LOLER Certification

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) came into force on 5 December 1998. The 17 regulations of LOLER apply to all lifting equipment used in the workplace, whether it is used to lift loads or people

LOLER

What is LOLER? The Lifting and Operating Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) require that all lifting operations involving lifting equipment, including those used in the Arboriculture industry, must be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner. It also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task and suitably marked, with suitable maintenance recorded and defects reported.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) offers the following advice for businesses or organisations undertaking lifting operations providing lifting equipment for others to use:

Where you undertake lifting operations involving lifting equipment you must:

• Plan them properly

• Use people who are sufficiently competent

• Supervise them appropriately

• Ensure that they are carried out in a safe manner

What lifting equipment used by the Arboriculture industry is covered by LOLER? The LOLER regulations cover any equipment used at work to lift anything including people. So the regulations cover all the equipment an Arboriculture worker would use for lifting or climbing.

Examples include;

• Textile components such as ropes and slings

• Metal components such as carabiners and connectors; and

• Combined components such as rope tools, friction savers and harnesses

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