Loler, the basics!?

[Quercus-90]

Hi All,

 

Just wondered if someone could give me a quick once over summary of loler testing.

 

I'm currently climbing for a small domestic team whilst working toward my last couple if tickets, I have all my own gear of differing ages!

 

So what has to be loler tested? And how often.

Rope, harness, crabs, flip line, gaffs, gri gri???

 

Do I have to prove date of purchase!?

 

My almost new poison hi-vy has a couple of saw catch Freys on it, will it fail!!????

 

Ahhhh so many questions

 

Thanks for your patience everyone

 

 

 

 

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[Swampster]

Depends on the 'inspector'! There are the ones who get a ticket and then know everything and then there are those that know a lot and then get a ticket....

[Quercus-90]

Depends on the 'inspector'! There are the ones who get a ticket and then know everything and then there are those that know a lot and then get a ticket....

 

Im in Hertfordshire, any suggestion on a "friendly" loler tester!?

 

Couldn't agree more dude, wise words

 

 

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[Gollum]

If you are climbing then you should hold cs38.

To pass cs38 you should know the answers.

If you can't remember then it should be in your training book given to you on your course.

 

You should keep a weekly record of inspection for all your climbing equipment.

Six monthly independent loler inspection.

All equipment over 6 months needs inspection.

All paperwork from purchase needs to be kept as a record of conformity.

All equipment must have an individual serial number.

[Gollum]

you are allowed no more than two cut strands in one metre of climbing line

[Quercus-90]

If you are climbing then you should hold cs38.

To pass cs38 you should know the answers.

If you can't remember then it should be in your training book given to you on your course.

 

You should keep a weekly record of inspection for all your climbing equipment.

Six monthly independent loler inspection.

All equipment over 6 months needs inspection.

All paperwork from purchase needs to be kept as a record of conformity.

All equipment must have an individual serial number.

 

Thanks for the advice Gollum,

I'm all for honesty and will openly admit I don't have my cs38 until next month.

But we all start somewhere, Bruce lee summed it up for me.

“If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you”

 

 

I thought it was 6 month intervals from what I had read, gets a big confusing with date of purchase and first use

 

Please don't take this the wrong way, but of all the climbers I know/have met, no one has ever said they keep a weekly inspection record?

 

 

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Edited March 18, 2013 by Quercus-90

[Quercus-90]

you are allowed no more than two cut strands in one metre of climbing line

 

Thank you

 

 

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[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Have a look at the LOLER section here whihc may (I hope) offer some guidance / answer soem questions:

 

Help becoming an ARB Approved Contractor

 

PLEASE don't be put off by the title of the link as LOLER compliance applies equally to ALL climbers/contractors.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Gray]

ian morgan of "ian morgan arb.com".

very friendly and proffesional guy ,check out the website bud.

[taffupatree]

As a local authority employee we have to fill out a weekly inspection records. Get a headache off our supervisor if we don't fill it out promptly. In regards to length of service life etc, as far as I am aware it is Ten years shelf life from date of manafacture then has to be discarded or 5 years service life whichever comes first. So if for example a harness has been on the shelf for 6 years then it could only be in service for 4 years(as long as it passes regular Loler testing.)