A recent article in the Contract Journal has advised that there is to be a rethink on overload testing on plant and lifting equipment. It reads:
“Manufacturers don’t recommend overloading modern cranes except under very specific circumstances and some insurers actually ban the practice”. In place of testing, LOLER requires a thorough examination of the crane every 12 months (or six months if lifting people).
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is working on a new best-practice guide on the maintenance and thorough examination of mobile cranes. It will feed into a revision of BS7121 Part 2 and could include measures such as data logging, oil analysis, annual brake strip downs and six-monthly tyre audits.
For the full article, click on the following link:
Warren Access are happy to provide full LOLER inspections on all of their van and lorry mounted cherry pickers. All platforms have a mandatory 6-monthly inspection.
Find us at Brunswick Industrial Estate, Brunswick Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 7BA.





