Industry inspection guide

LOLER Inspections for Manufacturing & Engineering

Production sites depend on lifting equipment that is available when the job demands it. We inspect the full load path and provide records that maintenance, operations and compliance teams can act on.

Your operating environment

A practical inspection scope for manufacturing & engineering.

Overhead cranes, jib cranes, hoists, forklifts and below-the-hook accessories often work as one system but have different identities and risks. Independent examination helps distinguish maintenance work from the statutory decision about continued safe use.

We agree what is in scope, how it can be accessed safely and which records are already available before the visit. That creates a more efficient examination without treating unlike equipment as if it were the same.

Sector risks

Where inspection programmes can lose control.

1

Unreported damage between services

We look for evidence in the equipment, its identification and the records, then state any required action clearly.

2

Unreadable safe working load markings

We look for evidence in the equipment, its identification and the records, then state any required action clearly.

3

Accessories without unique identification

We look for evidence in the equipment, its identification and the records, then state any required action clearly.

4

Runways or supporting structures omitted from scope

We look for evidence in the equipment, its identification and the records, then state any required action clearly.

Before attendance

Prepare for a productive visit.

  1. Share the lifting-equipment register
  2. Identify production shutdown windows
  3. Make isolation and access arrangements
  4. Have operators available to demonstrate controls

Arrange inspections for manufacturing & engineering

Tell us what equipment you operate, where it is and when it is due. We will confirm the right inspection scope and arrange a practical site date.

FAQs

Manufacturing & engineering inspection FAQs

Can inspections be planned around production?
Yes. We agree access, isolation and operating requirements in advance so examination can be grouped around available production windows.
Is crane maintenance enough for LOLER?
No. Maintenance keeps equipment in working order; thorough examination is the systematic competent-person assessment and statutory report.
Do loose lifting accessories need separate records?
Yes. Slings, shackles, clamps and similar accessories should be identifiable and traceable to their examination status.