Lolering your own gear

[Albedo]

Having just googled 'cycles to failure' it raises a question for me.

 

What fatigue cracks can a LOLER inspector see, in a crab for example, that I can't see?

[RTS1]

Do you need a certain amount of years experience to become a loler inspector ?

[treequip]

I should add the reason I've asked the question, our boss at work has decided that he's going to do the inspections from now on, the main thing that worries me is that as treequip is probably aiming at, he can't know everything about inspecting, I'm sure he's impartial and will do the job as well as he can, but I'm wary about it

 

I would say that you are right to be suspicious unless the person has done a recognised course to inspect arb gear.

 

If you need a LOLER inspection bring it to me and cross my palm with Merlot

[treequip]

Having just googled 'cycles to failure' it raises a question for me.

 

What fatigue cracks can a LOLER inspector see, in a crab for example, that I can't see?

 

Google is leading you astray

[mikecotterill]

I would say that you are right to be suspicious unless the person has done a recognised course to inspect arb gear.

 

If you need a LOLER inspection bring it to me and cross my palm with Merlot

 

To be honest I think this has come about because the last guy to Loler the gear, charged 1.5k I think and missed a defect on the bridge of a butterfly harness.

[Pete Mctree]

I should add the reason I've asked the question, our boss at work has decided that he's going to do the inspections from now on, the main thing that worries me is that as treequip is probably aiming at, he can't know everything about inspecting, I'm sure he's impartial and will do the job as well as he can, but I'm wary about it

 

Is he qualified & experienced as required?

[mikecotterill]

Is he qualified & experienced as required?

 

This is my point, what's classed as qualified? hse makes no reference to qualifications that I can find just the competent person referance

[Johny Walker]

i feel compitent @ checking my own gear ,never had any thing fail ,

[carlos]

intresting thread, just a few questions to add.

who runs loler inspector courses?

if there were no legal obligations to loler ones own climbing kit would people still get it done or would they rely on their own visual inspection and knowledge of what they have done to the kit.

just curios to hear peoples thoughts on this, i climb on my own gear and its fairly new but i dont want to be complacent with it.

hope this made some sense!

thanks carl

[Albedo]

I read that metal fatigue will be microscopic before it becomes visible as small cracks.

 

The last inspector I saw only used his eyes.

 

Also, I LOLER my rope every time I put my hands on it which is a lot. (he was passing up to 10% damage to ropes, which I wouldn't pass for myself or climb on)

 

Slightly off track but I carry out up to 200 RA's a day (for every cut, amongst other things) It's just in my head and not written down.