Planning and method
Lift plans for routine and complex operations, including excavator object handling and crane lifts.
Lifting
Lifting operations, handled from plan to paperwork
One contact for the whole operation: the plan, the accessories, the roles, the briefing on the day and the records afterwards.
A lifting operation is any operation concerned with lifting or lowering a load, and LOLER requires each one to be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out safely. KVK supports the whole chain — planning, equipment and accessory selection, roles and briefing, coordination with your crane provider, and the LOLER records behind it.
What this includes
Equipment and accessories
Suitable accessory selection, duty checks and confirmation that what you plan to use is fit and examined.
Roles and briefing
Appointed Person, supervisor, slinger/signaller and operator responsibilities set out and briefed to the crew.
Provider coordination
Support with crane selection, siting, ground bearing considerations and interfaces with the crane hire company.
One operation, not four separate problems
Lifting goes wrong at the joins: the plan says one accessory and the yard sends another, the crane hirer assumes the site has checked the ground, nobody has briefed the slinger. Splitting the work between suppliers makes those joins worse.
We take the whole operation as one piece of work — plan, kit, roles, briefing, records — so the interfaces are somebody's job.
Where our remit ends
Thorough examination services are still being set up, and some lifts need Appointed Person experience beyond what we hold. In both cases we will tell you before the job and help you get the right person.
Training for lifting roles is arranged through carefully selected approved training providers, so you can build the competence in-house over time.
FAQs
Common questions
What counts as a lifting operation?
Any operation concerned with the lifting or lowering of a load — from a telehandler moving materials or an excavator handling a pipe, through to a mobile crane setting steel. If a load is being lifted, LOLER applies.
What does LOLER require for lifting operations?
That every lifting operation is properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner. In practice that means a plan suited to the complexity of the lift, clear roles, suitable and examined equipment, and supervision on the day.
Can you support us on site during the lift?
We provide planning input and site briefings, and support with supervision arrangements where appropriately competent for the lift in question. For lifts beyond that, we will tell you what specialist input is needed instead of stretching our own remit.
Do you coordinate with the crane hire company?
Yes. We support with crane selection questions, ground bearing considerations, siting and coordination with the crane provider so the interfaces between you, the hirer and the site are agreed before the day.
Can you cover training for our lifting roles too?
Yes — Appointed Person, slinger/signaller, crane supervisor and plant courses are arranged through approved training providers, so the same contact handles both the operation and the competence behind it.
Not sure what you need? Ask us.
Tell us the course, the site or the problem. We will come back with options, dates and a straight answer.