Why LOLER is important for stillages

When you buy and use stillages for safely storing, moving and transporting materials, equipment and tools around your warehouse, factory, construction site or elsewhere for your organisation, how you lift your stillages is a key consideration.

Strong metal stillages by MC&P carry good load capacities, in many cases up to 1000KG, and it’s therefore important to safely lift and handle these heavy duty stillages in line with health and safety regulations that govern your organisation and the equipment you use.

“LOLER” regulations are important for stillages because they specifically address and regulate the safe handling and movement of lifting equipment such as our heavy duty metal stillages.

What is LOLER & why is LOLER important for stillages?

“LOLER” stands for the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, which contain provisions for the safe use and movement of stillages, as well as any other kind of apparatus used for materials handling and storage.

Two of the most important criteria covered by LOLER stipulate the maximum Safe Working Load for a particular stillage, and the maximum number of identical stillages which can be safely stacked when fully loaded.

MC&P’s stated limits on the use of stillages are the same as the LOLER regulations: a maximum load weight of 1000KG, and a safe stackable height of up to four stillages. The design and construction of our stillages and post pallets are specifically geared to meeting these criteria.

LOLER is important for stillages because the guidelines are intended to prevent stillages from being overloaded, potentially causing undue danger to people on site, or using equipment such as a forklift truck, HIAB or telehandler which are commonly used to move stillages around a workplace or working area.

LOLER is also important to the manufacture of stillages as the regulations also govern the safe use of crane liftable stillages. MC&P manufactures and supplies a popular range of LOLER-tested crane lifting stillages, including various sizes of A-frame trolley and stillage which are widely used in the building and glazing industries for storing glass panels and other large sheet materials.

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Important in-house LOLER testing for crane lifting stillages by MC&P

Schedule 1.7 of LOLER, and The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Regulation 6 (“PUWER”) each require that a ’Report of a Thorough Examination and Test of Lifting Equipment’ certificate is issued for every piece of apparatus covered by the LOLER and PUWER regulations.

When you buy a crane lifting stillage from MC&P, it will be manufactured, tested and supplied with an attached label stating:

• Who the LOLER certificate is issued by (Prospect Engineering (MIA) Ltd t/a Metal Cages & Pallets)
• Issued to your company name as per your billing address
• Tag ID, an identification mark of the equipment containing a unique ID number
• Description of the crane lifting stillage and any additional accessories supplied
• Number of crane lifting stillages examined
• Safe Lifting Weight/Safe Working Load Limit
• Date next Thorough Examination due (six months from first examination date)

MC&P’s team is trained and qualified to LOLER test our crane lifting stillage range, giving you reassurance that your organisation and people are protected.

LOLER testing of crane lifting stillages by MC&P

MC&P manufactures and supplies crane lifting stillages with specific adaptations making them suitable to be lifted by a crane. Understanding the importance of LOLER testing for crane lifting stillages, MC&P thoroughly examines each stillage fitted with crane lifting features for the following:

• Condition and structure of the stillage
• Clear and securely attached SWL (Safe Lifting Weight) markings
• Clear and securely attached serial number markings
• Feet
• Completeness and integrity of all welds, including checks for cracking
• Condition and fixing of floor plate
• Quality and correct attachment of each lifting point

LOLER testing of crane lifting stillages is important as it certifies the overall integrity and strength of the stillage’s structure and construction.

LOLER-tested crane lifting stillage range, Made in Britain by MC&P

MC&P’s heavy duty crane lifting stillage range is strong, tough and LOLER-tested, ready for use in demanding working areas such as construction sites.

Explore our LOLER-tested crane lifting stillage collection!

Crane lift stillage with solid sides

A great stillage for construction, scaffolding and engineering organisations in particular, our Crane Lift Stillage with Solid Sides safely carries products to upper floors or areas where your team is working at height. And because we understand how important LOLER testing is for stillages, we test and certify every crane lift stillage before dispatch.

Buy your Crane Lift Stillage with Solid Sides!

A-frame crane lifting glass stillage

Protecting your organisation, your people and your materials, MC&P’s strong, reliable and professionally LOLER-tested A-frame crane lifting glass stillage safely moves glazing around your site. Remember to use suitable ratchet straps to secure goods when using a loaded A-frame crane lifting glass stillage.

Buy your A-frame Crane Lifting Glass Stillage!

Crane lifting lockable stillage

It’s not just important to LOLER test crane lifting stillages, but it’s essential to securely store valuables on site. Our LOLER-tested crane lifting lockable stillages carry heavy duty loads such as tools, batteries and other important equipment to upper floors or around your site, giving your team easy and safe access to securely stored goods.

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Find out more about why LOLER is important for stillages

MC&P has produced this helpful guide to LOLER for stillages, explaining more about why LOLER is important for stillages and why it’s essential that you choose LOLER-tested and certified crane lifting stillages for your organisation.

Not sure what you need? Just browse our crane lifting stillage collection to find LOLER-tested stillages that meet the needs of your organisation.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Whether you need a crane lifting stillage that’s a different size, shape or carries other features, MC&P designs and manufactures custom stillages for customers with bespoke requirements.

Order LOLER-tested crane lifting stillages from MC&P today!

Need crane lifting stillages that are built to last, whatever you throw at them? Order crane lifting stillages from MC&P online, or get in touch to speak to our experienced team about our metal stillages, cages, pallets, racks and handling products range.

Collect from us in St Helens (10 mins from the M6 junction 23 or 24), or we’ll deliver your crane lifting stillages throughout the UK.

We’re NOT A CATALOGUE COMPANY. Products are manufactured by our in-house engineers, with trade prices offered on our full stillage range. Ordering 40 or more stillages or other products? Contact us for a quote and a 40+ unit bulk-buy discount.