LOLER Thorough Examinations & Scaffold Inspections
Plant and Lifting Equipment Thorough Examinations and Scaffold Inspections.
What Is a LOLER 1998 and What Does It Stand For?
The Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate, or have control over lifting equipment.
This includes all businesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment, whether owned by them or not.
In most cases, lifting equipment is also work equipment so the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) will also apply and will require inspections and regular maintenance.
LOLER also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, is appropriate for the task, suitably and subject to statutory periodic labelled ’thorough examination’ – also known as a LOLER Inspection.
Records must be kept of all thorough examinations any defects found must be reported to both the person responsible for the equipment as well as the relevant enforcing authority.
How Often Should Equipment Be Examined?
According to the LOLER 1998 Regulations, a competent person should carry out a LOLER inspection and thorough examination of lifting equipment and accessories every: