Lifting Equipment Examination Course

The aim of this course is to provide course participants with the theoretical and practical knowledge required to carry out thorough examinations of lifting equipment as required by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).

Course Information

    • LOLER Compliance - The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) specify that all lifting operations are to be carried out safely. This includes ensuring all lifting equipment is safe to use.

    • Competency - Any employee conducting thorough examinations or pre use inspections of lifting equipment must be deemed competent.

    • Safety - If you are an employer, it is your responsibility to provide safe systems of work and ensure your personnel are trained.

    • Regulatory Compliance - Be able to demonstrate knowledge of applicable regulations

    • Responsibilities - Understand the duties of personnel involved with lifting equipment examination

    • Equipment - Have knowledge of lifting equipment types

    • Inspection - Be able to perform pre-use inspections of lifting equipment

    • Terminology - Understand the definitions and terminology relating to lifting equipment

    • Safe Lifting - Have knowledge of the control measures that legislation puts in place to control the continued integrity of lifting equipment

    • Defect Identification - How to identify and correctly report defects

    • Thorough Examination - How to perform Thorough Examinations on a variety of lifting equipment

    • Reporting - How to complete a Report of Thorough Examination and associated documentation

    • Lever hoists

    • Chain Blocks

    • Wire, chain & textile slings

    • Shackles, eyebolts and loose hardware

  • Each course participant must complete and pass a theory examination, to demonstrate a good understanding of the course theory.

    Additionally, each course participant must demonstrate their ability to correctly perform Thorough Examinations on multiple items and complete Thorough Examination Reports with their findings.

  • There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

  • The course runs for 14 hours over 2 days.

  • Maximum capacity: 8 participants

  • Three Years

  • Each participant is required to produce photographic ID on the first day of the course. Failure to do so will result in the participant being unable to attend.

    If this course is held at a Certex UK location, please follow this link for the PPE Requirements.

    If the course is to be held on a Client's site, additional PPE may also be required as specified by the Client's site safety rules.

FAQs

  • HSE provides guidance on what is meant by competency, stating that:

    "Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely."

    They stipulate that a competent person must undertake the necessary training to help acquire and maintain satisfactory competency levels.

    This course alone will not deem your employee competent but can be used in conjunction with experience, skills and knowledge to demonstrate overall theoretical and practical competence which can assist you as an Employer to address legal requirements, by contributing to your own assessment of your employee's potential competency.

  • For courses that run over full days lunch will be provided.

  • Safety boots are required for the majority of our course held on Certex sites. Any other PPE will be provided. See the “What you need to bring” section for further information.

    For courses held on customer premises please speak to your course organiser.

  • Please see our terms and conditions of sale for our cancellation policy.