering, followed by senior inspection roles across multiple UK sectors.
Which qualifications Lee holds, and what each one means
Statutory thorough examination must be carried out by a competent person. These are the registrations and memberships behind that claim, with the body that confers each one named so you can check them.
EngTech
Professional registration, conferred by Engineering Council
Engineering Technician, the Engineering Council's registered grade for engineers who apply proven techniques and procedures to solve practical engineering problems.
MSOE
Professional membership, conferred by Society of Operations Engineers
Member of the Society of Operations Engineers, the professional body for engineers working in plant, transport and operations engineering.
MBES
Professional membership, conferred by Bureau of Engineer Surveyors
Member of the Bureau of Engineer Surveyors, the Society of Operations Engineers sector covering engineer surveyors who carry out statutory thorough examination.
Why independence matters in a thorough examination
A thorough examination has to be carried out by someone free from pressure to overlook a defect. Safe-Lee does not sell, hire, maintain or repair the equipment it examines, so there is no commercial interest in the outcome of any report Lee writes.
That is the single most useful question to ask any inspection provider, including this one: does the person signing the report also stand to gain from the equipment staying in service.
Safe-Lee holds professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Policy details and certificates are available on request.
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