Loler

[stihlmadasever]

Further to a conversation with some other guys who sub i was wondering how many of you guys and girls loler your kit every 6 months or 12 for rigging kits.

I regularly do my climbing kit and my rigging kits had a couple of inspections now but im toying with the idea of not bothering my arse.

Im no loler inspector but ive been in the game long enough to spot issues and i would retire any kit i thought was suspect.

Also does anyone loler chainsaw strops..???

Never lolerd a tool strop yet...

Should i be..?

I know some will come back with its the law,all kit must be lolerd..its your life on the line,so im prepared for that but im really intereted in the subbie climbers and what they think/do about regular lolers.

TIA

Edited November 24, 2017 by stihlmadasever

[TIMON]

Further to a conversation with some other guys who sub i was wondering how many of you guys and girls loler your kit every 6 months or 12 for rigging kits.
I regularly do my climbing kit and my rigging kits had a couple of inspections now but im toying with the idea of not bothering my arse.
Im no loler inspector but ive been in the game long enough to spot issues and i would retire any kit i thought was suspect.
Also does anyone loler chainsaw strops..???
Never lolerd a tool strop yet...
Should i be..?
I know some will come back with its the law,all kit must be lolerd..its your life on the line,so im prepared for that but im really intereted in the subbie climbers and what they think/do about regular lolers.
TIA

Why not! Save yourself in your insurance payments as well,

[stewmo]

I do it. But I often question why. Not sure what I really gain from it.
But I know there are things I would be fine using that a loler inspector would say no to so it’s good to have an independent check on your kit.
But I do know people that don’t and some have ropes/harnesses that is 10 years old and still climbing on it.
I figure it’s totally up to you mate what you want to do

[stihlmadasever]

14 hours ago, stewmo said:

I do it. But I often question why. Not sure what I really gain from it.
But I know there are things I would be fine using that a loler inspector would say no to so it’s good to have an independent check on your kit.
But I do know people that don’t and some have ropes/harnesses that is 10 years old and still climbing on it.
I figure it’s totally up to you mate what you want to do

Theres no way id climbing on a 10 year old harness or rope,im too much of a shitbag for that madness lol

[stihlmadasever]

Ive only been asked to produce documents once and that was proof of loler and my nptc skills card-which i had real problems finding at that point.

Havent been asked to produce documents whilst subbing in last 3 years but i do climb for the same couple of companies regularly.

[smithers1603]

As a company we would never let any subbies climb without a indate LOLER, our subbies LOLER's are monitored and they are reminded 4 weeks prior to them expiring

[Floatlikeabutterfly]

I try to keep upto date. But I let it lapse last year as I was working in Norway most of the year. Where legislation like loler isn't a thing. So when it came round to working for a new company, for a national trust site. I was without an upto date certificate. Luckily. The contractor had a loler ticket so did it for me! 

 

But I also weekly inspect my kit as I'm a sad act.

[stihlmadasever]

8 minutes ago, Floatlikeabutterfly said:

I try to keep upto date. But I let it lapse last year as I was working in Norway most of the year. Where legislation like loler isn't a thing. So when it came round to working for a new company, for a national trust site. I was without an upto date certificate. Luckily. The contractor had a loler ticket so did it for me! 

 

But I also weekly inspect my kit as I'm a sad act.

Not at all mate,i used to be really vigillant aswell,still am about certain things in my kit