Testing
ALLMI-approved company, ensuring safety and compliance with LOLER and BS 7121 Part 2 recommendations. Trust us for meticulous testing of your lifting equipment.
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Welcome to our Testing Services page, where safety and compliance are paramount. As an ALLMI-approved (Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers) load testing company, we take pride in offering precision and proven excellence.
Our team ensures meticulous testing of your lifting equipment, adhering to LOLER (The Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations) and BS 7121 Part 2 recommendations. With us, you can trust your equipment is in capable hands for thorough examination, providing you peace of mind and smooth operations.
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Types of Testing
LOLER (The Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations) requires lifting equipment to be thoroughly examined by a competent person:
- Before first use
- Following the repair or replacement of a structural component
- When a change of chassis takes place
- When removed and refitted to the original chassis
BS 7121 Part 2 – Recommendations for periodic testing and thorough examination of loader cranes are:
Occasion
| Before being first taken into service |
Minimum test and thorough examination
| Full test (Proof load test of rated capacity 125% at full radius and through the full slewing arc and a thorough examination) |
| Annually after being first put into service |
| Proof load test of rated capacity 110% at full radius and through the full slewing arc and a thorough examination |
| 4 years after first being put into service |
| Full test |
| 8 years after first being put into service |
Non-destructive test of structure Full test |
| After each structural repair or component change |
| Full test |
| When chassis is changed |
| Full test |
| When crane is removed and refitted |
| Full test |
Periodic thorough examinations are also required for the following items:
- In the case of equipment for lifting persons, at least every 6 months
- A lifting accessory (e.g. slings, chains, grabs etc) at least every 6 months
- In the case of other lifting equipment, at least every 12 months
