LOLER 1998 · Merseyside

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in St Helens

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

Glass ships in packs that forgive nothing: stillages, racks and A-frames carrying sheets that are heavy, rigid and lethal if a lift goes sideways. St Helens has handled glass longer than anywhere in Britain, and LOLER 1998 examines the pack-handling kit with the respect the load demands.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

St Helens, Merseyside

  • 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 St Helens businesses

Lifting equipment across the town runs from stillage, rack and pack handling gear, C-hooks, frames and purpose-built attachments, through cranes, hoists and heavy fork trucks to the vehicle lifts and accessories of the estates.

Pack handling concentrates rigid-load risk: attachments whose engagement with a stillage is the whole connection, frames and hooks worked at capacities that leave little margin for wear, truck pairings where a glass pack's centre of gravity rewrites the arithmetic, and the plain fact that sheet glass punishes drops in every direction at once. Our thorough examinations prove engagement, condition and pairing together, purpose-built gear assessed on its engineering, and every item's Report of Thorough Examination issued with honest limits.

Stillage and pack attachments
C-hooks and frames proven
Truck pairings re-checked
Cranes and hoists alongside
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in St Helens

Show us the stillages, frames and hooks that move the packs. We prove the engagement and the pairings, and issue every report with limits stated plainly.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in St Helens.

  • 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 St Helens and nearby

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

St HelensHaydockRainfordNewton-le-WillowsRainhillClock Face
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Related compliance for St Helens businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in St Helens, 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 St Helens?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover St Helens and the sites around it, examining pack handling proven at the engagement. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to St Helens?
We keep availability across Merseyside, so a St Helens 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 St Helens?

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

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