LOLER Annual Servicing and Inspection

At Healthcare Distribution Direct we offer servicing and inspections for hoists that comply with LOLER Regulations via our expert team of trained and qualified healthcare engineers. Our servicing and inspection includes a LOLER test and ensures settings such as care and nursing homes are following the most up to date hoist regulations. We ensure the hoist remains safe and compliant and that best practises re up to date and followed.

What is LOLER

LOLER stands for, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) which are in place to ensure that all lifting equipment is used in a safe and secure manner. Any business or organisation whose employees operate lifting equipment such as hoists are required to comply to these regulations, which come under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

In practice, LOLER regulations require all lifting operations to be properly planned and supervised by a ‘competent person’. LOLER also requires that all lifting equipment must undergo regular examinations by a qualified healthcare engineer to ensure that it remains fit for purpose — it is the responsibility of the business who own or rent the equipment to make sure these examinations take place. The piece of equipment must then be appropriately marked and records of each examination must be kept, with any defects being reported to the person responsible for the equipment and the relevant enforcing authority.

It should be noted that a LOLER inspection, known officially as a ‘thorough examination’, is not the same as routine maintenance such as replacing worn or damaged parts, topping up fluid levels, or making minor adjustments. LOLER testing must be performed by what is known officially as a ‘competent person’: someone qualified to perform the thorough examination such as a Healthcare Distribution Direct qualified engineer.

Our team of experienced and qualified engineers are certified in the healthcare industry and at hand to provide insight and expertise on a wide range of healthcare and mobility equipment. Contact us to today to arrange an appointment at your home at a convenient time for you.

Our Service specifications:

• Service for one hoist, required at 6-month intervals
• Complies to LOLER regulations
• Standard hoists of major brands such as Oxford and Invacare
• Cancellation of pre-booked appointments may be chargeable
• Service can be cancelled with four weeks’ notice.