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MEWP LOLER Inspections in London
Independent six-monthly LOLER thorough examination of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms across London: boom lifts, cherry pickers, scissor lifts, vertical mast lifts and vehicle-mounted platforms. A MEWP lifts people, so it is six-monthly. We examine on site or at your yard, issue the report with photographs the same day, and remind you before the next one is due.
26+ Years Hands-On Engineering Experience
Independent of Maintenance Contracts
7 Days a Week, 6am to 6pm
Same-Day Reports, With Photos
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Written and reviewed by Mark Crowley, Director, Integrity Lift Compliance Ltd — 26+ years of hands-on lifting equipment engineering. NHS estates, commercial property and industrial lifting compliance.
Engineering Approach
What our MEWP LOLER inspection programme delivers
Independent, defensible statutory examination by an engineer with deep hands-on plant experience.
- Six-monthly LOLER thorough examination: MEWPs lift people
- Booms, cherry pickers, scissors, mast lifts, spider lifts and vehicle-mounted platforms
- Overload, tilt, emergency lowering and ground-control systems tested, not just looked at
- Report with photographs issued the same day, and a reminder before the next is due
- On-hire and off-hire examinations for hire fleets
- Independent: we sell no MEWPs, hire or repairs
What a MEWP inspection covers
A MEWP thorough examination covers the machine's structure and every system that keeps the platform stable and the people on it safe. On a typical boom or scissor that means:
- Structure: chassis, boom sections or scissor pack, pins, bushes, welds and wear pads
- Hydraulics: cylinders, hoses, holding valves and any drift under load
- Platform: floor, guardrails, gates, anchor points and the platform's own controls
- Overload and tilt: the load-sensing and tilt systems that stop the machine before it overturns
- Emergency lowering: the ground controls and emergency descent, so someone can be brought down if the operator cannot
- Stabilisers and pothole protection: outriggers and their interlocks, and the pothole guards on scissors
- Drive and brakes: travel, steering and parking brakes, and travel limits when raised
- Electrics and marking: batteries, wiring, alarms, safe working load and capacity plates
Overload sensing and emergency lowering are where MEWPs most often fail. Both are tested, not just looked at.
Why MEWPs are six-monthly, and what that means on hire
LOLER 1998 Regulation 9 sets six months for lifting equipment that carries people. LOLER also requires a MEWP leaving one business for another, such as on hire, to come with evidence of its last thorough examination. If you hire, check the report before use; if you keep the machine past its due date, the next examination still has to happen, so agree with the hire company who arranges it. The operator's pre-use check every shift sits on top of the examination and does not replace it.
How often does a MEWP need a LOLER inspection?What you get after the inspection
A Report of Thorough Examination with everything LOLER Schedule 1 requires — including the MEWP identified, the date examined, its safe working load, any defect with what must be done and by when, and the date the next examination is due — with each defect graded by severity. On top of that:
- Same-day report: issued digitally on the day of the inspection, not weeks later. The trade convention is 28 days
- Photographs: of what was examined and of any defect, in every report as standard
- Records and reminders: we keep each machine's record on file and remind you before the next six-monthly examination falls due
If it is not safe to use, you are told in writing before we leave. Because we sell no repairs, a defect on the report is never a quotation in disguise.
Assets We Examine
Asset classes covered under our MEWP LOLER inspection programme.
Articulating Boom Lifts
Articulating cherry pickers and trailer-mounted booms used on construction and FM sites.
Telescopic Boom Lifts
Straight-boom telescopic platforms, including heavy-duty diesel units on civils projects.
Vehicle-Mounted Platforms
Truck-mounted cherry pickers, van platforms and trailer-towable access units.
Mast & Push-Around Lifts
Vertical mast lifts, push-around pods and low-level order-picker MEWPs.
Spider & Tracked Booms
Tracked spider lifts used in heritage buildings, atriums and confined spaces.
Manufacturers We Inspect
Independent of every installer and manufacturer — no conflict of interest, whichever make is on your site.
- Genie
- JLG
- Haulotte
- Niftylift
- Skyjack
Trusted by Critical Estates
Independent. Defensible. Genuinely Endorsed.
SAFed-aligned defect classification, and the endorsement below is a genuine NHS Trust quote — not stock marketing copy.
NHS
NHS
Critical estate passenger lift compliance experience
SK
Skanska
Construction & engineering compliance support
A·B·C
SAFed-Aligned Defect Grading
Defects graded A, B or C to the published SAFed severity scale — a grading standard we follow, not a membership we hold
DBS
Enhanced DBS
Director Mark Crowley holds an enhanced DBS check
NHS Trust Endorsement
“Exceptional response times and thorough documentation. Managing compliance across multiple critical medical estates is complex, but their team makes statutory lift auditing seamless.”
Phillip Nai
Critical Healthcare Estates Manager
Barts Health NHS Trust
Areas We Cover
Independent MEWP LOLER inspections across London.
Common Questions
MEWP Inspection FAQs
How often does a MEWP need a LOLER thorough examination?
At least every six months, because a MEWP lifts people. That applies to scissor lifts, booms, vertical mast lifts and vehicle-mounted platforms alike. The operator's pre-use check every shift does not replace it.
We hire our MEWPs. Whose job is the inspection?
The hire company must supply the MEWP with evidence of its last thorough examination, and you should check it before use. If you keep a hired MEWP long enough that the six months runs out on your site, the next examination must still happen, so agree with the hire company who arranges it.
What does a MEWP examination cover?
The structure and chassis, boom or scissor pack, hydraulics, platform and gates, emergency lowering, overload and tilt systems, controls, drive and brakes, and outriggers or stabilisers where fitted.
Is a cherry picker a MEWP?
Yes. Cherry picker is the everyday name for a boom-type MEWP, including truck- and van-mounted platforms. All of them lift people, so all are six-monthly.
Can you examine MEWPs on a construction site?
Yes. We examine plant where it is working, agree the time with the site so it does not hold up the programme, and send the report the same day.
Do you examine whole hire fleets?
Yes. We work through a fleet at your yard, record every machine by serial and fleet number, and remind you as each one falls due.
How soon do I get the report?
The same day, with photographs. If a machine is unsafe, you are told in writing before we leave.
Request a Survey
Tell us what needs inspecting and where. We'll reply within one business hour.
Already have an asset list or examination schedule? Email it to info@integrityliftcompliance.co.uk and we'll come back with a survey plan rather than ask you to retype it.
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Further reading on MEWP LOLER inspections
How Often Does a MEWP Need a LOLER Inspection?
Every six months. The twelve-month default never applies to a mobile elevating work platform, because it exists to lift a person — and unlike a forklift, that is not a configuration it can be taken out of. Use does not change the interval; what varies is how hard the machine has been worked between examinations.
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.
What Is a LOLER Inspection?
A LOLER inspection — properly a thorough examination — is a systematic engineering assessment of lifting equipment by a competent person, to establish whether it is safe to remain in service. It is not a visual walk-round and it is not a service visit. This is what one actually involves.
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