Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) e-Learning
This short course provides you with an introduction to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, otherwise known as LOLER.
The course starts by explaining the purpose of LOLER, before setting out what is meant by a lifting operation. It then provides some examples of equipment covered by the legislation.
Next, it explores why lifting equipment safety is so important, detailing the types of injuries that machinery can cause.
Moving on, the course covers the equipment maintenance requirements that must be complied with by law. It provides a detailed explanation as to what is meant by ‘thorough examination’ under LOLER, then looks at lifting equipment markings and the safe working load.
It finishes by covering what the regulations require of your organisation when it comes to the protection of young persons.
Who should complete this course
- This course is aimed at those in any industry that are responsible for and the use of Lifting Equipment. This could include site supervisors or managers.
Course syllabus
- What is LOLER?
- Why is Lifting Equipment Safety Important?
- Maintenance of Equipment
- Protection of Young Persons
- Final Exam
Course duration
- With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
- 28 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
- Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+
Course costs
- £42 GBP per licence
- Click here to purchase and access your course
Assessment
- The course consists of five modules with questions at the end.
- You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass.
- On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately.
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