Vehicle Lift Inspection & Thorough Examinations (LOLER & PUWER)
Ensure your Vehicle Lifts are compliant, certified, and safe to use in accordance with LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998
VEHICLE LIFTS INSPECTIONS AND THOROUGH EXAMINATIONS
Vehicle Lift LOLER and PUWER Inspections & Thorough Examinations
Vehicle lifts are essential in garages, workshops, MOT centres, fleet depots, and transport facilities, allowing safe access to the underside of cars, vans, lorries, and buses. Because they raise heavy loads, and often people, they are legally classed as lifting equipment and must be regularly inspected to ensure safety and compliance.
Plant and Safety provide professional vehicle lift LOLER and PUWER inspections and thorough examinations to ensure your garage equipment remains safe, compliant, and legally certified. Our inspection and thorough examination services for vehicle lifts help businesses meet vehicle lift requirements defined by LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998 regulations and protect technicians working beneath raised vehicles.
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We provide inspections and thorough examinations on include, but not limited to; vehicle lifts, direct acting hydraulic in-ground vehicle lifts, mobile column lifts (single post hydraulic), mobile column lifts (single post screw/recirculating ball), four post vehicle lifts (hydraulic wire rope), four post vehicle lifts (screw type), six and eight post vehicle lifts, two post vehicle lifts (hydraulic chain/wire rope), two post vehicle lifts (screw type), and scissor vehicle lifts.
What Is a Vehicle Lift?
A vehicle lift is a mechanical device designed to raise land-based vehicles completely off the ground so work can be carried out safely on or underneath them.
They may be:
› Fixed or stationary lifts
› Mobile or movable units
› Single, two-post, or four-post lifts
› Scissor lifts or platform lifts
Each lift consists of a load-carrying platform supported and guided by a structural frame and powered lifting system. Many are used daily in busy workshops, making regular inspection essential to prevent failure and accidents.
LOLER 1998 AND PUWER 1998
What does the law say for Vehicle Lifts?
Vehicle lifts are covered by two key pieces of legislation. Guidance from the Health and Safety Executive confirms that lifting equipment and workplace equipment must be regularly inspected and maintained to protect people from risk
Vehicle Lift Thorough Examinations Under LOLER 1998
Vehicle lifts are classed as lifting equipment under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998) where they raise vehicles and people are at risk, such as technicians working beneath a raised vehicle.
Under LOLER, duty holders must ensure that:
› Lifting equipment is strong, stable, and suitable for its intended use
› Equipment is positioned and installed safely
› It is thoroughly examined by a competent person at regular intervals
› Defects are identified and addressed promptly
In most workshop environments, vehicle lifts require a thorough examination every 6 months, as determined by a competent person, due to the risk to individuals working below the load.
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Vehicle Lift LOLER Inspections and PUWER Compliance
Vehicle Lift Thorough Examinations Under PUWER 1998
PUWER applies to all workplace equipment, including vehicle lifts, and focuses on ensuring equipment remains safe to use throughout its life.
Under PUWER, employers must ensure that vehicle lifts are:
› Suitable for the task and working environment
› Maintained in safe working condition
› Inspected regularly to identify deterioration or faults
› Used only by trained and competent personnel
Types of Vehicle Lifts We Inspect
Our team of national engineers carry out inspections and thorough examinations on a wide range of vehicle lifting equipment used across garages, workshops, and fleet maintenance facilities. This includes but not limited to the follow type of Vehicle Lifts:
› Direct acting hydraulic vehicle lifts (in-ground)
› Mobile column lifts – single post (hydraulic)
› Mobile column lifts – single post (screw / recirculating ball)
› Four post vehicle lifts (hydraulic wire rope)
› Four post vehicle lifts (screw type)
› Six and eight post vehicle lifts
› Two post vehicle lifts (hydraulic chain / wire rope)
› Two post vehicle lifts (screw type)
› Scissor vehicle lifts
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How Often Vehicle Lift Inspections and Thorough Examinations Are Required
In accordance with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998) and BS 7980:2024 Vehicle lifts. Installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use. Code of practice , vehicle lifts must undergo a thorough examination at least every 6 months.
Although LOLER generally requires a 12 month examination for lifting equipment that only raises loads, vehicle lifts are inspected and thorough examined more frequently because they are used in situations where people work directly beneath the lifted vehicle.
This applies to 2-post, 4-post, and scissor lifts, as well as mobile/trolley jacks used for lifting vehicles.
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Why Choose Plant and Safety for Vehicle Lift Inspection Services
Qualified Competent Persons
Our engineers meet the Competent Person criteria set out in LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998.
National Coverage & Fast Scheduling
Our dedicated national engineering team, and our centralised planning team are available to cover all industrial door types on all sites across the UK.
Compliance with LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998
Demonstrate compliance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER 1998)
Fully Independent and Impartial
It is not advisable for the same person who performs routine maintenance to carry out the thorough examination. (HSE Guidance)
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