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AllanFS  
#1 Posted : 10 June 2013 17:13:55(UTC)
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AllanFS
Hello All.

Do Inertia Reels come under LOLER or PUWER. Thank You.
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godscrasher  
#2 Posted : 10 June 2013 20:55:57(UTC)
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If it is attached to a person either as a fall restraint or arrest, then it is going to come under LOLER and warrant a 6 monthly inspection.

Is it being used to restrain someone at height?
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02567  
#3 Posted : 16 June 2013 21:42:53(UTC)
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02567
Will come under both PUWER and LOLER. Also under WaHR and PPE Regs.
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Steve e ashton  
#4 Posted : 18 June 2013 19:50:52(UTC)
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Steve e ashton
Just a thought - the answer could be "none of the above" - it could be covered by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regs... It depends where you are and what the inertia reel device is for! (I wouldn't thank you for suggesting I need six month inspection on my car seat belts. But I've no idea why the double standard - the seat belt is restraining a kinetic load if not a falling load after all so maybe it should be subject to the same inspection and test regime... Food for thought?...)

Steve
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chas  
#5 Posted : 19 June 2013 08:46:01(UTC)
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chas
Surely if an inertia reel is not used for lifting it is not lifting equipment or a lifting accessory, so how does it come under LOLER? The only time an inertia reel would come under LOLER would be if you could wind it back in to lift a fallen person - not all can. I can understand one coming under PUWER but not LOLER in all instances. Some clarity would be welcomed by me.
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godscrasher  
#6 Posted : 20 June 2013 21:37:47(UTC)
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chas wrote:
Surely if an inertia reel is not used for lifting it is not lifting equipment or a lifting accessory, so how does it come under LOLER? The only time an inertia reel would come under LOLER would be if you could wind it back in to lift a fallen person - not all can. I can understand one coming under PUWER but not LOLER in all instances. Some clarity would be welcomed by me.


I would completely agree

All depends what it is being used for.
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