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For construction sites and contractors

Check plant paperwork at the gate in seconds

Before plant starts work on site, someone has to check it’s been examined and inspected. With Safe Cert the certificates are on the machine: scan the code, and see what’s current and when it expires.

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For site managers and plant coordinators

The current report, not last year’s copy

The page shows the certificates that are current now, and changes as soon as the owner uploads a renewal.

Problems spotted before work starts

Certificates are shown in amber in the 30 days before they expire and in red once they have, so a lapsed examination is obvious at the gate.

Nothing to install

Anyone on site can check a machine with their phone camera: gate staff, supervisors, appointed persons, visiting inspectors.

For contractors running their own plant

Your plant and vans, checked without a phone call

Put a code on each of your own machines and vehicles, so site teams and clients can check them without asking the office.

Renew once, updated everywhere

When a machine is re-examined, upload the new report and every scan shows it, whichever site the machine is on.

What to look for when plant arrives

Anything used for lifting, from telehandlers and lorry loaders to cranes and the chains and slings used with them, needs a current LOLER thorough examination report: at least every 6 months for accessories and equipment that lifts people, and every 12 months for other lifting equipment, unless an examination scheme sets different intervals.

Other plant may need PUWER inspection records, depending on how it’s used and the conditions it works in. Your site rules may also ask for service records or insurance.

Our guides explain LOLER thorough examinations and how PUWER and LOLER fit together.

Common questions

Does everyone on site need an account?
No. Scanning a code needs nothing but a phone camera. Only the machine’s owner signs in, to manage its certificates.
Can we trust what the page shows?
The page shows the certificates the machine’s owner has uploaded, with the expiry dates they entered, and opens the full document so you can check it yourself.
What if a certificate has expired?
The page shows it in red with the date it expired, so it’s obvious before the machine starts work. Certificates that expired more than six months ago are removed from the page.
Our plant is hired in. Can we still use Safe Cert?
The codes are added by whoever owns the machine. Ask your hire companies whether their machines carry Safe Cert codes, or point them to this site: it saves them the calls as well.

Put your plant’s certificates on the machine

Tell us about your machines and vehicles and we'll set up your company account.

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