Free checklists
Inspection checklists, listed with the OSHA rule behind each.
Pick the equipment, see the rule it falls under, and print the checklist. The rule is there so you can read it. OSHA doesn't approve checklists, and none of these says it meets a rule. Check the current text of the standard, and your state plan if you have one, before you rely on it.
Lifts, ladders and working at height
Aerial lift inspection checklist
29 CFR 1926.453 and 1910.67, Aerial lifts, and vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms. Construction work falls under 1926.453. General industry falls under 1910.67.
Read more →Boom lift checklist
29 CFR 1926.453, Aerial lifts. The rule for aerial lifts on construction work.
Read more →Bucket truck checklist
29 CFR 1926.453 and 1910.67, Aerial lifts, and vehicle-mounted work platforms. The rules for the lift on the truck. Line work has its own rule, 1910.269.
Read more →Scaffold inspection checklist
29 CFR 1926.451, Scaffolds, general requirements. A competent person inspects scaffolds before each work shift.
Read more →Ladder inspection checklist
29 CFR 1926.1053 and 1910.23, Ladders. The ladder rules for construction (1926.1053) and general industry (1910.23).
Read more →Fall protection harness inspection
29 CFR 1926.501 and 1910.140, Duty to have fall protection, and personal fall protection systems. When fall protection is needed on construction work, and the rule for the systems themselves.
Read more →Trucks, cranes and material handling
Forklift pre-use checklist
29 CFR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks. Industrial trucks are examined before being placed in service.
Read more →Pallet jack checklist
29 CFR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks. The forklift rule also reaches powered pallet jacks.
Read more →Loading dock checklist
29 CFR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks. The rule for the trucks that work the dock.
Read more →Overhead crane checklist
29 CFR 1910.179, Overhead and gantry cranes. Covers inspection of overhead and gantry cranes.
Read more →Crane and rigging checklist
29 CFR 1910.184 and 1926.251, Slings, and rigging equipment for material handling. The sling and rigging rules for general industry and construction.
Read more →Machines, energy and the shop floor
Machine guarding checklist
29 CFR 1910.212, General requirements for all machines. Covers guarding for machines.
Read more →Conveyor checklist
29 CFR 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). Cleaning or clearing a conveyor needs the machine locked out first.
Read more →Housekeeping inspection checklist
29 CFR 1910.22, Walking-working surfaces, general requirements. Surfaces are kept clean, orderly and sanitary.
Read more →Safety equipment
Fire extinguisher monthly inspection
29 CFR 1910.157, Portable fire extinguishers. Portable extinguishers are visually inspected monthly.
Read more →Eyewash station checklist
29 CFR 1910.151, Medical services and first aid. Where the eyes or body may meet corrosive materials, quick drenching or flushing facilities are provided.
Read more →First aid kit inspection checklist
29 CFR 1910.151, Medical services and first aid. Adequate first aid supplies are readily available.
Read more →Forms and logs tied to a rule
Lockout tagout log
29 CFR 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). A log of locks applied and removed under your energy control program.
Read more →Lockout tagout procedure
29 CFR 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). A written procedure for one machine: the steps to shut down, isolate, lock out and verify.
Read more →PPE hazard assessment
29 CFR 1910.132, Personal protective equipment, general requirements. The employer assesses the workplace for hazards that call for PPE.
Read more →Emergency action plan
29 CFR 1910.38, Emergency action plans. Covers the written emergency action plan.
Read more →Run the check on a phone.
Do the walk-around on a phone, with a photo on any failed step, no signal needed. A failed step opens a repair, and the record is kept for you.