LOLER 1998 · Teesside

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Stockton-on-Tees

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

Stockton's maintenance contractors carry their lifting gear into other people's plants: beams, hoists and slings that must satisfy not one permit system but every host site's. LOLER 1998 certification is the passport, and it has to be current, legible and instantly producible at the gate.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside

  • 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 Stockton-on-Tees businesses

Lifting equipment across the town and its industrial economy runs from the contractor fleets of maintenance and engineering firms, chain blocks, beams, slings and jacks that travel to site, through the cranes, fork trucks and hoists of the fixed estates to vehicle lifts and goods lifts behind them.

Contractor kit lives or dies by its paperwork at the gate: a permit controller wants the current Report of Thorough Examination for the exact item in front of them, matched by serial, and accessories on their six month cycle leave no slack for drift. We examine travelling fleets so the evidence works at the gate, every item identified, reports issued promptly and organised for producing on demand, and renewal dates managed so nothing expires mid-contract on someone else's site.

Contractor lifting fleets
Chain blocks, beams and slings
Site cranes and fork trucks
Serial-matched, gate-ready reports
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Stockton-on-Tees

Send the fleet list, serials included. We examine every item, keep the six and twelve month cycles ahead of your contracts and issue Reports of Thorough Examination that work at any gate.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • 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 Stockton-on-Tees and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover Stockton-on-Tees and the towns around it across Teesside. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

Stockton-on-TeesBillinghamThornabyIngleby BarwickNortonYarm
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Related compliance for Stockton-on-Tees businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Stockton-on-Tees, 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 Stockton-on-Tees?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Stockton-on-Tees and the sites around it, examining contractor fleets and fixed site kit. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Stockton-on-Tees?
We keep availability across Teesside, so a Stockton-on-Tees visit is usually within a couple of working days, sooner when equipment is needed back in service. Call 0330 043 8191 to book around your operations.
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 Stockton-on-Tees?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in Stockton-on-Tees.

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