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LOLER Compliance Checklist

Use this LOLER compliance checklist to check organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories, capturing photo evidence per finding and tracking each fix through to closure.

10 sections30 questions16 to 30 minutesFree

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  • Confirm a responsible person and competent persons are appointed with defined roles.Desk covered with printed charts, sticky notes, red glasses, pencils and a hole punchPhoto Added
  • Check lifting equipment management arrangements and competence or training.Desk covered with printed charts, sticky notes, red glasses, pencils and a hole punchPhoto Added
  • Confirm contractor responsibilities where lifting work is subcontracted.Desk covered with printed charts, sticky notes, red glasses, pencils and a hole punchPhoto Added
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What’s in this checklist.

10 sections · 30 questions · 16 to 30 minutes · Free

    1. Confirm a responsible person and competent persons are appointed with defined roles.

    2. Check lifting equipment management arrangements and competence or training.

    3. Confirm contractor responsibilities where lifting work is subcontracted.

    1. Confirm equipment is suitable for the intended use, the load and the working environment.

    2. Check equipment is properly positioned or installed and used within its rated capacity.

    3. Confirm appropriate information and instructions are provided.

    1. Confirm lifting operations are properly planned with a risk assessment and safe system of work.

    2. Check appropriate supervision and competent personnel for the lift.

    3. Confirm load characteristics, lifting accessories, environment, work area and communication or signalling are addressed.

    1. Confirm lifting equipment is thoroughly examined at the required intervals by a competent person.

    2. Check thorough examination reports, identified defects and recommendations.

    3. Confirm corrective actions and follow-up on examination findings.

    1. Confirm the SWL or WLL and rated capacity are identified and marked.

    2. Check load charts where applicable and manufacturer information.

    3. Confirm equipment and lifting accessory identification.

    1. Check slings, chains, shackles, hooks and lifting or spreader beams as applicable.

    2. Confirm identification, capacity, condition, compatibility and storage.

    3. Check the inspection or examination status and record defects.

    1. Confirm preventive maintenance follows the manufacturer instructions.

    2. Check defect reporting, repairs, replacement parts and post-repair checks.

    3. Confirm maintenance records are retained.

    1. Confirm operator, lifting supervisor and slinger or signaller competence.

    2. Check inspection and examination competence.

    3. Confirm training records and refresher training where applicable.

    1. Confirm thorough examination reports, defect reports and maintenance records are held.

    2. Check risk assessments, lifting plans, training records and the equipment register.

    3. Confirm corrective actions and follow-up evidence.

    1. Record each requirement as pass, fail or N/A with evidence and an observation.

    2. Log findings and assign a corrective action, owner and due date.

    3. Confirm corrective actions are completed and verified.

How the LOLER Compliance checklist works.

Three steps, about 16 to 30 minutes.

  1. Work through each section

    Section by section, one check at a time.

  2. Log every finding

    Tap Fail, add a photo, assign who fixes it.

  3. Sign off and share

    The report is ready the moment you finish.

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What is a LOLER compliance checklist?

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A LOLER compliance checklist is the structured inspection used to assess the arrangements for safe lifting operations and lifting equipment against applicable LOLER requirements and track corrective actions that risk management & compliance teams use to check the key inspection points, assign owners to any failures, and close them with photo proof. Completed in InspectWrk, it is timestamped, works offline, and exports as an audit-ready risk management & compliance report for LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work.

A LOLER compliance checklist is the structured inspection used to assess the arrangements for safe lifting operations and lifting equipment against applicable LOLER requirements and track corrective actions that risk management & compliance teams use to check organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories, capture photo evidence, and track corrective actions to closure. Its job is to assess the arrangements for safe lifting operations and lifting equipment against applicable LOLER requirements and track corrective actions.

Why are LOLER compliance inspections still chased on WhatsApp?

Responsible persons and duty holders and Competent persons and examiners still miss unresolved LOLER compliance defects and repeat findings when rounds are ticked without inspection records.

Without inspection records, teams reconstruct the evidence from phones instead of proving LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work readiness.

Before and After InspectWrk

Before InspectWrk

  • risk management & compliance inspections for LOLER compliance happen on paper or in WhatsApp threads, with no timestamp and no photo evidence.
  • LOLER compliance checks are ticked on paper without photo evidence per finding.
  • You find out about a LOLER compliance issue from a client complaint or an auditor, not from your own team in real time.

After InspectWrk

  • Responsible persons and duty holders complete the inspection in the app with photo evidence at the LOLER compliance, even offline.
  • Managers see open findings, closure status, and LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work evidence live on one dashboard.
  • Overdue corrective actions escalate automatically so the fix happens before the next risk management & compliance audit.

Why is a LOLER compliance checklist important?

It helps responsible persons and duty holders and supervisors keep risk management & compliance work consistent, safe, and auditable, with the evidence needed for LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work:

  • Cover the full inspection: structured checks across organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, and thorough examination management surface unresolved LOLER compliance defects and repeat findings before they reach handover, audit, or the next shift.
  • Document risk management & compliance findings with the right proof: capture inspection records on every issue so nothing rests on memory.
  • Stop repeat risk management & compliance findings: assign the fix, set a deadline, and escalate overdue actions before the next round comes around.
  • Stay audit-ready: keep one timestamped record for LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work you can export instead of rebuilding it from scattered photos and spreadsheets.

What should be included in a LOLER compliance checklist?

