LOLER 1998 · Yorkshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Selby

Thorough examination, testing and certification of lifting equipment by an independent competent person

Selby sits in power and process country, where generation and heavy process plants run turbine-hall cranes, heavy hoists, jacking systems and outsized rigging. The moment any of it lifts, LOLER 1998 applies.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Reports issued promptly

Lifting equipment we examine

Selby, Yorkshire

  • Overhead & gantry cranes
  • Hoists & lift trucks
  • Slings, chains & accessories
  • MEWPs & access platforms
  • Passenger & goods lifts
  • Vehicle & tail lifts
Lifting equipment we examine

LOLER testing and certification for Selby businesses

Power and process plants run lifting for heavy maintenance more than daily handling: turbine-hall and maintenance cranes, heavy hoists, jacking and skidding systems, plus fork-lift trucks, telehandlers and the slings, chains and shackles that rig the loads. All of it is within scope.

The defining lift on a process plant is the outsized one carried out in a maintenance window: a turbine rotor or a heavy vessel raised on the hall crane, or skidded into position across the floor. The load runs near the crane's limit and the path it travels is unforgiving, so the examination has to confirm the crane, the rigging and the skidding gear are sound for that specific duty, not merely that they function. We examine the heavy maintenance equipment to that standard, with the routine cranes and accessories alongside, each to its own interval and independently of whoever maintains it.

Overhead and process cranesHoists and jacking systemsChain blocksLifting accessories, slings and shackles
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Selby

Tell us what you run, including any jacking or skidding systems, and we set each item's interval, examine around your maintenance windows, and test only where required. Every item leaves with its own Report of Thorough Examination and a date for the next.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Selby.

  • 2

    On-site examination

    A competent engineer surveyor thoroughly examines each item.

  • 3

    Your report

    You receive a Report of Thorough Examination, your legal record.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Clear reports issued without delay
  • Single items or whole sites
Areas we cover

LOLER inspection, testing and certification across Selby and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover Selby and the towns around it across Yorkshire. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

SelbySherburn in ElmetTadcasterEggboroughSnaith
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Related compliance for Selby businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Selby, we can examine all of it.

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LOLER FAQs

LOLER inspection, testing and certification: common questions

Do you carry out LOLER examinations and certification in Selby?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Selby and the surrounding power and process sites, and examine, test where necessary and certify every kind of lifting equipment. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you examine lifting equipment near Selby?
Yes, our engineers cover Selby and the rest of Yorkshire, and we can usually attend within a few working days, ideally planned around a maintenance window. Call 0330 043 8191 to book.
How often must lifting equipment be thoroughly examined?
At least every 6 months for equipment that lifts people and for all lifting accessories, and at least every 12 months for other lifting equipment, or to an examination scheme set by a competent person. Those intervals are legal maximums, and an examination is also due after any exceptional event such as an overload or major repair; the HSE sets this out in its LOLER guidance.
Is LOLER a legal requirement?
Yes. Under LOLER 1998 the duty holder must ensure lifting equipment is thoroughly examined by a competent person and is not used once its examination has lapsed, and that responsibility stays with you even when the work is outsourced.
Do you load-test our lifting equipment every time?
No. LOLER calls for thorough examination, with testing only where it is necessary, and the HSE advises against routine overload testing because it can damage sound equipment. We test only where the examination genuinely requires it.
Who counts as a competent person for LOLER?
Someone with the practical and theoretical knowledge and experience to find defects and judge their significance, and who is sufficiently independent and impartial to report without pressure. The HSE is clear this should not be the person who maintains the same equipment.
What is a LOLER certificate, and how long do I keep it?
It is the Report of Thorough Examination required by Regulation 10, recording each item's condition, any defect found and its category, and the date the next examination is due. Keep it at least until the next examination, and it is this report an inspector or insurer asks to see.
Does lifting equipment also fall under PUWER?
Yes. LOLER covers the lifting duties while PUWER covers the same item as work equipment more generally, so the two overlap. We sort each item to the right regime so nothing is missed or examined twice over.

Due a LOLER inspection or certificate in Selby?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in Selby.

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