Lifting Safety Awareness (LOLER)

Anyone who is required to manage, carry out or review lifting operations.

Aims:

The course is aimed at providing basic health and safety awareness of the legal requirements and safety issues surrounding the use of lifting equipment and lifting operations.

Our health and safety awareness training course is an excellent introduction to safe lifting awareness and can be tailored to your specific organisation or industry sector requirements. It also assists companies whose Safety Management System (SMS) requires lifting operations to be safely managed.

Objectives:

At the end of the health and safety awareness training session, participants will:

• Be aware of the current legislation that affects lifting operations and equipment.

• Understand the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations.

• Be aware of the responsibilities placed on an employer and employees in relation to Lifting Operations and Equipment.

• Demonstrate the ability to carry out a risk assessment and take appropriate actions with regard to lifting operations.

Course Content:

This health and safety awareness course will contain the following subject areas:

• Legislation

• Responsibilities of employers and employees

• Risk assessment of lifting operations

• Safe lifting methods

• Safe working practices