Lifting Operations
and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998
3 hour programme
Who will benefit from this training course?
- Anybody who supervises the use or uses lifting equipment.
Regulation 8 of LOLER states that employers shall ensure that every
lifting operation involving lifting equipment is properly planned
by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out
in a safe manner.
This training programme aim is to increase the knowledge of the
delegates to the requirements of these regulations and help them
develop an action plan to enable those requirements to be met.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training programme, delegates will be able to;
1) Define the terms competent person for planning lifting operations,
competent person for thorough examination of lifting equipment,
lifting equipment, lifting accessory, lifting plan and examination
scheme.
2) Develop a list of lifting equipment that they use, which is
covered by this regulations.
3) State the duties of the employer and self employed under these
regulations.
4) Carry out a risk assessment on lifting equipment that they control.
5) Identify the special arrangements required for lifting equipment
used for the lifting of persons.
6) State the requirements relating to marking of lifting equipment
they control.
7) Provide an example of a lifting plan on lifting equipment that
they control.
8) State the examination, inspection and reporting requirements
of this legislation.
Course Outline
Introduction to the syllabus and reasons for training.
Relevant legal requirements and published guidance material.
The types of lifting equipment and operations covered by these
Regulations
Suitability of lifting equipment
Risk assessment in relation to lifting equipment
Lifting equipment used for lifting persons
Marking of lifting equipment
Organisation of lifting operations
Development of a lifting plan
Thorough examination and inspection requirements
Reports and records
Training Methods
Lectures, discussions and practical exercises.
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