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Equipment Compliance
Equipment Compliance Guide
Practical guidance on LOLER, PUWER, equipment inspections and thorough examinations for people responsible for workplace equipment and safety.
Regulations
Understanding LOLER & PUWER
LOLER and PUWER both affect equipment used in UK workplaces, but they cover different responsibilities. These guides explain what each regulation covers and how they work together.
What does LOLER stand for?
Understand the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and the main responsibilities they place on businesses using lifting equipment.
What is PUWER?
Learn what the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 cover and what they mean for equipment supplied and used in the workplace.
LOLER vs PUWER: what's the difference?
See where LOLER and PUWER differ, where the regulations work together and why lifting equipment will often be subject to both.
Inspection Requirements
Inspections & thorough examinations
Find practical guidance on examination requirements, inspection intervals and the difference between routine equipment checks and a formal thorough examination.
What is a thorough examination of lifting equipment?
Understand what a thorough examination involves, when one is required and the role of the competent person carrying it out.
How often should lifting equipment be inspected?
Learn how pre-use checks, routine inspections and formal thorough examinations fit together when managing lifting equipment.
How often should lifting accessories be inspected?
Guidance covering slings, chains, shackles, eyebolts, hooks and other accessories used to connect a load to lifting equipment.
Equipment Guidance
Apply the guidance to your equipment
Inspection and examination requirements depend on the equipment, how it is used and the risks involved. Use these guides to move from the regulations into practical equipment-specific information.
Slings & lifting accessories
Inspection guidance for commonly used lifting accessories including slings, shackles, chains, eyebolts and hooks.
Hoists & lifting equipment
Understand routine checks, inspection intervals and formal examination requirements for lifting equipment.
Thorough examinations
Learn when a thorough examination is required, what it covers and how it differs from a routine equipment inspection.
Practical Compliance Guidance
For people responsible for equipment safety
The Equipment Compliance Guide is designed to make key regulations and inspection requirements easier to understand when managing equipment in the workplace.
Our articles explain common terminology, responsibilities and inspection requirements so you can understand what questions to ask and when specialist support may be required.
Useful for
- Health & safety managers
- Site and operations managers
- Maintenance teams
- Equipment managers
- Procurement teams
- Businesses using lifting equipment
This resource provides general guidance and does not replace current legislation, HSE guidance or advice from a suitably competent person. Requirements can vary according to the equipment, its use, condition and operating environment.
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