When to use this guide
- Planning crane, hoist, telehandler or other work-related lifting operations.
- Using lifting accessories or equipment intended to lift people.
- Reviewing equipment after installation, exceptional events or examination findings.
What to check
Use these prompts with the responsible project team. Ticking a box does not certify compliance.
You can tick these prompts while reviewing the project.
Keep these records
- Lift plan, role allocations and relevant competence evidence.
- Equipment identification, examination reports and defect close-out records.
- Inspection, maintenance and operation briefings for the actual lifting arrangement.
Common mistakes
- Substituting a maintenance invoice or daily check for a required thorough examination.
- Assuming a standard lift plan covers a changed load, route, setup or occupied area.
When to get specialist help
Refer uncertain lifting arrangements or examination defects to the competent lift planner and examiner; never improvise capacities, rigging or people-lifting arrangements from this summary.
Scope and edition
Sources reviewed 17 October 2026. England is within the Great Britain application. Examination timing depends on equipment, circumstances and any valid scheme; follow the applicable rule and competent examination advice rather than a generic interval.
Use the official source to check the current text, amendments not yet incorporated, commencement and project-specific transition. A published future edition is not automatically the rule applying to your work.
Official sources
- LOLER 1998 — latest available legislationGreat Britain lifting-equipment and operation duties.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2307/contents
- HSE: LOLER guidanceOfficial planning, people-lifting and examination guidance routes.https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/loler.htm
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Independent, plain-English reference notes by Saeed Azarshab. The library covers the 42 subjects listed here; it is not every law affecting construction, an official government publication or a project-specific compliance decision. Building Regulations, Approved Documents, workplace safety duties and planning permissions have different roles.
Editorial source review: . Check the current official text, commencement dates, outstanding amendments and transitional arrangements before relying on a requirement. Publication date is not necessarily the date a rule applies. A relevant competent professional or authority must resolve project-specific questions.
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