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Arsène TIA MANCOURSE CONTENT OVERVIEW
Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations
(LOLER) Training
0333 006 7000
www.highspeedtraining.co.uk
This LOLER course has been designed to teach duty holders and operators of
lifting equipment how to comply with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
Regulations (LOLER) 1998. It explains how to assess the risks, suitably select,
store, set up, and operate equipment, carry out inspections, examination, and
maintenance, and plan and supervise operations accordingly. The information
covered in the course will help both employers and employees understand how to
minimise risks and ensure operations are carried out safely.
Module One: Introduction to LOLER Module Four: Examination, Maintenance, and Storage
This module introduces the legal requirements set out by the This module covers the importance of pre-use checks,
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations and some key examinations, and maintenance, as well as appropriate storage,
terms surrounding it. It also provides an overview of what is meant to ensure equipment remains safe for use. It discusses who is
by lifting equipment, lifting accessories, and loads, as well as the responsible for carrying these out and defines the recommended
risks posed by equipment and operations. frequency of examinations and inspections.
• What is LOLER? • Requirements of examinations and maintenance
• Who has duties under LOLER? • What does a thorough examination cover?
• General duties of employees • Competent persons
• Other relevant legislation • Frequency of thorough examinations
• What is lifting equipment? • Records of thorough examinations
• What are lifting accessories? • Hired equipment
• What is a load? • Pre-use checks
• Equipment excluded from LOLER • Maintenance of equipment
• What are the risks? • Safe storage
Module Two: Risk Assessment Module Five: Planning Operations and Reducing Risks
This module explains the risk assessment process, as required by This module explains the importance of proper planning and
the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, supervision of lifting operations and lifting equipment. It explains
and how it applies to LOLER. It explores the five steps required the various risk factors that must be considered and controlled
to carry out a risk assessment, including how to identify hazards during operations, such as positioning equipment, considering
specific to lifting operations and lifting equipment. suspended loads, proximity hazards, and weather conditions.
• What is a risk assessment? • Planning and supervision
• Key definitions • What should plans cover?
• Step 1: identify the hazards • Location and positioning of equipment
• Step 2: determine who may be harmed and how • Working with suspended loads
• Step 3: evaluate risks and decide on controls • Attaching, detaching, and securing loads
• Step 4: record your findings and implement them • Preventing overturning and destabilising
• Step 5: review and update • Visibility and weather
• Lifting equipment for people
• Slips, trips, and falls
Module Three: Selecting Suitable Lifting Equipment and • Emergency procedures
Accessories • Information, instruction, and training
This module discusses the importance of selecting suitable
equipment and accessories for lifting operations, so they are
appropriate and safe for the intended use. In particular, it looks
at considering the equipment’s safe working load (SWL), strength,
stability, and positioning, as well as working conditions and the
environment.
• Selecting lifting equipment and accessories
• Examples of safe lifting equipment selection
• Environmental effects
• Lifting equipment for lifting people
• Strength and stability
• Positioning and installation
• Safe working loads
• Derating lifting equipment
Aims of the training
By the end of this course, you will understand:
• The main duties required under LOLER and other relevant legislation.
• The main risks posed by lifting operations and lifting equipment, and how these risks can be controlled.
• The steps required and the factors to consider when carrying out a risk assessment of lifting operations and lifting equipment.
• How to select, position, and install lifting equipment so risks are minimised.
• How lifting operations should be planned and supervised so risks are minimised.
• How to consider factors that may affect equipment’s suitability, such as the environment and positioning.
• How to minimise risk factors such as proximity hazards, poor weather and visibility, and working with suspended loads.
• The purpose of safe working loads and the importance of adhering to them.
• The requirements surrounding thorough examinations, routine maintenance, and pre-use checks.
