- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 22 of 27 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Ensure lifting equipment and loads are strong and stableEmployer
- Ensure lifting equipment for persons is safe and inspected dailyEmployer
- Ensure lifting equipment used for people is safe and secureEmployer
- Ensure safe lifting equipment for persons and daily rope inspectionEmployer
- Ensure safe positioning and installation of lifting equipmentEmployer
- Position lifting equipment safely and fit fall‑prevention devicesEmployer
- Safely position and install lifting equipmentEmployer
- Ensure safe positioning of lifting equipment and provide fall‑prevention devicesEmployer
- Mark lifting equipment and accessories with safe working loadsEmployer
- Mark lifting equipment with its safe working loadEmployer
- Mark lifting equipment with safe load and usage informationEmployer
- Mark lifting equipment with safe working loads and usage detailsEmployer
- Plan and supervise all lifting operations safelyEmployer
- Plan, supervise and safely carry out lifting operationsEmployer
- Ensure lifting equipment is thoroughly examined and inspectedEmployer
- Ensure thorough examination and inspection of lifting equipmentEmployer
- Thoroughly examine and inspect lifting equipmentEmployer
- Do not use lifting equipment with a known dangerous defectEmployer
- Stop using defective lifting equipment and report defects promptlyEmployer
- Stop use of defective lifting equipment and rectify faultsEmployer
- Stop using lifting equipment if a dangerous defect is reportedEmployer
- Report lifting‑equipment defects and stop use until fixedEmployer
- Keep and maintain lifting equipment records and safety reportsEmployer
- Keep lifting‑equipment declarations and inspection reports on fileEmployer
- Keep lifting equipment documents for the required periodEmployer
- Keep lifting equipment safety records and certificatesEmployer
- Maintain and make available lifting‑equipment recordsEmployer
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
0 of 13 shown13 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Building compliance quick check
Fast compliance verification for experienced property managers. Checklist format covering electrical, gas, water, HVAC, lifts, and energy performance requirements.
Building compliance for new property owners
Comprehensive guide to understanding and meeting your legal obligations for building safety, maintenance, and energy performance when you acquire commercial premises.
Plan safe work at height
Learning path for planning and managing work at height safely. Covers the hierarchy of controls, equipment selection, scaffolding management, MEWP operation, and …
Run a healthcare business
Ongoing compliance for CQC-registered healthcare providers covering inspections, professional registration, safeguarding, clinical governance, medicines management, and staff obligations
Regulations that apply to your farm
A quick decision-tree navigator that helps you identify which regulations apply to your specific farm based on what you keep, grow, and …
Respond to a medicines or controlled drugs incident
What to do when a medicines incident occurs: medication error, controlled drug discrepancy, or CD theft/loss. Covers securing the patient and evidence, …
Crane and lifting operations for structural work
Lifting operations with cranes, piling rigs and hoists on construction sites in Great Britain must be planned and supervised under LOLER by …
Passenger lift compliance for building owners
If you own or manage a building with passenger lifts, LOLER requires a thorough examination by an independent competent person every 6 …
Plan and carry out lifting operations safely
Every lift, however routine, must be planned by a competent person, properly supervised and carried out safely. Make the plan proportionate to …
Use MEWPs (cherry pickers and scissor lifts) safely
Choose the right type of cherry picker or scissor lift for the job, use only trained operators and check it before each …
7 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.