🧰 LOLER Thorough Examination Training – Small Lifting Equipment & Accessories
In any workplace where lifting operations take place, safety isn’t optional—it’s a legal requirement. And when it comes to lifting accessories like slings, shackles, eyebolts, and small hoists, the LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) still apply.
That’s where our LOLER Thorough Examination Training comes in.
At Kentra Training, we provide specialist training designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills needed to complete and understand a LOLER Thorough Examination Report for small lifting equipment and accessories. Whether you’re a safety manager, supervisor, or responsible person, this training ensures your business stays safe, legal, and inspection-ready.
⚖️ Why Is This Training Important?
Lifting accessories may seem simple—but they are critical links in any lifting operation. If they fail, the consequences can be severe: dropped loads, injuries, equipment damage, or even fatalities.
Regular inspections and examinations under LOLER are a legal requirement, and the person conducting a thorough examination must be competent.
Without training, employers risk:
Breaching LOLER regulations
Invalidating insurance
Facing HSE enforcement
Endangering personnel
🛠️ What Does the Training Cover?
This course focuses on non-complex lifting gear and accessories, including chains, slings, shackles, eyebolts, small hoists, and more.
Key topics include:
Overview of LOLER and PUWER regulations
Inspection frequencies and responsibilities
What constitutes a “thorough examination”
Common defects, wear, and rejection criteria
How to identify markings and certifications
Recording and reporting using LOLER documentation
Hands-on examination practice with real lifting equipment
👷 Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for:
Site supervisors or team leaders
Appointed Persons or LOLER Responsible Persons
Health and Safety Officers
Maintenance or engineering teams
Anyone tasked with lifting gear inspections
No previous inspection experience is required—just a responsibility for lifting gear safety.
🏆 NPORS Accredited – N019 Report of Thorough Examination
This course leads to an NPORS N019 – Report of Thorough Examination accreditation, recognised across UK industry. It confirms that delegates are competent to carry out documented thorough examinations of small lifting equipment and accessories in line with LOLER.
Candidates successfully completing this course will receive one of the following:
- Kentra Training course validation and plastic (credit card size) ID card
- NPORS registration and plastic ID card N019 Report of Thorough Examination
If NPORS is required we will need to notify them prior to the course, so please mention this when booking.
Our instructor will take the candidates picture on the day of training, which will appear on their ID cards.
📍 Course Delivery
We deliver this training on-site, allowing your team to inspect the lifting gear they actually use in the environments they work in. This ensures relevance, confidence, and competence.
Alternatively, if you only have one or two people needing training, why not come to us and join one of our open courses. Just follow this link for more details of the LOLER Thorough Examination Training courses coming up.
✅ Protect Your Team. Stay Compliant.
Inspections are more than a tick-box exercise—they’re a key part of keeping lifting operations safe and legal.
If your team works with lifting accessories, give them the training to perform proper, professional thorough examinations. Kentra Training is here to help.
📞 Call us: 01606 832 556
📧 Email: office@kentratraining.co.uk
🌐 Book online: Get in Touch
Get in touch today to book your LOLER Thorough Examination Training course.
Thank you for reading our blog about LOLER Thorough Examination Training, more details you can also check out our other blogs:
N019 Official NPORS Report Of Thorough Examination Training
Report of Thorough Examination – our A 2 Z of Safety Training
NPORS Report of Thorough Examination
What Do You Need To Become An Equipment Safety Inspector?
How to become a Lifting Equipment Inspector
5 Benefits of converting to In-House LOLER Inspections
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