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LOLER Thorough Examinations
An examination becoming due, a relevant installation or exceptional circumstances can create the need. Describe when the issue started and any change in use, operation or layout. A clear history helps distinguish a new fault from an existing limitation or a planned improvement.
Discuss your requirementsDefined services, clearly scoped.
Overview
For an estate instruction, list affected sites separately. One recurring symptom can have different causes on different installations, so retain the local history and restrictions.
What the work can include
Identify the equipment and examination basis; arrange suitable access; examine the required parts; report findings and the next due date. The agreed scope should state which areas or equipment are included, what is excluded and the form of the completion record.
Use asset or location references that can be matched to your existing records. This makes the findings useful for budget decisions, repeat work and subsequent inspections.
Important decisions
The examination must be sufficiently independent and impartial. Maintenance and examination should not be confused or treated as one unchecked activity.
Assessment and preparation
Provide the equipment list, previous reports, examination scheme if used and details of repairs or significant changes.
Name the site contact, technical approver and person who will receive the action list. Identify permit, shutdown and contractor coordination requirements before arranging attendance.
How the work proceeds
Agree the competent-person scope and preparation, make equipment available and act on reported defects and restrictions.
Where the work forms part of a wider programme, agree the order of sites and the route for escalating material findings. Keep partial completion visible rather than closing a whole site while actions remain open.
Cost, timing and disruption
Equipment complexity, access, preparation and examination methods determine the requirement. The enquiry and available records establish what can be priced directly and what needs a site assessment first.
A coordinated programme can group suitable tasks, but access windows and operational dependencies still need to be checked for each building. Agree how additional findings will be reported and priced.
Applications across sectors
Care and residential properties need to consider occupants who depend on lifts. Warehouses need equipment suited to goods movement and loading; public buildings need safe pedestrian routes while work is underway. The equipment’s intended use sets the boundary. Browse the full sector range and describe the actual building use when enquiring.
Frequently asked questions
Does every thorough examination need a load test?
No. The competent person determines the necessary examination and testing; routine load testing is not automatically required for every item.
What information should I send about loler thorough examinations?
Provide the equipment list, previous reports, examination scheme if used and details of repairs or significant changes. Include the location and the decision you need to make, such as investigating a fault, planning a repair or setting up a programme.
What affects the price and programme?
Equipment complexity, access, preparation and examination methods determine the requirement. Any further investigation or additional work should have a clear scope before it is authorised.
What should the completion information explain?
It should identify the equipment or areas covered, the work and checks performed, limitations and unresolved actions. Match the records to your site and asset references so the next inspection or maintenance visit can use them.