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Plant and equipment · UK duty guide

LOLER examinations

Lifting equipment, and the thorough examination in date.

  • On the file

    The lifting equipment, the thorough examination certificate, and the date it runs out.

  • Duty

    LOLER 1998

  • Where it is used

    On the item, before the lift.

What the duty covers

  • Cranes, hoists, and lifting accessories.
  • The examination certificate, and the date it runs out.
  • Out of date means it does not lift.

On the file

  • Crane, hoist, or lifting accessory
  • The examination certificate
  • The date it runs out
  • Whether it may lift

How this duty should sit

These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.

  • The certificate is on the item. You are not hunting a PDF.
  • A date that has passed is visible before the lift.

The duty

The UK law we work to, by name.

  • LOLER 1998

    Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment. Thorough examination at the set intervals.

  • Who uses it

    The site checks the certificate is in date. The thorough examination is done by a competent person. The record keeps the certificate.

  • Sits with

    On the plant register. The certificate is on the item, not in a folder.

  • What good looks like

    Out of date means it does not lift. You are not hunting a PDF.