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The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) are set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain on 5 December 1998 [1] and replaced a number of other pieces of legislation which previously covered the use of lifting equipment.
The regulations apply to any employer or self-employed worker who uses equipment at work [2] but not equipment used by the public which comes under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. PUWER covers all work equipment from office furniture through to complex machinery and company cars and is also applicable if a company allows a worker to use ...
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) regulation 9: 6 monthly for equipment which lifts persons, otherwise 12 monthly: Power presses, guards and protection devices, other dangerous machinery: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), especially Regulations 32–35
CHEM Container Handling Equipment Manufacturers; CHIP Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations; CHP Combined heat and power; CHPA Combined Heat and Power Association; C&I Commercial and industrial (e.g. C&I waste) CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
In the UK, the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations state that operators of forklift trucks must be adequately trained. [56] Third-party organisations have also developed de facto 'best practice' standards for forklift training, commonly referred to in the UK as a 'forklift licence.' [ 57 ] Qualified forklift instructors must be ...
Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...
There are specific regulations as to mines and quarries (reg.8/ Sch.5), and offshore installations (reg.9/ Sch.6). Medical treatments are exempt, as are injuries arising from road traffic accidents [6] and to members of the armed forces (reg.10). Breach of the regulations is a crime, punishable on summary conviction with a fine of up to £400.