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LOLER Awareness: syllabus

United Kingdom version. Last updated 31 October 2026.

3 online modules, each with a real-life scenario and a short quiz, then a final test of 12 questions. Pass with 9 correct answers in 20 minutes. Refresher training is recommended every 3 years.

  1. Module 1. Lifting equipment and the law

    Lifting equipment is any equipment used at work to lift or lower loads, including people. Failures can kill.

    What you will learn

    • Recognise lifting equipment and accessories.
    • Describe the duties under LOLER.
    • Explain thorough examination intervals.

    Key points

    • Lifting equipment includes cranes, hoists, forklifts, lifts, tail lifts and MEWPs; accessories include slings and shackles.
    • Equipment must be suitable, marked with its safe working load, and used in planned lifts.
    • Thorough examinations: 6 months for people-lifting equipment and accessories, 12 months for others.

    Based on: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER); Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER); HSE guidance INDG290 and ACOP L113.

  2. Module 2. Planning and carrying out lifts

    Every lifting operation must be planned, supervised and carried out safely.

    What you will learn

    • Explain the safe working load.
    • Plan a simple lift.
    • Carry out pre-use checks on equipment and accessories.

    Key points

    • Never exceed the SWL.
    • Plan lifts: load, equipment, route, people, signals, weather.
    • Check equipment and accessories before use.
    • Never stand under a suspended load.

    Based on: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER); Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER); HSE guidance INDG290 and ACOP L113.

  3. Module 3. Everyday lifting equipment in hospitality, retail and care

    Many workplaces have lifting equipment without thinking of it: goods lifts, tail lifts, dumb waiters and patient hoists.

    What you will learn

    • Use goods lifts, tail lifts and hoists safely.
    • Report faults and incidents.
    • Know your limits.

    Key points

    • Never ride in goods lifts; follow SWL plates; never bypass interlocks.
    • Only trained staff use tail lifts and hoists; check before use.
    • Report faults and incidents; failures may be reportable.

    Based on: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER); Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER); HSE guidance INDG290 and ACOP L113.

HygieneReady certificates confirm completion of training. They are not a regulated qualification. Definitions of the key terms are in the glossary.