1. Lifting with Equipment During assembly operations it may be necessary to lift or move heavy equipment. The equipment used to achieve this is covered by LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations)

2. What does LOLER do? Generally, the Regulations require that lifting equipment Provided for use at work is: strong and stable enough WLL (working load limit)or SWL (safe working load) positioned and installed correctly used safely, ie the work is planned, organised and performed by competent people. subject to ongoing thorough examination and, where appropriate, inspection by competent people.

3. You Must Ensure that in using any lifting equipment the requirements of LOLER are met. For example, you should ensure that all lifting equipment is: sufficiently strong, stable and suitable for the proposed use. positioned or installed to prevent the risk of injury, eg from the equipment or the load falling or striking people; visibly marked with any appropriate information to be taken into account for its safe use, eg safe working loads. Accessories, eg slings, clamps etc, should be similarly marked. You must also ensure that lifting operations are planned, supervised and carried out in a safe manner by people who are competent In the workshop you ensure the authorisation to lift form is completed before attempting to lift or move the load

4. Inspect Inspect all lifting equipment visually Ensure all equipment is registered and current Check WLL or SWL

5. Check the Working Load Limit A general definition of WLL is: the maximum LOAD which a product is authorised to support in general service when the pull is applied in-line i.e. the WLL of a component is specified by the manufacturer, and should be clearly marked on the equipment Older equipment may be marked with SWL (safe working Load)

6. Assessing the weight of a load Before attempting to lift a load it is essential to know the weight of the load. It determines the capacity of the equipment to be used, 1.Look to see if the weight is marked on the load. If it is, check to ensure that it is the weight of all parts of the load; (a machine tool, for example, may not include the driver motor). 2.Check the weight stated on any documentation. 3.Look at the drawing of the load. If the weight is marked, 4.If the load is still on a trailer or truck, weigh it. 5. Estimate the weight of the load by using tables of weights.

8. Estimation of weight Steel weighs approximately 7800 Kg/M 3 use this fact to estimate the weight of: Steel plate 6m 12m0.5m

9. Estimation of weight Electric motor- diameter of 600mm 700mm

10. Moving Heavy Loads (shifting) Always move the load under control keeping a constant look out for people and objects Levers Crowbars, pry bars, jemmys,wrecking bars, pinch bars are some of the terms used to refer to a metal bar used for lifting or pushing heavy equipment

11. Lifting with a crowbar Ensure the fulcrum point and the point of contact are strong enough to take the force Use both hands Use lifting pockets if available If the gap under the machine is too small, tap steel or hydraulic wedges under the machine to increase the gap Lifting Pocket

12. Pushing with a crowbar Load Steel Rollers (minimum of three)

13. Jacks Ratchet Toe Jack Hydraulic Toe Jack Hydraulic Bottle Jack Screw Jack

14. Machine Skates Skates are small trolleys that are placed under the load to allow it to move