LIFTING & ANCHOR BOLT INSPECTION
Lifting equipment and anchor bolt records, every examination on file
A register of all lifting and anchor points with unique serial number, location and inspection history in one location. Every thorough examination runs on its own schedule, so the checklist, certificate and sign-off are always filed against the exact point they belong to. Ask for one anchor bolt's history and the answer is one search away.
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Every anchor point's record, straight across the whole site
A spreadsheet lists every point, and each new one has to be typed in by hand.
A wall chart only shows what was there the day it was printed.
Without a record to check, "it was inspected sometime last year" is the best answer there is.
One anchor point's full history lives across three separate systems, none of them complete.
Papertrail.io
PaperEvery lifting point and anchor bolt, on its own examination clock
Schedule Manager
Set thorough examination intervals per lifting point or anchor, with alerts before anything falls due.
Checklist Editor
LOLER-aligned checklists, or build your own to match your procedures.
Certificates
Every examination produces a shareable certificate, filed against the exact anchor point automatically.
Schedule Manager
Set thorough examination intervals per lifting point or anchor, with alerts before anything falls due.
Checklist Editor
LOLER-aligned checklists, or build your own to match your procedures.
Certificates
Every examination produces a shareable certificate, filed against the exact anchor point automatically.
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Checklist Editor
Inspect
Use manufacturer-approved checklists for any equipment type, from lifting gear to PPE inspection records. Build your own with the Checklist Editor on Expert and Enterprise.
Your lifting equipment and anchor point records, visible to whoever needs them
PartnerHub connects your account to the organisations you work with, so they see the records you share, and every update to them, in their own workspace.
Invite
Invite the site owner responsible for a lifting point or anchor, or the inspection company that examines it, into a PartnerHub partnership
See
They see the live record in their own workspace, with its full examination history from creation onwards, not a certificate emailed after the last visit
Withdraw
Withdraw access at any time: they keep a read-only copy of the record as it stood, with no further updates
Every lifting point and anchor bolt, examined on time
LOLER regulation 9 requires a thorough examination of lifting equipment at least every 12 months, and every 6 months for equipment that lifts people and for lifting accessories, unless a written examination scheme sets other intervals.
In Papertrail, each lifting point and anchor bolt can have its own record and its own examination schedule. You're alerted before each one is due, the examiner records the result on site, and the inspection is recorded, so its full history is one search away.
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Frequently asked questions
Will my team actually adopt it?
Papertrail is built around the inspection your team already does: scan the item, work through the checklist, save. When a question comes up, support's average first response time is under 8 minutes.
How do we get every lifting point and anchor bolt set up, not just the newest?
Your account doesn't start empty. Papertrail builds new accounts from industry-specific templates, so your account opens with the folder structure, examination frequencies, equipment states and record blueprint suited to lifting and anchor-point inspection, not a blank account you configure yourself. Bringing your existing equipment list and inspection history across is a separate step, and we help you do it.
How do I record inspection history for a specific anchor point?
Every lifting point and anchor bolt gets its own record, tagged with a unique serial number and location. Search by that serial number and its full examination history is there: every checklist, every certificate, every note, in the order it happened.
How often does LOLER require a thorough examination?
It depends on what the point is used for. LOLER Regulation 9 sets a 6-month interval for lifting equipment and accessories used to lift people, and for lifting accessories generally, and a 12-month interval for other lifting equipment, unless a written examination scheme sets different intervals. Which interval applies to a specific anchor bolt depends on its use, and Papertrail runs each on its own schedule rather than one fixed interval across your whole register.
Who can sign off a lifting point's thorough examination?
LOLER doesn't set a formal qualification for this, but HSE's own guidance expects someone independent of routine maintenance, with enough practical and theoretical knowledge of the equipment to spot a defect. Papertrail doesn't decide who that is: each schedule carries its own list of who's authorised to sign it off, so only someone you've named as competent can close one out.
Every anchor point, one record, always current
Book a demo and we'll walk through it with your own register, or start for free and add your first lifting points and anchor bolts from the directory.
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