§ Lord Vinsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what grounds the Health and Safety Executive introduced the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 requiring experienced drivers of agricultural forklift trucks to go to the expense of obtaining a training certificate in order to be legally authorised to drive such machines; and who was consulted in the preparation of these Regulations; and [HL2282]
Whether a regulatory cost impact assessment was conducted before the introduction of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998; and, if so, with what result; and [HL2283]
Why the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 did not contain a "grandfather clause" exempting experienced operators; and [HL2284]
When the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 are due to be reviewed. [HL2285]
§ Baroness Hollis of HeighamThe Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 have no specific requirements for training.
A regulatory impact assessment on LOLER was carried out and published during formal consultation in 1997. The 10 year costs of compliance were estimated to range from a saving of £109.4 million to an increased cost of £112.8 million, depending upon the way in which the industry complied with the regulations.
16WAThere are currently no plans to review the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.