Equipment pre-use inspection checklist
A daily pre-use check for mobile equipment and machinery: walk-around, fluids, cab and controls, and attachments, with a defect report and an out-of-service page for tagging the machine out.
Check it before you start it
Inspect before each shift or first use. Park on level ground away from traffic and do the walk-around before starting the engine, then check the cab and controls with it running. Use the checklist with the manufacturer's operator manual for the machine, not instead of it.
Mark each item OK, Defect or N/A, and describe every defect. If a defect affects safe operation, do not use the machine: park it safely, lower attachments, remove the key, tag it DO NOT OPERATE and tell your supervisor. Repairs are done with its energy isolated under your company's lockout procedure, and only an authorized person returns it to service.
The PDF is a daily form. The Excel version is a weekly sheet with a column for each day, plus a defects and out-of-service log.
This is a general starting point, not legal advice. Edit the items to match each machine and its manual. Your organization decides who may operate, inspect and release equipment, and the legal requirements that apply where you work still apply.
To use it on a phone, upload the blank PDF to the form converter and review the result before you publish it.
In Strawboss, you can add a machine, generate its pre-use checklist and assign it to operators, who complete it on a phone with photos. See safety inspection software. You can start a free trial with no credit card.