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KD-QA-LV-004
Hoists and Platform Lifts — Quality Inspection Checklist
Construction hoists and permanent vertical lifting platforms · base and ties designed and fixed, gates and interlocks proved, overload and safety tests, thorough examination before use.
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Statutory basis, cited on the form
- Lifts Regulations 2016
- Part 2 hydraulic lifts)
- LOLER 1998 — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- PUWER 1998 — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B (2019 edition, as amended) — fire safety
Guidance and standards relied on
These are not law. HSE guidance carries no statutory force in itself, British Standards and NASC technical guidance are industry documents, and the Joint Code of Practice is an insurers' code. They are what the document is built to — and where a court would look for the standard of the reasonable contractor.
- BS EN 81-20:2020 (safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — passenger and goods passenger lifts)
- BS EN 81-50:2020 (safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — examinations and tests)
- BS 8486-1:2007+A1:2011 (examination and test of new lifts before putting into service — electric lifts
- BS EN 81-41:2010 (vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility)
- BS 7212:2016 (code of practice for the safe use of construction hoists)
- BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 (IET Wiring Regulations, 18th edition, Amendment 4)
What it is not
It is not a completed document and it is not health and safety advice. You must adapt it to your site and have a competent person complete and sign it off. See why we don't say "compliant".
Format
AcroForm fillable PDF. Every field has a tooltip. Tab order follows the reading order. Works on desktop and mobile, in Adobe and non-Adobe readers.
This revision was prepared against legislation current at 10 August 2026. Revision A0. Check kubitdocs.com/revisions for the current revision before use.
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