LOLER 1998 REGULATION 9 – THOROUGH EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION
Thorough Examination
LOLER places a responsibility on the duty holder to consider the risks relating to lifting
equipment and to put in place some means of controlling that risk. One such control measure is the thorough examination of lifting equipment.
The duty holder under the law may elect for periodic thorough examination or consider some fundamental principles of risk assessment:
• Identify the hazards for the specific operating environments pertaining to the lifting
equipment.
• Consider the frequency of hazard occurrence.
• Consider the utilisation and duty of the lifting equipment.
• Assess the level of control already in place.
• Assess the associated significant risks.
• Identify and recommend measures to control the risks.
• Operator’s competence
• Maintenance regime
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