LOLER 1998 · Buckinghamshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Aylesbury

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

Aylesbury's working economy lives on its estates: Rabans Lane and Gatehouse hold hundreds of small units where the forklift is often hired, shared or inherited, and where the thorough examination duty stays with the business using it no matter whose name is on the truck.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

  • 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 Aylesbury businesses

Hired lifting equipment is where small firms most often assume compliance travels with the hire agreement. Sometimes it does; often the contract quietly leaves in-service examination with the user, and the estate pattern multiplies the gap unit by unit. The first job is establishing honestly what your paperwork actually covers.

From there the examination is the standard discipline done properly: trucks judged on chains, forks, hydraulics and the wear that racking work accelerates; goods lifts and tail lifts joining the same visit. Where neighbouring units coordinate, one planned visit covers several businesses at sensible cost.

Hired trucks: duty checked
Forks and chains judged
Goods and tail lifts included
Estates share visits
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Aylesbury

Tell us what lifts and whose it is. We establish the duty honestly, examine everything due, and issue reports promptly.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Aylesbury.

  • 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.

Wondering what it costs? See what drives a LOLER quote.

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 Aylesbury and nearby

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

AylesburyRabans LaneGatehouseStoke MandevilleAston ClintonWendoverHaddenhamWinslow
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Related compliance for Aylesbury businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Aylesbury, 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 in Aylesbury?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Aylesbury and its estates, examining hired and owned lifting equipment across the small-unit economy. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Aylesbury?
We keep availability across Buckinghamshire, so a Aylesbury 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 Aylesbury?

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

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