Black & White Facilities / Service brief
LOLER Compliance
A thorough examination that has slipped past its date, a report that cannot be located, equipment that has been swapped or moved, or simple uncertainty about who holds the lifting duties on a managed site all justify a LOLER review. Explain when the issue arose and what has changed in use, operation or layout. That context tells a new problem apart from a known limitation or a planned improvement.
Overview
For a portfolio instruction, give each site its own entry. The same symptom at several sites may have a different origin at each, so record history and restrictions site by site.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
What the work can include
The review can establish which equipment falls within scope, check the examination arrangements in place, clarify who is responsible for what, and coordinate specialist input and remedial-action tracking. The agreed scope sets out what is in, what is out, and how completion is recorded.
Findings are referenced to the asset and location identifiers in your records, keeping them usable for budgeting, follow-up work and later examinations.
Important decisions
The examination is one part of the overall arrangement. The planning and conduct of the lifting operations themselves need the same attention.
Before we visit
We will need your equipment lists, existing reports, any examination schemes in use and a description of the lifting operations on site.
Name the site contact, the technical approver and the future owner of the action list. Permit, shutdown or contractor coordination requirements are identified before a visit is arranged.
How the work proceeds
The scope is settled first, gaps in the arrangements are identified, and the right examination or follow-up is arranged with any restrictions on use kept visible throughout.
Across a wider programme, the sequence of sites and the route for escalating material findings are agreed before work begins. Sites with actions outstanding remain flagged as partially complete.
What affects cost and timing
The types of asset, the examination each needs and how the site operates determine the support required. From the enquiry and records we can say what is priceable directly and what needs a site assessment first.
Compatible tasks can be grouped in a coordinated programme, with access windows and operational dependencies still checked for each building. The approach to reporting and pricing additional findings is agreed up front.
Applications across sectors
Process plant and substances in laboratories and industrial premises change what the review has to cover. Managing agents need clear landlord and occupier boundaries; education and care settings need the work coordinated around vulnerable users. Controls are set by the premises as they operate, not by a template. See the sector range and describe the building's use.
Locations covered
Our area stretches from Northumberland to Tees Valley by way of Tyne and Wear and County Durham, taking in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington and Middlesbrough and the wider towns and communities in our location directory. For several addresses, include the site list and an access contact for each.
Frequently asked questions
Is LOLER only about keeping a certificate on file?
No. The condition of the equipment, the examination arrangements and the safe planning and conduct of each lifting operation all form part of it.
What information should I send about LOLER compliance?
Your equipment lists and reports, any examination schemes in use and a description of each lifting operation. Say which site it concerns and what you are trying to decide: whether to investigate a fault, plan a repair or set up a programme.
What affects the price and programme?
Support depends on the asset types, what examination each requires and how lifting is organised on site. Anything extra is scoped on its own terms before approval.
What should the completion information explain?
It should cover the equipment examined, the work and checks completed, limitations and unresolved actions, referenced to your site and asset identifiers so the next examination or maintenance visit can rely on it.
Useful guidance and records
Read our guide to remedial action tracking for the decisions and records that support this work. The remedial-action guide also explains how an identified defect is taken to evidenced closure. For the wider technical and management context, consult the official guidance.
Related work and your next step
See also Asbestos Management and the Compliance and Specialist Risk overview. Ongoing work is handled under maintenance, larger changes under projects, and the full offer is under services.
Black & White Facilities will scope the review with clear responsibilities and reporting once you send the asset or site list, any findings held and the operational constraints. Make an enquiry.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.