Handover Inspections
Statutory thorough examinations timed against PC-stage lift, MEWP and BMU handover requirements.
Project-Critical Engineering Response
Urgent LOLER Inspections in London
Independent statutory examinations scheduled around project-critical deadlines — insurer renewal cuts, contractor handover windows, snag-and-handover programmes and incident investigation triggers. The report, with photographs, comes the same day, and we 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 urgent LOLER inspection programme delivers
Independent, defensible statutory examination by an engineer with deep hands-on plant experience.
- Same-week scheduling for project-critical handover situations
- Insurer-deadline coordination and report formatting on request
- An engineer with site-handover and PC-stage experience
- Out-of-hours visits subject to plant access and a risk assessment
- Independent, defensible reports under LOLER 1998 Reg 10
- PUWER 1998 maintenance-duty considerations addressed alongside the urgent LOLER examination
When an urgent examination is needed
Urgent examinations usually come from a deadline rather than a fault:
- Insurance renewal: the insurer needs current reports before cover renews
- Handover: a contractor or developer needs examinations done before practical completion
- New or moved equipment: new equipment usually needs examining before first use, and anything whose safety depends on installation needs examining after installation and at each new site
- After an incident: equipment involved in an accident, overload or damage needs examining before it is used again
Tell us the deadline on the call and we will tell you straight away whether we can meet it.
After installation, and after something goes wrong
LOLER 1998 Regulation 9 requires a thorough examination after installation and before first use where equipment's safety depends on how it was installed, and after any exceptional circumstance, such as damage, overload or a near miss, that could affect its safety. Those examinations are needed whatever the date of the last periodic one.
How often do LOLER inspections need doing?What you get after the inspection
A Report of Thorough Examination with everything LOLER Schedule 1 requires — including the equipment 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
- Photographs: of what was inspected and of any defect, in every report as standard
- Records and reminders: we keep the record on file and remind you before the next one falls due
If anything 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 urgent LOLER inspection programme.
Insurer-Triggered Inspections
Independent examinations triggered by renewal-cut or insurer mandates outside the normal interval.
Post-Incident Inspections
Engineering inspection following a near-miss, near-collision or partial-failure event involving lifting plant.
Pre-Hire & De-Hire Inspections
Inspections for hire-fleet operators at on-hire and off-hire to verify the equipment's current statutory status.
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 LOLER inspections across London.
Common Questions
Urgent LOLER Inspection FAQs
How quickly can you attend?
Usually the same week across London, and next working day for an overdue passenger lift. Tell us the deadline on the call and you will get a straight answer.
Can you meet an insurer's deadline?
In most cases, yes. Reports are issued the same day with photographs and can be sent straight to your broker or insurer portal.
Does new equipment need examining before use?
Usually, yes. LOLER requires a thorough examination before equipment is first used, unless it is new with a declaration of conformity made in the twelve months before it goes into service, or comes from another business with evidence of its last thorough examination. Where its safety depends on how it is installed or assembled, it also needs one after installation and again at each new site, whatever paperwork it came with.
Our lift was damaged. Does it need examining?
Yes. After an event that could affect its safety, such as damage, overload or a near miss, equipment needs a thorough examination before it is used again.
Can you work out of hours?
Yes, subject to access to the equipment and a safe system of work.
How soon do I get the report?
The same day, with photographs.
Do you sell repairs?
No. We examine and report. Your own contractor carries out any repairs.
Request an Emergency Compliance Survey
Submit your overdue plant details below. We'll treat it as a priority and contact you 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.
Emergency Compliance Survey
Further reading on urgent LOLER inspections
What Happens If LOLER Expires?
The plant is no longer legally usable, and the cost of a lapse is rarely the examination you did not book. Quarantine the equipment, arrange a thorough examination promptly, and document the steps taken — then resume once a competent person has examined the plant and signed it off.
Can Equipment Be Used Without LOLER?
No. Lifting equipment that falls within LOLER must be thoroughly examined before first use where required and then at the set intervals. Once an examination date has passed there is no current evidence the equipment is safe, there is no grace period, and it should be taken out of use until it has been examined.
LOLER Certificate: What People Mean and What You Actually Get
Almost everyone calls it a LOLER certificate. LOLER 1998 never calls it that — the document is a Report of Thorough Examination. The distinction matters, because a 'certificate' implies a pass and a report does not.
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