LOLER and PUWER inspections in leicester
PULO Compliance carries out independent LOLER and PUWER thorough examinations for businesses in Leicester and across Leicestershire. Every examination is done and signed by one qualified engineer surveyor, with a written report for each item and a quote that stays fixed for all your ongoing work.
a quick intro
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Lifting equipment that carries people, and lifting accessories such as slings and shackles: at least every 6 months (LOLER Regulation 9(3)(a)(i))
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Other lifting equipment, such as goods lifts, vehicle lifts, forklifts and cranes: at least every 12 months (Regulation 9(3)(a)(ii))
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Other work equipment under PUWER: inspected at suitable intervals, set by risk assessment (PUWER Regulation 6)
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We cover Leicester and the LE postcodes, which is just under 30 miles from our Nottingham base
What Leicester sites typically need examined
industries in leicester
Leicester's Local Plan names five priority industries: textiles (design, manufacturing and technology), life sciences, logistics, engineering and advanced manufacturing, and space, data and digital technology. There's a particular concentration of textile businesses in and around Spinney Hills (LE5), and Space Park Leicester at Pioneer Park is the University of Leicester's hub for space and data. Most of these sites use equipment that LOLER or PUWER covers, from forklifts and dock levellers on logistics sites to overhead cranes in engineering works and passenger lifts in offices and residential blocks.
Who will ask to see your reports
Leicester City Council says it enforces health and safety law in places like shops, salons, offices and restaurants, and that other workplaces, such as factories and construction sites, are regulated by HSE. HSE's own guidance adds that local authorities cover hotels, leisure premises and care homes, while HSE covers schools, colleges, hospitals and nursing homes. Not sure which applies to your site? HSE has a short guide to choosing the right enforcing authority. Either can ask to see your thorough examination reports, so keep them current and in date order.
How it works
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Tell us what you have. The number and type of items, where they are and when each was last examined.
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We send a quote, usually within 24 hours. Once agreed, it's fixed for all your ongoing examinations.
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We examine at a time to suit you, to keep disruption to your business low.
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You get a written report for every item, stating whether it's safe to keep using, listing any defects with a date to put each one right, and giving the next examination due date. We contact you before each one falls due. See what one looks like on our sample report page.
Independent of whoever maintains your equipment
The registered provider or manager holds the responsibility to fix these issues, as the employer of the staff who operate the equipment. That duty doesn't transfer to whoever services or maintains the equipment, and it's a separate obligation from the servicing itself. It's also worth knowing that HSE guidance advises against the same company both maintaining and thoroughly examining the same equipment, since they'd effectively be assessing their own work. See why independent examination matters.
Every PULO examination is carried out and signed by Ryan Leavesley MSOE MBES, an engineer surveyor with over fourteen years' experience. PULO is ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified, CHAS Advanced accredited and an INITA member. You deal directly with the engineer who examines your equipment.
Where we cover
In and around Leicester we cover the city centre, Aylestone, Belgrave, Beaumont Leys, Evington and Humberstone, along with Oadby, Wigston, Blaby, Birstall and Syston. Across Leicestershire that includes Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough. We also cover Nottingham and Derby, and travel anywhere in the UK. That suits clients with sites in several places who want one examiner for all of them. See our pages for Inspections in Nottingham and Inspections in Derby.