LOLER 1998 · Derbyshire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Long Eaton

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

Long Eaton is the UK's recognised centre of quality upholstery manufacture, and every sofa built here leaves on a vehicle: tail lifts cycling at the docks, fork trucks loading, hoists feeding the floors. LOLER 1998 covers the dispatch end as firmly as the factory.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Long Eaton, Derbyshire

  • 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 Long Eaton businesses

Lifting equipment across the town serves the furniture trade end to end: fork trucks and pallet stackers moving frames, foam and finished pieces, goods hoists between production floors, scissor tables at the benches, and the tail lifts on the delivery fleet that carries the town's work to its customers.

Tail lifts are lifting machines in their own right, not accessories of the vehicle, and each needs its own thorough examination by a competent person on its own interval. A fleet of six vans is six LOLER machines that happen to park outside, and they are the items most often missing from a factory's examination file. We bring the fleet's tail lifts onto the same programme as the factory floor, each with its own Report of Thorough Examination and next date.

Tail lifts on delivery fleets
Fork trucks and pallet stackers
Goods hoists between floors
Scissor tables and attachments
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Long Eaton

Tell us what lifts inside the factory and on the fleet. We examine the lot on one programme, tail lifts included, and issue every Report of Thorough Examination with the next date set.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Long Eaton.

  • 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.

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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 Long Eaton and nearby

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

Long EatonSawleySandiacreBreastonDraycottToton
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Related compliance for Long Eaton businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Long Eaton, 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 Long Eaton?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Long Eaton and the sites around it, examining factory lifting and fleet tail lifts together. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Long Eaton?
We keep availability across Derbyshire, so a Long Eaton 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 Long Eaton?

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

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