


Records must be kept of all thorough examinations and any defects found must be reported to both the person responsible for the equipment and the relevant enforcing authority. LOLER also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task, suitably marked and, in many cases, subject to statutory periodic ' thorough examination'. All lifting operations involving lifting equipment must be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner. In most cases, lifting equipment is also work equipment so the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) will also apply (including inspection and maintenance). This includes all businesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment, whether owned by them or not. These Regulations (often abbreviated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over lifting equipment. Manufacture and supply of new work equipment.Ensuring powered doors and gates are safe.Thorough examination of lifting equipment.Planning and organising lifting operations.HSE's role as a market surveillance authority.

Placing work equipment and machinery on the market after Brexit.
