Report of thorough examination (test certs) – Testing and inspections (LOLER)

Pioneer Lifting Solutions are trained & certified engineers who offer on and off site testing and examinations. Our aim is to keep your lifting equipment certified , safe and ready for use with a far faster service than anyone else . often with a 24 hour turnaround . Specialising in all loose lifting accessories – manual / electric hoist  – 110v Woods vacuum lifters – complete range of SLA Genie material lifts working at height safety equipment and testing of construction fixings on site from various substrates. Once on our system you will be notified prior to your equipment’s certification expiry date

What is LOLER?

LOLER requires the competent person to be sufficiently independent and impartial to allow objective decisions to be made. With this in mind the question should really be, ‘can you check your own work?’ It is LEEA’s view that the answer to this question would depend on the complexity of the thorough examination.
For example the thorough examination of a mechanically assembled chain sling following a repair is not a complicated task for a competent person to ascertain whether or not it has been assembled correctly. Whereas a thorough examination of a hoist following an overhaul of the lifting and braking mechanism is. Therefore the duty holder or the employer of persons doing the thorough examination should assess the risks in terms of complexity of the maintenance and subsequent thorough examination. The risk assessment should consider whether or not the examiner could be considered as being impartial given that the examiner is likely to assume that they have done a great job but perhaps not be as thorough as they ought to be. Sometimes a second pair of eyes will be better placed to act impartial and see defects associated with the maintenance.
Note, human error is the root cause of a significant proportion of incidents.
It is also important to note the BS 7121-2 series of standards state, ‘it is essential that the person that does the thorough examination is not the same person that did the maintenance.’

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