# Inspection checklist template

> Free blank inspection checklists for PUWER, ladders, harnesses, LOLER, forklifts, sites and vehicles. Add your logo and download as PDF, Word or Excel.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template

PUWER, ladder, harness, LOLER, forklift and site checklists. PDF, Word and Excel, free

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## Choose a design

## Which inspection checklist do you need

- [**PUWER inspection checklist**Work equipment, under PUWER regulation 6](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=puwer)
- [**Ladder inspection checklist**The detailed visual inspection you record](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=ladder)
- [**Safety harness inspection checklist**Detailed and interim inspection, after HSE’s INDG367](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=harness)
- [**LOLER inspection checklist**Pre-use check for accessories, inspection for machines](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=loler)
- [**Forklift**A week of pre-shift checks, after HSE’s L117](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=forklift)
- [**Construction site**A site walk round, after HSE’s HSG150](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=site)
- [**Vehicle**A week of walk-round checks, in DVSA’s order](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template?kind=vehicle)

## What an inspection checklist includes

A user check is not a thorough examination. [HSE’s L113](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l113.pdf) says pre-use checks are not the same as maintenance or thorough examination.

- ### What is being inspected
  The equipment or site, its ID and where it is.
- ### The items, in walking order
  Each checklist has its own list. Add the maker’s items in Edit.
- ### Pass, fail or action
  A tick for each item, with room for what was found.
- ### Who inspected and when
  A name and date, or a row for each shift or day on a weekly sheet.
- ### Next due
  When the next inspection falls, on the PUWER and harness checklists.

## Two ways to keep inspection records

### On paper

Print this checklist, tick it on the day and keep it with the equipment file.

[Back to the checklist](https://complyonsite.com/tools/inspection-checklist-template#rt-sheet)

### In the day’s record

Note the inspection in Site Diary, and log a defect with a photo in [Site Issues](https://complyonsite.com/tools/site-issues).

[Open Site Diary](https://complyonsite.com/tools/site-diary)

## Inspection checklist questions

### How often must work equipment be inspected?

At suitable intervals set by your risk assessment, and after exceptional circumstances. [PUWER regulation 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2306/regulation/6/made) names no fixed interval, and not all work equipment needs a formal inspection.

### What is the difference between an inspection and a thorough examination?

A thorough examination is done by a competent person independent of routine maintenance and ends in a report. [LOLER regulation 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2307/regulation/9/made) sets at least every 6 months for lifting people and for accessories, and 12 months for other lifting equipment, or an examination scheme. Pre-use checks and inspections happen between examinations.

### Who can inspect?

A competent person. For work equipment that is often your own employee, if they know what to look at, what to look for and what to do. See [HSE’s L22](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l22.pdf).

### How long should I keep the record?

Until the next inspection is recorded, for work equipment, ladders and harnesses. Keep driver defect reports for 15 months if you hold an operator licence.

### Is my logo uploaded?

No. It is read and resized on this device and goes only into the files you download, or save to your own Drive or OneDrive. The last design, logo included, is kept in this browser for next time.