Lifting equipment (LOLER)
LOLER inspection software for competent persons and duty-holders.
LOLER inspection software for thorough examinations, built for competent persons and the duty-holders who keep lifting equipment in service. Hovermarks turns paper Schedule 1 reports into structured digital records, with defect severity captured on every failed item, examiner sign-off on every record, and an audit trail HSE can re-verify the day after. UK lifting equipment compliance, on a tablet, on every site.
The challenges we hear most often
- Tracking a lifting equipment and lifting gear register (slings, shackles, chain blocks, eyebolts) across multiple sites
- Producing Schedule 1 reports of thorough examination that HSE will accept
- Examiner name and signature on every thorough examination, under the Schedule 1 audit trail
- Routing defects that are or could become a danger to persons into corrective work orders without losing the audit chain
What Hovermarks gives you
- LOLER thorough-examination checklists covering the Schedule 1 particulars, with defect severity captured on every failed item
- Examiner name and signature captured on every thorough examination
- Defects automatically generate corrective work orders, routed to the duty-holder for sign-off
- Per-asset examination schedules on any cycle, including the 6-month accessory and 12-month equipment intervals, with overdue alerts and email reminders
- Bulk QR-code tagging for slings, shackles, chains, eyebolts, lifting beams, plate clamps
- Tamper-evident audit log on every signed Schedule 1 record (cryptographically chained, HSE can re-verify)
- Runs in the phone browser at remote sites and installs to the home screen: an in-progress submission survives a signal drop and sends when the connection returns, signed locally, nothing to install
- AuditorPack: bundle every thorough examination in a compliance period into one verifiable export
Use case
How a competent person would use Hovermarks
Tag each sling, shackle, and chain block with a QR code on day one. The competent person scans and the right LOLER Schedule 1 template loads on the device. Complete the thorough examination on the spot. Any defect recorded at examination triggers a quarantine work order routed to the duty-holder, and the asset is locked out of the register until rectified and, where appropriate, re-examined. For background on intervals, exceptional-circumstances triggers, and the competent-person definition, the LOLER thorough examination 2026 guide on the blog covers the regulatory side.
Frequently asked questions
- What does LOLER inspection software do?
- It gives every lifting machine and accessory a QR-tagged identity carrying its examination history, next-due date, and defect record. Thorough-examination checklists covering the Schedule 1 particulars load on scan, work offline at remote sites, and produce signed records with examiner name and signature, on any examination cycle including the 6-month accessory and 12-month equipment intervals.
- How much does LOLER inspection software cost?
- From £15 per user per month on Starter and £39 on Professional, 30-day free trial, no card required, no per-examination fees.
Stop chasing paperwork.
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Tag your first asset, run your first inspection, and pull a signed evidence pack, all on your free 30-day trial. No credit card required.