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(LOLER) 1998 Inspection Service | CE Certification | Other Legislation

Exclusive (LOLER) 1998 Inspection Service

All lifting equipment and tipping equipment used in the workplace is regulated by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). LOLER replaced existing legal requirements relating to the use of lifting equipment. Generally, the Regulations require that lifting equipment provided for use at work is:

• Strong and stable enough for the particular use and marked to indicate safe working loads;
• Positioned and installed to minimise any risks;
• Used safely, i.e. the work is planned’ organised and performed by competent people; and
• Subject to ongoing thorough examination and, where appropriate, inspected by competent people.

As you may know, if you are a Facilities Manager or Supervisor, you become the ‘Dutyholder’ for the specialised lifting and tipping equipment that is used in your workplace. This means that you have a legal responsibility to ensure that the equipment is thoroughly examined and safe to use. This applies to lifting equipment used to lift people or loads.

Safety from Reliability

Whilst an insurance inspection on an annual basis meets your legal obligations, we believe that our Standard and Premium Inspection Services offer so much more. As the manufacturers of the equipment concerned, our Engineers not only follow a set procedure based on the specific details of the machine to be examined, but in many instances they have been involved in the design and manufacture of the equipment in the first place. Therefore, this makes our position as the ‘competent person’ to carry out this inspection unrivalled. The added benefit of this inspection contract is that it will satisfy the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 by documenting that the equipment is safe and fit for the purpose for which it is intended.

This service allows a much more detailed examination to be completed by an Engineer who has expert knowledge of our equipment. Not only will the inspection satisfy the LOLER requirements but it is also an annual or bi-annual service inspection where any possible defects can be identified. Once identified, with your agreement, any defects will be rectified immediately or if necessary, we will return to site at a later date to carry out the work. We will of course provide you with an on-site estimation or a written quotation before any additional work is completed.

Standard Inspection Service (LOLER) 1998

• Under this arrangement our team of highly trained engineers will visit you on-site once a year.
• We set an agreed time aside with you, within normal working hours, to do the inspection.
• The inspection takes between two and four hours - depending on the particular type of machine and its condition.
• The engineers will undertake a comprehensive inspection of the specialised lifting and tipping equipment.
• This inspection will be sufficient to make sure you comply with the requirements of all relevant legislation.
• Assuming your equipment passes the inspection our engineers are empowered to award you with the appropriate certification. This certification is valid for twelve months.
• Should any remedial work be required generally this can, with your authorisation, be undertaken immediately - whilst our engineers are on-site.
• Usually our engineers will be able to carry out the required checks during normal production, so you don’t even have to take the machine out of service. Occasionally we may need to remove parts of the machine, to ensure a thorough examination is completed.

Premium Inspection Service (LOLER) 1998

• Under this arrangement our team of highly trained engineers will visit you on-site twice a year.
• We set an agreed time aside with you, within normal working hours, to do the inspection.
• The inspection takes between two and four hours - depending on the particular type of machine and its condition.
• The engineers will undertake a comprehensive inspection of the specialised lifting and tipping equipment.
• This inspection will be sufficient to make sure you comply with the requirements of all relevant legislation.
• Assuming your equipment passes the inspection our engineers are empowered to award you with the appropriate certification. This certification is valid for twelve months.
• At the half yearly inspection the certification will be appended and up-dated, to show the results of the most recent inspection.
• Should any remedial work be required generally this can, with your authorisation, be undertaken immediately - whilst our engineers are on-site.
• Usually our engineers will be able to carry out the required checks during normal production, so you don’t even have to take the machine out of service. Occasionally we may need to remove parts of the machine, to ensure a thorough examination is completed.

How Do I Take Advantage Of The Service?

Base Handling Products Limited not only offer this Inspection Service for machines of our own manufacture but the Inspection Service can be extended to cover almost any type of lifting equipment of any manufacturer. To take advantage of this offer, please call 01495 312172 now. We will provide you with a written quotation for the cost of the Inspection Service and if you wish to proceed will simply schedule an agreed time, during normal working hours, to complete the inspection. We will then inspect the equipment and assuming your equipment passes inspection, a certificate - valid for 12 months from the date of inspection - will be issued. We will then notify you of subsequent inspections.

Easy Payment Method

To make this valuable Agreement as easy as possible to take advantage of, any payments in respect of an Inspection Contract can be made by Standing Order on a monthly basis. We will collect twelve monthly payments over the year and at the anniversary of the first Inspection will contact you to arrange the next Inspection.

Neither Inspection Contract in any way infringes any of your unconditional warranty rights during the first twelve months service of the machine. What the Inspection can achieve however is to highlight potential problems before they become costly, lost production events as well as satisfying your legal requirements.

Remember, keeping abreast of emerging legislation can be a very costly business – but with our exclusive Inspection Service that doesn’t have to be the case.

For further information please Download the following guides:-

LOLER 1998 A Simple Guide

LOLER 1998 Guidance for Lift Owners

CE Certification

(LOLER) 1998 Inspection Service | CE Certification | Other Legislation

All lifting, tipping, weighing and handling solutions designed and manufactured by Base Handling Products Limited are CE marked in accordance with ‘CE Marking’ Directive 93/68/EEC.

What is CE Marking?

The CE Mark is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives. The letters 'CE' are an abbreviation of Conformité Européenne, French for European conformity. The CE mark must be affixed to a product if it falls under the scope of the approximately 20 different Directives. Without the CE marking, and thus without complying with the provisions of the Directives, the product may not be placed in the market or put into service in the fifteen member states of the European Union and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. However, if the product meets the provisions of the applicable European Directives, and the CE mark is affixed to a product, these countries may not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing in the market or putting into service of the product. Thus, CE marking can be regarded as the products trade passport for Europe. The CE Mark is not a quality-mark. First, it refers to the safety rather than to the quality of a product. Second, most quality markings are voluntary opposite to the CE marking, which is mandatory for the products it applies to. CE indicates conformity with mandatory European safety requirements. European conformity is certified by following clear and understandable procedures, the so-called ‘conformity assessment procedures’. For further information please Download the following guide:-

CE Marking Guide

Other Legislation

(LOLER) 1998 Inspection Service | CE Certification | Other Legislation

The design, manufacture, testing, inspection and servicing of Lifting, Tipping and Handling Equipment is controlled by a vast amount of Legislation that must be adhered to. We are aware of and work to all the latest Legislation to ensure that our customers are not burdened with this task. A full list of the Regulations and Directives that cover the type of equipment that we supply is detailed below.

European Standards in use by Base Handling Products Limited