The document outlines safe lifting operations under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998, aiming to enhance safety for all individuals involved with lifting equipment. It includes regulations related to the strength, stability, and organization of lifting operations, as well as the necessity of risk assessments to evaluate hazards and manage risks. The document emphasizes the importance of identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing safety measures to mitigate potential harm.

1. Safe lifting operations

2. Contents:-
 LOLER 1998
 Lifting Equipment Classification and Definition
 Safe Working load and Working Load Limit
 Types of lifting operation and requirements
 Risk Assessment

3. LOLER
 Officially the regulations are called: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
Regulations SI1998 No 2307
 • LOLER were made under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act)
and come into force for ALL lifting equipment on 5 December 1998.
 The LOLER Regulations aim to make working life safer for everyone using and
coming into contact with lifting equipment: employers and employees,
contractors and others

4. LOLER
 Regulation 1: Citation and Commencement
 Regulation 2 :Interpretation
 Regulation 3: Application
 Regulation 4: Strength and Stability
 Regulation 5: Lifting Equipment for Lifting Persons
 Regulation 6: Positioning and Installation
 Regulation 7: Marking of Lifting Equipment
 Regulation 8 :Organization of Lifting Operations
 Regulation 9: Thorough Examination and Inspection
 Regulation 10: Reports and Defects
 Regulation 11: Keeping of Information

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19. Lifting Equipment Classification

23. LIFTING CATEGORIZATION OF LIFTING OPERATIONS

26. Risk Assessment :-
 Risk assessment discuss the all hazardous that cause harm to people
What are the 3 main reasons to assess and manage risk?
 Human harm (Injury and illness)
 Legal Effects ( Duty of care and consequence of unsuitable or insufficient risk
management )
 Economic Effects (Substantial financial costs are related at work )

27. Definitions:
Hazard : something that has the potential to cause harm
Likelihood : how likely is some one could be harmed by the hazard?
Severity : if the potential for harm was to occur ,how severe would the accident
be .
Risk =likelihood x Severity

28. 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
 Identify the hazards
 Decide who might be harmed
 Evaluate the risk
 Record your finding and implement them
 Review your assessment