LOLER

Build a LOLER management checklist without confusing it with the competent person's examination.

Cover equipment identity, marking, documents, due dates, defects and operational controls around lifting equipment.

8 minute readReviewed September 2026

THE SHORT ANSWER

An internal LOLER checklist can help verify management arrangements, but it should not be presented as a statutory thorough examination unless completed to the required scope by a competent person.

Understanding loler inspection checklist

Confirm identity, safe working load, configuration, accessories, examination scheme, last report and next due date.

Keep routine checks, maintenance and statutory thorough examination distinct while coordinating their findings around the same lifting equipment.

A practical approach

Review visible condition, defect status, maintenance, user checks and whether lifting operations are planned and supervised.

Define responsibility, applicable criteria and escalation before collecting more data.

Equipment and accessory identity
SWL and markings
Examination report status
Outstanding defect control

Evidence and continual control

Escalate missing or expired evidence and serious defects. Preserve the competent person's report unaltered.

Review exceptions and outcomes regularly so the process improves rather than becoming static administration.

Authoritative guidance

Use these primary sources alongside your organisation's competent technical and legal advice.

HSE: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

COMMON QUESTIONS

LOLER inspection checklist FAQs

Why does loler inspection checklist matter?

An internal LOLER checklist can help verify management arrangements, but it should not be presented as a statutory thorough examination unless completed to the required scope by a competent person.

What should an organisation document?

Escalate missing or expired evidence and serious defects. Preserve the competent person's report unaltered.

Can software replace competent judgement?

No. Software can organise workflow and evidence, but technical, legal and safety decisions remain with competent and authorised people.

KEEP READING

Strengthen risk and inspection control

LOLER inspection softwareManage equipment identity, examination schemes, competent-person reports and follow-up without losing the distinction between maintenance and thorough examination.What is LOLER?Learn about strength and stability, positioning, marking, planning, thorough examination and reporting of defects.LOLER inspection frequencyLearn why six- and twelve-month intervals are common, when a written scheme applies and which events trigger additional examination.Equipment covered by LOLERUnderstand why classification depends on function and use, and how equipment can be subject to both LOLER and PUWER.LOLER thorough examinationLearn how thorough examination differs from routine maintenance and what the competent person's report should trigger.LOLER inspection recordsBuild a retrievable record that connects each competent-person report with the lifting equipment and actions arising from it.

PUT THE GUIDANCE INTO PRACTICE

Connect inspections, risk and corrective work.

Maintarium Pro connects controlled inspections and risk records with equipment status and accountable action.

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