Posted By Ian MacAskill In my experience the equipment manufacturer will specify the inspection requirements, hope this helps.

Posted By Jason Holmes Thanks Robert, Just as I thought. I have just spoken to our Construction Manager who raised the question and he tells me there is no written weekly inspections (just visual) and the 6 monthly inspection record seems to be a form similar to the F91 which is very basic. I think we will be having a word. Cheers,

Posted By Robert K Lewis The weekly should be similar to the form produced under PUWER 98 for work equipment. I suspect that it is the old F91 that is being used as it seems to have stuck with many contractors. Having said that it is deficient in the information required. The 6 monthly document must comply with Schedule 1 of LOLER. Looks as though the contractor may soon have a work hiatus on your site:-) Bob

Posted By Dave Daniel In the past few years I've come across examples such as an insurance engineer-surveyor who seemed to have "thoroughly examined" some 34 fork trucks and pallet trucks in a large distribution warehouse in a period of 6 hours - that's 1 every 10 minutes not counting tea breaks and lunch, and included a "non-thorough examination" of a truck which wasn't even on site! One of my clients who runs a crane hire business and carries out his own LOLER examinations, (but not on his own kit) told me last week that an insurance engineer-surveyor had carried out a LOLER "thorough examination" on one of his mobile crane jibs with a pair of binoculars...... By this standard the examination regime you outline is positively luxurious!!!! These are only two of a steady trickle of disturbing reports I come across. For myself, I'd take the evidence of any statutory examination certificate with a large pinch of salt..