LOLER inspection

[DN22 Gardening]

Hi all,

finally took the plunge n went self employed in Sept.

Bought all new climbing gear, mostly, and it'll want Lolering end of Feb.

Anyone know of a suitable inspector in the North Notts, South Yorks, W. Lincs area...i.e in between Doncaster, Lincoln, Nottingham.

 

also, what can i expect to pay for virtually two full kits

 

thanks

 

Dave

[dandkgroundcare]

i pay £50 for each full kit

[DN22 Gardening]

thanks buddy, thats alot less than i'd have imagined it would have been

[educated arborist]

hi i own & run loleruk and operate nation wide loler inspection service, the initial inspection will set you back £65/kit from then on it will be £40/kit for repeat inspections price is +vat but includes collection, marking of all equipment & return right back to your door either overnight or a weekend to save you taking climbers out of the tree. see the trade directory for a link to my website or call me on 07835 02 99 23

[Bretonboy]

Would that inspection cover your kit if working within the EU???

[educated arborist]

good question, in theory yes but will try to find out for certian 2mr there may be exceptions

[Doug Blease]

LOLER and PUWER both arise from European directives. Your kit should have EN numbers or BS numbers, so I consider a LOLER inspection to be compliant in continental Europe.

 

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[kipperfeet]

It would be interesting to see what people pay for LOLER inspections around the country. How easy it is to find inspectors and how reliable are they?

 

Do most bigger companies have there own inpectors?

 

It seems quite difficult to me, to standardise prices for inspections because there is so much difference between one persons kit and another.

 

A rope, a harness and a couple of karabiners kept neatly, compared to masses of shiney stuff not marked up and kept in a spud sack filthy and wet could be the difference between an hour and three hours.

Rigging kits the same, just a rope and pulley and a full kit with grps, capstons, slings shackles etc etc. Big difference.

[DN22 Gardening]

didn't know lowering kits needed testing

[kipperfeet]

They need inspecting every 12 months but if they are used regularly i would get them done at the same time as the climbing kits six monthly. They do take a bit of stick after all, and big bits of wood falling when they shouldn't can make a mess.