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Passenger and Goods Lift Inspection and
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Passenger and Goods Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination

Keeping Your Passenger and Goods Lifts and Compliant...

Plant and Safety Limited are national providers in providing Engineering Testing, Inspection, and Certification services in order to keep your company, and your equipment compliant, ensuring that your employees are able to work safely and effectively.

Our national team of highly qualified and experienced engineers are able to provide Passenger Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination Services and Goods Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination Services in accordance with LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998.

Keeping equipment compliant can be a challenge, which is why our inspection database automatically plans the next due dates for each inspection, allowing us to notify our customer in advance when equipment needs to be inspected and certified again. 

Passenger and Goods Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination

Thorough Examination and Testing of Lifts

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) introduced new requirements for the safe provision and use of lifting equipment. Regulation 9 of LOLER requires that all lifts provided for use in work activities are thoroughly examined by a competent person at regular intervals. This applies to lifts and hoists used to lift people or loads.

If you are a lift owner or someone responsible for the safe operation of a lift used at work, such as a facilities manager or supervisor, you are a ‘dutyholder’ under LOLER. This means that you have a legal responsibility to ensure that the lift is thoroughly examined and that it is safe to use. (If you are the owner of a lift used primarily by members of the public, you may also find this guidance helps you to comply with more general health and safety legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.)

The law requires that all lifts should be Thoroughly Examined at least every 6 months if the lift is used any time to carry people, or every 12 months if it only carries loads, or after substantial and significant repairs/ changes have been made, or following any damage to the lift. 

LOLER Inspection and Testing

What does a Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination Include?

A Lift Inspection and Thorough examination should not be confused with preventive maintenance, although they have some elements in common. Preventive maintenance usually involves replacing worn or damaged parts, topping up fluid levels and making routine adjustments to ensure risks are avoided. Thorough examination may act as a check that maintenance is being carried out properly, but is not intended to replace it. 

Lift Inspections and Thorough examinations should include the checks below. This list is not exhaustive. More detailed guidance can be found in the Safety Assessment Federation’s (SAFed) Lift guidelines.  

  • Landing and car door  and their interlocks;
  • Worm and other gearing
  • Main drive system components
  • Governors
  • Safety gear
  • Suspension ropes
  • Overload protection devices
  • Electrical devices (including earthing, earth bonding, safety devices, selection of fuses, etc)
  • Braking systems (including buffers and overspeed devices); and
  • Hydraulics

Our Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination Services

LOLER Inspection and Testing

Lift Inspection and Thorough Examination Service

Our team of highly qualified engineers can deliver lift inspection and testing services on the items below:

  • Passenger Lifts 
  • Goods Lifts
  • Geared and Gearless Traction Lifts 
  • Hydraulic Lifts
  • Machine-Room-Less (MRL) Lifts
  • Vacuum (Air Driven) Lifts

WHY CHOOSE PLANT AND SAFETY?


Industry Experts

Our team has extensive experience in providing Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Training Services across all sectors within the UK. Our team of passionate industry experts work closely with our customers to keep their equipment and their people both safe and compliant


Quality Assurance

All of our services are backed by an extensive list of nationally recognised Accreditations and Industry Body Memberships. Our Accreditations and Memberships include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, NPORS, CHAS, Safecontractor, Safe PQQ, ROSPA, and the British Safety Council


National Service Provider

Plant and Safety are a national provider of Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Training Services. Our national team of highly qualified, experienced, and competent trainers and engineers work closely with our customers to keep equipment and people both safe and compliant


Online Inspection Database

All of our Testing, Inspection, and Certification customers are automatically granted with access to our online inspection database to download examination reports for any equipment certified by Plant and Safety. Our inspection database runs on the industry leading ‘Motion Kinetic’ software



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ACCREDITATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Plant and Safety Limited ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015, and OHSAS 18001:2007 Accreditation
Plant and Safety Limited ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015, and OHSAS 18001:2007 Accreditation

CONTACT PLANT AND SAFETY LIMITED

T: 0330 113 7920

E: sales@plantandsafety.co.uk

Plant and Safety Ltd, Birmingham Road, Shenstone, Staffordshire, WS14 0LB

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