LEEA Accredited LOLER & PUWER Course

Shaped in the Field. Shared in the Classroom.

Expert led lifting and safety training shaped from real world experience.

This half-day LEEA-accredited course introduces the key principles of LOLER and PUWER. Designed for those involved in the use or management of lifting and work equipment, it provides a foundational understanding of legal responsibilities, inspection requirements, and safe use practices. Delivered by experienced trainers, the course helps participants to recognise risks, support compliance, and promote safer lifting operations.

Course Information

- Improved Compliance: Gain a clear understanding of legal responsibilities under LOLER and PUWER to help ensure your workplace meets regulatory requirements.
- Increased Safety Awareness: Learn how to identify risks and apply safe working practices when using or managing lifting equipment.
- Stronger Workforce Competency: Build foundational knowledge that supports informed decision-making and safer day-to-day operations.
- LEEA Accredited Certification: Completing LEEA Accredited training demonstrates your company's dedication to safety, quality, and professionalism in the lifting industry.
- Lifting and Work Equipment Operators: Gain a basic understanding of the legal framework under LOLER and PUWER, and awareness of their responsibilities regarding lifting and work equipment.
- Inspectors and Maintenance Personnel: Receive an introduction to the key requirements of LOLER and PUWER regulations relevant to lifting and work equipment, helping build foundational knowledge.
- Supervisors and Managers: Understand the regulatory responsibilities for compliance with LOLER and PUWER, and how to ensure these are upheld in the workplace.
- Health and Safety Officers: Become familiar with the scope and purpose of LOLER and PUWER legislation and how it applies to lifting and work equipment in the workplace.
- New Personnel: Obtain an overview of LOLER and PUWER regulations to build essential awareness of legal requirements affecting lifting and work equipment
- Regulatory Overview: Introduce the key principles of LOLER and PUWER.
- Legal Responsibilities: Improve awareness of duties related to lifting equipment use and management.
- Equipment Safety: Explain the importance of suitability, inspection, and maintenance.
- Hazard Awareness: Support the identification of risks and control measures.
- Workplace Compliance: Highlight how following LOLER and PUWER supports legal and operational compliance.
- Pathway to Competency: Provide a foundation for further training in lifting equipment inspection and examination.
- LOLER - Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations Regulations
- PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
- Health and Safety at work Act 1974
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSAW) 1999
- Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Supply of Machinery Safety Regulations
- Approved Codes of Practice
- British and International Standards
- Harmonised European Standards
- HSE Guidance
- HSAW - Application Outside Great Britain
Criteria Covered
- Understanding the purpose and intent of LOLER and PUWER regulations
- Key definitions and terminology within each regulation
- Responsibilities of employers, employees, and duty holders
- Core requirements for the inspection, maintenance, and safe use of equipment
- Fundamentals of risk assessment in relation to equipment and lifting operations
- Overview of documentation and record-keeping obligations
Course Content
- To view the full course content please download the Course Information Sheet.
Each participant must pass a theory assessment to demonstrate a solid understanding of the course content.

There are no prerequisites to attend this course.
Contact Hours Inclusive of Breaks: 4
Total Days: 0.5
Timing: Courses can be scheduled for 9am - 1pm or 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Arrival Time: Course participants must arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
Please ensure you wear safety boots when attending this training course.
For those attending training at the Certex Training Academy, all other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided. However, you are welcome to bring your own PPE if you prefer.
If the training is being conducted at your company's site, please consult your employer regarding the specific PPE requirements in accordance with your company's site safety policy.
For a detailed list of PPE used during this training, please download the Course Information Sheet.
Location: Certex Training Academy
- Minimum: 1
- Maximum: 10
Location: Customer site
- Minimum: 6 (Less people may attend but this is the minimum number of people we charge for to attend your own company premises).
- Maximum: 10
LEEA Accredited: Three Years
ID
Each participant is required to produce photographic ID on the first day of the course. Failure to do so will result in the participant being unable to participate.
Acceptable Forms of ID:
- Photo Driving Licence
- Passport
PPE
Please ensure you wear safety boots when attending this training course.
For those attending training at the Certex Training Academy, all other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided. However, you are welcome to bring your own PPE if you prefer.
If the training is being conducted at your company's site, please consult your employer regarding the specific PPE requirements in accordance with your company's site safety policy.