Safe and successful lifting operations depend, in large part, on the continued safety of the lifting equipment and accessories that are used. Failures in this kind of equipment can result in significant or even fatal injuries. Health and safety law therefore places a number of specific obligations on those providing, controlling and using lifting equipment to properly manage these risks.
Lifting Equipment
Inspections & Testing Frequency
In addition to the requirements for safe design and construction, all lifting equipment should also be checked and maintained as necessary to keep it safe for use, so employers should ensure that lifting equipment is thoroughly examined (normally once or twice a year but, in some cases, this may be more or less frequent);
When should thorough examinations be carried out?
There are two different types of LOLER thorough examinations, completed at different key points of the life of your equipment, that you need to be aware of – Initial Thorough Examinations and In-Service Thorough Examinations.
All lifting equipment needs to be thoroughly examined before itโs put into service for the first time in order to ensure that itโs safe to use. However, there are exemptions to this, and in the cases when your lifting equipment comes with an EC Declaration of Conformity(from 1st January 2022 only a UKCA Declaration of Conformity will be valid), which was issued less than 12 months previously, then the initial examination would be considered satisfied.
The frequency of in-service examinations would vary depending on the type of the equipment and the level of risk that it poses to operators and the public.
To find out more about the LIfting Equipment testing Inspection frequency, view inspection frequencies elow that you might expect to find out across some common non-manufacturing industries together witht eh applicable UK & N Ireland and Replublic of Ireland legislation for each item.
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CATERING INDUSTRY
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Typical equipment
Service lift/dumbwaiter
every 12 months Goods lift
every 12 months Hoist (e.g. cellar hoist)
every 12 months
CATERING INDUSTRY
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Typical equipment
Goods lift
every 6 months Goods lift
every 6 months Goods lift
every 6 months
FARMING
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Typical equipment
Excavator (all types)
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Jacks including bottle, trolley, transmission
every 12 months Lifting Chains
every 12 months Loading Shovels
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Tractor (with front loader)
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 6 months
FARMING
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Excavator (all types)
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Jacks including bottle, trolley, transmission
every 12 months Lifting Chains
every 12 months Loading Shovels
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Tractor (with front loader)
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 12 months
CONSTRUCTION
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Typical equipment
Excavator (all types)
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Hoists
every 6/12 months Lifting Chains
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Loading Shovels
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Tower Crane
every 12 months
CONSTRUCTION
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Excavator (all types)
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Hoists
every 6 months Lifting Chains
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Loading Shovels
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Tower crane
every 12 months
SCHOOLS
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Typical equipment
Passenger Lifts & Elevators
every 6 months Platform Lifts
every 6 months Wheelcahir & stair lifts
every 6 months
SCHOOLS
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Passenger Lifts & Elevators
every 6 months Platform Lifts
every 6 months Wheelcahir & stair lifts
every 6 months
LEISURE FACILITIES
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Crane
every 12 months Escalator
every 6 months General lifting support equipment
every 12 months Passenger & Stair Lifts
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months
LEISURE FACILITIES
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Crane
every 12 months Escalator
every 6 months General lifting support equipment
every 12 months Passenger & Stair Lifts
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months
RETAIL
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Goods & Service Lifts
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Passenger Lifts
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months
RETAIL
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Goods & service Lifts
every 6 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Passenger Lifts
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months
MOTOR INDUSTRY
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Typical equipment
Chain Blocks (Manual) & Winches
every 12 months Engine hoists and manual cranes
every 12 months Lifting Jacks incl bottle and trolley
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 6 months
MOTOR INDUSTRY
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Chain Blocks (Manual) & Winches
every 12 months Engine hoists and manual cranes
every 12 months Lifting Jacks incl bottle and trolley
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 12 months
WAREHOUSES
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Typical equipment
Conveyor System
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Lifting Accessories
every 6 months Lifting machine attachments (forklift truck attachment)
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 6 months
WAREHOUSES
Benefits of choosing Dynamic Safety for Lifting Equipment Inspections
Typical equipment
Conveyor System
every 12 months Forklift Trucks
every 12 months Lifting Accessories
every 6 months Lifting machine attachments (forklift truck attachment)
every 12 months MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
every 6 months Pallet Trucks
every 12 months Telehandler
every 12 months Vehicle Lifts
every 12 months