LOLER 1998 · Lancashire

LOLER inspection, testing and certification in Blackpool

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

Blackpool's most forgotten lifting equipment is behind the kitchen wall: dumbwaiters and service lifts shuttling plates, linen and stock between floors in hotels and venues all season. Small, hidden and hard-working, they are LOLER 1998 equipment with examinations due like anything else that lifts.

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

Lifting equipment we examine

Blackpool, Lancashire

  • 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 Blackpool businesses

Lifting equipment across the town runs from dumbwaiters and service lifts across hospitality through goods and passenger lifts to the hoists, trucks and accessories of the trades.

Service lifts slip programmes through smallness: installations that came with the building and never met an examiner, gates and interlocks worn by decades of season-long duty, ropes and drives ageing in shafts nobody opens, and the passenger question answered honestly because a lift that could carry a person is examined for the possibility. Our thorough examinations bring the hidden population in, gates and interlocks proven at every landing, categories kept honest, and every Report of Thorough Examination issued around service hours.

Dumbwaiters examined properly
Gates proven at every landing
Categories kept honest
Passenger lifts alongside
How it works

Booking your LOLER inspection in Blackpool

Count every hatch that moves between floors. We examine the hidden lifts properly, prove every landing and issue reports around service hours.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us what lifting equipment you have in Blackpool.

  • 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 Blackpool and nearby

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

BlackpoolBisphamMartonLaytonSquires GatePoulton-le-Fylde
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Related compliance for Blackpool businesses

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

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

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