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Integrity Lift Compliance

Paddock Wood & the West Kent Freight Belt

LOLER Inspections in Paddock Wood

Independent statutory examinations across Paddock Wood. The town is small and its plant list is not: rail-connected freight and distribution operations, produce handling and cold storage give it a concentration of forklift fleets, dock levellers and loading-bay equipment well out of proportion to its population.

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Lifting compliance across Paddock Wood

Paddock Wood's base is distribution, produce handling and light industry, with rail-freight connections and a cluster of industrial estates around the town. We examine counterbalance and reach-truck fleets, pallet handlers, dock levellers and loading-bay plant, goods lifts and overhead lifting in workshop bays, alongside the passenger lifts in the office cores that sit behind them — on a six-monthly cycle where the fleet is twelve.

Every inspection is carried out by an engineer with hands-on experience of the plant being examined, so duty-holders in Paddock Wood receive inspections that match their fleet and risk profile.

Towns & Districts Covered

Paddock Wood Industrial EstateMascallsBrenchleyMatfieldFive Oak GreenCapelYaldingHorsmonden

Nearby Areas We Also Cover

TonbridgeTunbridge WellsMaidstoneMarden & Staplehurst

Services Available in Paddock Wood

LOLER & PUWER Inspection Services

More equipment we inspect in Paddock Wood

Compliance guidance for Paddock Wood duty-holders

Can My Lift Company Carry Out the LOLER Inspection?
It is one of the most common questions duty-holders ask, and the honest answer is not a flat no. LOLER does not name a prohibited person. What it requires is a competent person, and HSE expects that person to be sufficiently independent and impartial to make objective decisions — which is where a maintenance provider examining its own work runs into difficulty. This is about the structure of the arrangement, not about anyone's honesty.
What Is a Written Scheme of Examination?
Regulation 9 gives two routes: fixed intervals of six or twelve months, or examination in accordance with a scheme drawn up by a competent person. The second route is widely misunderstood as a way to examine less often. It is not — it is a way to examine at the right frequency for how the equipment is actually used, which can mean more often.
Who Examines Hired or Leased Lifting Equipment?
The common assumption is that hired plant is the hire company's problem. It is partly theirs and partly yours, and the part that is yours is the part that gets missed. LOLER places duties on whoever has control of the equipment, which on a hire site includes you.

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Common Questions

LOLER Inspection FAQs (Paddock Wood)

How quickly can you carry out a LOLER inspection in Paddock Wood?

We typically arrange inspections in Paddock Wood within the same week of enquiry, with emergency response available for overdue or lapsed certificates. The visit is planned around your equipment and site, not just the next free slot.

What equipment do you inspect in Paddock Wood?

Paddock Wood's base is distribution, produce handling and light industry, with rail-freight connections and a cluster of industrial estates around the town. We examine counterbalance and reach-truck fleets, pallet handlers, dock levellers and loading-bay plant, goods lifts and overhead lifting in workshop bays, alongside the passenger lifts in the office cores that sit behind them — on a six-monthly cycle where the fleet is twelve. We cover the whole area, including Paddock Wood Industrial Estate, Mascalls and Brenchley.

Do I get a LOLER certificate?

You get a Report of Thorough Examination, which is what LOLER 1998 actually requires — the regulations call it a report, never a certificate. It is the document an HSE or local authority inspector, or an insurer, will ask for, and unlike a certificate it records the condition of the equipment as found, including any defect and the timescale to put it right. People also call this LOLER testing; a thorough examination is the broader assessment, and any load or functional test forms part of it where one is warranted.

How often do we need a LOLER inspection?

Six months for equipment that lifts people (passenger lifts, MEWPs, patient hoists) and for lifting accessories, and twelve months for all other lifting equipment — unless a written examination scheme drawn up by a competent person sets different intervals.

What is included in the Report of Thorough Examination?

A description of the equipment, the examination performed, identification of defects with severity classification, recommended timescales for repair, and the date of the next examination. The report is signed by the competent person who carried out the examination.

How quickly can a lapsed inspection be arranged?

Usually within the same working week in Paddock Wood, with an overdue passenger lift treated as a priority. Out-of-hours and weekend slots are subject to plant access and risk-assessment review.

Do you inspect plant that is not maintained by you?

Yes — independent inspection is the standard model. We deliberately take on no maintenance or repair work, so there is no conflict of interest.

What happens if a defect is found?

The competent person classifies the defect by severity, and any defect that is or could become a danger to people is reported to you straight away rather than held for the report. If it is a danger now, the equipment must not be used until it is put right, and where it involves an existing or imminent risk of serious personal injury a copy of the report also goes to the enforcing authority (HSE or the local authority, depending on the premises) under LOLER Regulation 10. A defect that could become dangerous is given a date by which it must be fixed, and the equipment must not be used after that date until it is.

Are reports issued electronically?

Yes, on the same day as the examination. Digital Reports of Thorough Examination include photographs of what was examined and any defect, can be supplied to insurer portals or FM platforms on request, and we remind you before the next examination is due.

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