Zusammenfassung der Ressource
LOLER (98) Regulations
- Approved code of practice if
you follow the advice in
ACOP you will doing enough
to with law
- REG 1 Citation and Commencement
- REG 2 Interpretation
- equipment covered include
- Forklifts, cranes, hoists and electric pallet trucks
- REG 3 Application who does apply to
- All employers and self employed persons
- Suitabilty of equipment under PUWER 98
- every employer shall ensure the work
equipment is so constructed or adapted
as to be suitable for the purpose it is
provided
- REG 4 Strength and Suitabilty
- REG 5 Lifting
equipment used for
lifting people
- REG 6
Positioning and
installation
- REG 7 Marking of lifting equipment
- the machinery and equipment must
be clearly marked to indicate the safe
working load for each configuration
- Also applicable to Reg 7 is REG 23 of PUWER
- REG 8 Organisation of lifting operations
- Every employer shall ensure that every
lifting opertion involving lifting equipment
- 1, properly planned by an competent
person
- 2, appropriatly supervised and carried out in a safe manner
- A competent person is person has adequate
knowledge,eperience and sufficent training
- Pre use checks, purpose of is to identify faulty equipment , these are
carried out by the operator who is judged as competent
- REG 9 Thorough examination and inspection
- These are carried out at least
every 12 months for static
equipment unless lifting persons
then it is every 6 months
- All mobile equipment must be inspected every 6 months
- REG 10 reports and defects on
defective equipment
- REG 11 Keeping of
information