Lift and Hoist Safety Checks

The lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998 require that any lifting equipment carrying persons must be thoroughly examined every six months. Every other type of lifting equipment must be tested at least every 12 months.

The testing must be carried out by a competent person. This will usually be a lift engineer recommended by your building insurers. Records of these thorough examinations should be kept on site and made available to inspecting officers.

Guidance on testing lifts can be downloaded in the form of a pdf document from the Health and Safety Executive website.(450kb) To view this document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your pc. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free.

Contact us

Health and safety unit
Tel: 020 7525 2000
Fax: 020 7525 5735
ohs@southwark.gov.uk
Chaplin Centre
Thurlow Street
London SE17 2DG