A complete LOLER compliance checklist works through organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories, then records inspection context, scored checkpoints, and evidence with corrective actions:

Inspection context

Record where and when the inspection runs:

  • Site, risk management & compliance location, and asset identification
  • Inspector, date, and the risk management & compliance areas or assets in scope
  • Reference numbers or schedules linked to the checklist

Checkpoints and scoring

Define what each checkpoint verifies and how results are scored:

  • Organisation and Responsibilities
  • Lifting Equipment Selection and Suitability
  • Lifting Operations
  • Thorough Examination Management
  • Safe Working Load and Equipment Markings
  • Lifting Accessories
  • 20 fields aligned to the checklist

Evidence and corrective actions

Make every finding traceable and actionable:

  • Capture inspection records on failed or critical items
  • Retain inspection records with the inspection record
  • Sign-off, completion status, and follow-up notes

How do teams use a LOLER compliance checklist?

Follow these steps to run the LOLER compliance checklist:

  1. Fill in the LOLER compliance header: inspector, site, date, and areas in scope.
  2. Work through organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories in order, recording pass, fail, or N/A.
  3. Attach inspection records wherever a failure or observation needs proof.
  4. Raise actions for unresolved LOLER compliance defects and repeat findings with owners and deadlines before sign-off.
  5. Review the LOLER compliance summary, share the report, and keep the record for your audit trail.

See how this checklist fits into AI compliance software.

This checklist runs as a mobile inspection app that works fully offline on site, with AI-powered defect detection on every photo. To see it on your own workflows, talk to our team.

AI-Powered Features for Your Field Workflows

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01 / 05Photo to formVISION AI

Take a Photo. AI Fills the Form.

Your inspector takes a photo of any asset or defect. AI reads it and fills the inspection form automatically.

No typing. No manual entry.

02 / 05Voice to textVOICE AI

Speak. AI Writes It Down.

Inspectors speak their observations in any language. AI transcribes and fills the form in real time.

Completely hands-free in the field.

03 / 05Auto reportsREPORT AI

AI Writes the Report. PDF and Excel, Instantly.

The moment an inspection is submitted, AI summarises the findings and builds a branded PDF report and an Excel sheet for you.

No manual reporting. No copy-paste.

04 / 05IntegrationsINTEGRATIONS

Connect Your Existing Tools.

InspectWrk integrates with the tools your team already uses, including Zoho, Microsoft 365, and SAP.

No double entry.

05 / 05Live dashboardLIVE DATA

Live Dashboard. Every Site. Always On.

Your operations team sees completion rates, open issues, and compliance scores across all sites in real time.

No chasing updates.

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  • Collaborate

    Collaborate with your team anytime, anywhere

    See which checklists your team has in progress across every site, jump into the same inspection with one tap, and keep field, supervisor, and back-office views in sync without sending screenshots on WhatsApp.

    • Organise inspection data by site, team, and date
    • Assign checks to the inspector or vendor responsible
    • Track completion across every location in one view
    • Keep field and back-office in sync in real time
    • Comment on findings without leaving the inspection
  • Custom Reports

    Custom reports that guide your decision making

    Every team reports differently. Build the report your operations, quality, or compliance leads actually want to read, share it as a branded PDF, and schedule delivery to the stakeholders who need it.

    • Branded PDF and CSV export from any completed inspection
    • Schedule weekly or monthly delivery to managers and clients
    • Share to email, Drive, Teams, or Slack in one click
    • Filter findings by site, severity, or corrective-action status
  • Powerful Analytics

    Analyse your inspection data with confidence

    See completion, pass rate, and recurring findings across every checklist and every site, without pulling spreadsheets together at the end of the month.

    Powerful dashboard
    Combine multiple reports into one dashboard so you can monitor status, bottlenecks, and completion trends at a glance.
    Always in sync
    Changes sync across devices so inspectors, supervisors, and back-office teams always see the latest responses and attachments.
    Embedded analytics
    Explore checklist data with charts and breakdowns that stay tied to the underlying inspections, without exporting to spreadsheets.

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It is scoped to the scheduled cadence and controls that responsible persons and duty holders, competent persons and examiners, lifting supervisors and appointed persons, health and safety and compliance teams run, not a one-off handover walk. It prompts organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories, watching for unresolved LOLER compliance defects and repeat findings, records pass, fail, or N/A with inspection records on critical items, and raises corrective actions with owners before sign-off. Run in InspectWrk, the record is timestamped and rolls into trend reports so repeat failures surface before the next audit.

They work through each checkpoint to assess the arrangements for safe lifting operations and lifting equipment against applicable LOLER requirements and track corrective actions, confirm the required controls are in place, and capture inspection records on anything that fails or needs proof. Priority failure modes include unresolved LOLER compliance defects and repeat findings. Each checkpoint takes pass, fail, or N/A, and a failed item stays open until the fix is verified.

It expects inspection records, plus inspection records on failed or critical items, so findings rest on proof rather than memory. Records support LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work, and every photo, note, and sign-off stays attached to the inspection instead of living in chat threads.

The LOLER compliance checklist covers organisation and responsibilities, lifting equipment selection and suitability, lifting operations, thorough examination management, safe working load and equipment markings, and lifting accessories. On each checkpoint, responsible persons and duty holders record pass, fail, or N/A, add a photo on anything that needs proof, and raise a corrective action with an owner and due date. Run in InspectWrk, the inspection is timestamped, traceable to whoever completed it, and exports as a single risk management & compliance report aligned to LOLER 1998 (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), the HSE guidance for lifting equipment and lifting operations and the manufacturer information and your safe systems of work.

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