LOLER compliance software for UK employers
Keep a lifting-equipment register, track thorough examinations on the right interval, hold lifting plans and examination reports, and keep it audit-ready under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.
The thorough-examination clock
Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, lifting equipment must have a thorough examination by a competent person — at least every 6 months for equipment used to lift people and for lifting accessories, and at least every 12 months for other lifting equipment, or in line with an examination scheme. Equipment must also be strong and stable for the load, marked with safe working loads, and lifting operations must be properly planned and supervised. Complys keeps the register and the clock.
Legal duty — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) · Thorough examination — 6 months (people + accessories) / 12 months (other), or to an examination scheme · HSE guidance (L113)
Lifting-equipment register
List cranes, hoists, MEWPs, slings, chains and other accessories with safe working loads and locations.
Thorough-examination tracking
Track each item's 6- or 12-month due date (or examination-scheme dates) and store every report.
Lifting plans
Hold the lifting plans prepared by a competent person alongside the equipment they cover.
Competence records
Record who is competent to plan, supervise and carry out lifting operations, with training expiry.
Reminders
Due dates feed alerts so a thorough examination is never missed and equipment isn't used out of date.
Audit-ready record
A timestamped register and report history for a client, an auditor, an insurer or the HSE.
Lifting, with the rest of your equipment safety
LOLER sits alongside PUWER compliance for work equipment generally, and it matters most for scaffolding, steelwork, plant hire and other lifting-heavy trades within your wider construction compliance. Complys keeps the records and schedules; the examinations are carried out by a competent person.
LOLER compliance software — FAQs
How often must lifting equipment have a thorough examination?
Under LOLER 1998, lifting equipment must have a thorough examination by a competent person at least every 6 months for equipment used to lift people and for lifting accessories, and at least every 12 months for other lifting equipment — or in accordance with an examination scheme drawn up by a competent person. Complys tracks each item's next-due date and stores the reports.
What else does LOLER require?
That lifting equipment is strong and stable enough for the load, positioned and installed to minimise risk, marked with safe working loads, and that lifting operations are properly planned by a competent person, supervised and carried out safely. Complys holds the register, the thorough-examination reports, the lifting plans and the records of who is competent.
Does Complys carry out the thorough examination?
No. The thorough examination must be carried out by a competent person (often an independent examiner). Complys is the record-keeping and scheduling platform — it holds the equipment register, stores each examination report, tracks the 6- and 12-month due dates, and reminds you before they fall due.
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