Compliance
LOLER thorough examinations
Every lift truck at work must be thoroughly examined by a competent person at set intervals, and the report kept. We carry out the examinations, issue the reports and keep your dates in line with your servicing, on all makes.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 require the lifting parts of every lift truck to be thoroughly examined by a competent person: at least every twelve months for a truck that lifts loads, at least every six months for one that lifts people or for its lifting accessories, and after anything that could affect its safety. A written report follows each examination and must be kept.
A thorough examination is not a service. It is a statutory inspection, independent of maintenance, and a truck needs both. We do the two together where it suits you, so nothing falls between them, and we work under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) for the rest of the truck at the same time.
To book an examination
- How many trucks, and the make and model of each
- Whether any lift people or use a working platform
- When the last examination was, if you have the report
- Site postcode and when the trucks can be made available
What we cover
- Thorough examinations
- Mast, carriage, forks, chains, anchors, hydraulics and attachments, examined and reported to the LOLER schedule.
- Six-monthly examinations
- For order pickers, trucks used with working platforms, and lifting accessories.
- Written reports
- The report the regulations require, issued after every examination, with defects and the date the next one is due.
- Defect notification
- Anything that makes the truck unsafe to use is reported to you at once, in writing, so it can be taken out of service.
- PUWER inspections
- The rest of the truck inspected against the work equipment regulations on the same visit.
- Examination schemes and diary
- A written scheme where intervals need to differ, and a reminder before each date so nothing lapses.
The regulations, in plain English
Questions we get asked
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A detailed inspection of a lift truck's lifting parts by a competent person, at intervals set by the regulations, to detect defects before they become dangerous. It ends in a written report that the employer must keep. It is separate from routine servicing.
At least every twelve months for a truck that lifts loads only, and at least every six months for a truck that lifts people, such as an order picker or one used with a working platform, and for lifting accessories. A competent person can set different intervals in a written examination scheme.
A competent person: someone with the knowledge and experience of the equipment to detect defects and judge their significance, and independent enough to report them impartially. Our engineers examine all makes and models.
Until the next report is made, and for at least two years. Reports for lifting accessories must be kept for two years. Keep them with the service records; an inspector will ask for both.
No. Lifting equipment must not be used unless it has been thoroughly examined within the required period. Take the truck out of service and book the examination.
No. A service is maintenance under PUWER; the thorough examination is a statutory inspection under LOLER. A truck needs both, and we can do them on the same visit.
Bring the dates into line
Send us the fleet list and the last examination dates. We will schedule the examinations with your servicing and keep the reports where you can find them.