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How Often Do MEWPs Need LOLER Inspection?

UK LOLER & PUWER Compliance Guide

Last updated: 2026-03-18

How often MEWPs, cherry pickers and scissor lifts need LOLER thorough examination, including 6 and 12-month intervals.

How Often Do MEWPs Need LOLER Inspection?

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms encompass a wide family of equipment — cherry pickers, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts, telescopic boom lifts, spider lifts, trailer-mounted platforms, and vehicle-mounted platforms. Despite their differences in design, they share a common LOLER inspection regime, rooted in their core function: lifting people.

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These regulations apply across the UK including Kent, London and Essex where LOLER compliance is essential.

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