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Chain block and lever hoist pre-use check
Checklist · Before each use
The user's check of a chain block or lever hoist before use: marked with its safe working load, chain and hooks undamaged, safety catches, the brake holding, and examined in the last 6 months.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), Regulations 7 and 9
- LEEA guidance (referred to, not copied)
The questions
The item
- Block or hoist identity
- User
- Date
Checks
- Marked with its safe working load and identity
- Chain not stretched, twisted or worn
- Hooks not opened up; safety catches work
- Brake holds the load
- Anchor point rated for the load
- Examined in the last 6 months
- Result
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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