LOLER Management and Inspection for Duty Holders

LOLER training helps duty holders understand their responsibilities under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. This online LOLER training course covers key topics such as risk assessments, types of lifting equipment, inspection requirements, and how lifting operations should be planned, managed and maintained safely.

Our Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) Management and Inspection for Duty Holders training course is designed for individuals responsible for or nominated as duty holders to ensure compliance with this legislation. This may include:

• Managers and supervisors
• Health and safety managers
• Maintenance and inspection personnel
• Safety committee members
• Lifting equipment operators
• Construction and industrial worker

This LOLER Management and Inspection for Duty Holders training contains about 2.5 hours of study time, allowing for time for revision and assessment.

Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) in the UK, any equipment used at work for lifting or lowering loads, including attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting those loads, is subject to LOLER. This includes equipment such as:

• Cranes
• Hoists
• Forklifts
• Elevators
• Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS)
• Slings
• Shackles

The three principal aims of LOLER are:

1. Planning and management: All lifting operations must be appropriately planned and managed to reduce the risk of accident and injury
2. Safe use: All lifting equipment must be used safely
3. Inspection and Maintenance: All lifting equipment must be inspected at suitable intervals and maintained.

Under the law, anyone conducting a LOLER inspection must be appropriately qualified. This means they must have the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to complete the inspection adequately. It’s the responsibility of the duty holder to ensure that anyone tasked with conducting such an inspection is suitably qualified and capable.

A LOLER inspection checklist is a checklist to support such an inspection, while ensuring it is recorded for compliance. A LOLER checklist includes a series of questions or items to be inspected, covering various aspects such as equipment condition, markings, certifications, operator competence, maintenance records and documentation.

Any equipment that falls under LOLER must be inspected at regular intervals by someone with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to ensure that it is suitable and safe. Upon completion of this inspection, a certificate should be issued by the inspector. This training certificate serves as evidence of compliance with the LOLER regulations and is legally required for applicable lifting equipment.

The responsibility for LOLER inspections lies with the duty holder or employer who owns or controls the lifting equipment. They are responsible for ensuring that suitably qualified and experienced individuals, such as certified inspectors or professional engineers, conduct LOLER inspections on the lifting equipment in their organisation.

This is a knowledge-based course that provides a detailed introduction to the roles and responsibilities of duty holders and represents an important step in developing the knowledge component of competence.

However, completing any knowledge-based course alone, including this one, does not in itself make an individual a ‘competent person’ under UK law. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines competence as a combination of skills, knowledge, training, and practical experience.

Competence must therefore be demonstrated through the practical application of learning in real-world contexts relevant to your work. It is ultimately the employer’s legal duty to assess whether this has been achieved to a competent level for any specific role or task. This knowledge-based training, combined with hands-on skills practice and real-world job experience, plays a vital role in your competence development pathway.

Yes. This course is IIRSM-approved. Learners receive a certificate on completion, which can help demonstrate that they have completed structured LOLER training.

This LOLER training costs £295 + VAT per trainee. Discounts are available for bulk purchases.

To become a LOLER inspector, you need the right combination of knowledge, training, skills and practical experience. This LOLER inspection course provides an important knowledge-based foundation, covering inspection responsibilities and how to carry out LOLER inspections.

Employers must ensure that anyone carrying out LOLER inspections is suitably qualified and capable for the specific equipment and workplace involved. This course can support that development pathway, but practical experience and employer assessment are also needed.