Lifting Equipment Examination

Why Complete this Course

LOLER Compliance - The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) specify that all lifting operations are to be carried out safely. This includes ensuring all lifting equipment is safe to use.

Competency - Any employee conducting thorough examinations or pre use inspections of lifting equipment must be deemed competent.

Safety - If you are an employer, it is your responsibility to provide safe systems of work and ensure your personnel are trained.

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Primary Training Objectives

Regulatory Compliance - Be able to demonstrate knowledge of applicable regulations

Responsibilities - Understand the duties of personnel involved with lifting equipment examination

Equipment - Have knowledge of lifting equipment types

Inspection - Be able to perform pre-use inspections of lifting equipment

Terminology - Understand the definitions and terminology relating to lifting equipment

Safe Lifting - Have knowledge of the control measures that legislation puts in place to control the continued integrity of lifting equipment

Defect Identification - How to identify and correctly report defects

Thorough Examination - How to perform Thorough Examinations on a variety of lifting equipment

Reporting - How to complete a Report of Thorough Examination and associated documentation

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Achievement Measurement

Each course participant must complete and pass a theory examination, to demonstrate a good understanding of the course theory.

Additionally, each course participant must demonstrate their ability to correctly perform Thorough Examinations on multiple items and complete Thorough Examination Reports with their findings.

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Prerequisites

This training course is suitable for those new to lifting equipment examination or those looking to refresh their certification.

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What You Need to Bring

Each participant is required to produce photographic ID on the first day of the course. Failure to do so will result in the participant being unable to attend.

If this course is held at a Certex UK location, please follow this link for the PPE Requirements.

If the course is to be held on a Client's site, additional PPE may also be required as specified by the Client's site safety rules.

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Duration

The course runs for 14 hours over 2 days.

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Course Capacity

Maximum course size is 8.

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Certificate Validity

Three Years

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Training Locations

Please follow the link for our Training Locations.

We can also travel to customer sites worldwide to deliver courses subject to access to suitable facilities and equipment.

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Does this Course Prove Competency

There is no set certification or approval body that can deem you competent. HSE provides guidance on what is meant by competency, stating that:

"Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely."

They stipulate that a competent person must undertake the necessary training to help acquire and maintain satisfactory competency levels.

This course alone will not deem your employee competent but can be used in conjunction with experience, skills and knowledge to demonstrate overall theoretical and practical competence which can assist you as an Employer to address legal requirements, by contributing to your own assessment of your employee's potential competency.

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70% Discount

CITB members may be eligible to save 70% on the cost of this training via the Employer Networks Scheme.

Speak to your local Network to find out what is available in your area.

Want to know if you can use the Employer Network Scheme?

As long as you are registered with CITB, up to date with any applicable levy and have an Employer Network in your area you can access & benefit from this service.

Employer Networks are free to join for any levy-registered employer. You do not have to be eligible to pay a levy to use the service, just registered with CITB.

Not a member yet?

Register here: CITB Registration Form

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