LOLER 1998 · County coverage

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in West Midlands

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

A third of Britain's cars and one in four of its engines are made in the West Midlands, and none of it moves without lifting: assembly hangers and hoists, press shop cranes, the fork truck fleets of a thousand component makers, and the tail lifts of the vans that deliver it all. LOLER 1998 stands behind every one.

SEIS Engineering provides independent thorough examination, testing and certification of lifting equipment across the West Midlands: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Dudley, West Bromwich, Solihull and everywhere between, each item leaving with its Report of Thorough Examination.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • County-wide coverage
What we cover

LOLER lifting inspections across West Midlands

This is the region that made Britain's chains and anchors, so lifting is in its blood, and today's population runs from automated plant in the car factories through jibs, hoists and runway beams in the Black Country's workshops to the everyday trucks, lifts and slings of the estates. People-lifting kit and accessories take the six month cycle, most other equipment twelve.

We examine across the whole spread, one register for a multi-site operation or a single visit for a lone workshop, with honest verdicts, prompt reports and programmes that respect production.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell or maintain the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors with real field experience
  • Clear reports issued promptly, with the next due date flagged
  • One item or a whole site, one town or the whole county
Towns we cover

LOLER inspections across West Midlands

We provide LOLER inspections to businesses right across West Midlands. Choose your town below for local detail, or call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your schedule.

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LOLER FAQs

LOLER inspection, testing and certification: common questions

Do you carry out LOLER examinations and certification across the West Midlands?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover the whole area, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Dudley, West Bromwich, Solihull and the sites between, examining from automated plant to a single jib. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you arrange LOLER examinations across the West Midlands quickly?
We keep availability across the area, so a 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 West Midlands?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection anywhere in West Midlands.

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