Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a construction firm — typically renewing every year.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Annual
Under
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
Lifting Plant Thorough Examination (LOLER) is one of the obligations that typically applies to a construction firm in the UK, under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). It needs renewing every year, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).
Annual. Lifting plant (cranes, hoists, telehandlers, excavator lifting accessories) typically requires thorough examination by a competent person — every 12 months for lifting equipment, and 6 months for accessories or anything lifting people.
Operating lifting plant without a valid thorough examination can lead to HSE prohibition notices and unlimited fines on conviction.
Is lifting plant thorough examination (loler) a legal requirement for a construction firm?
Lifting Plant Thorough Examination (LOLER) typically applies to a construction firm under UK law, under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).
How often does a construction firm need lifting plant thorough examination (loler)?
Annual. Lifting plant (cranes, hoists, telehandlers, excavator lifting accessories) typically requires thorough examination by a competent person — every 12 months for lifting equipment, and 6 months for accessories or anything lifting people.
What's the penalty for not having lifting plant thorough examination (loler)?
Operating lifting plant without a valid thorough examination can lead to HSE prohibition notices and unlimited fines on conviction.
Keeval tracks lifting plant thorough examination (loler) against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).