Templates / MEWPs, mast climbers and hoists
Hoist daily check
Checklist · Every day before use
The check before a passenger or goods hoist is used each day: base enclosure, landing gates and their interlocks, controls, emergency stop and the mast ties.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), Regulation 9(3) (inspection at suitable intervals)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), Regulation 6
- The manufacturer's instructions
The questions
The hoist
- Hoist and fleet number
- Where on site
Checks
- Base enclosure complete, gate shut and interlocked
- Every landing gate shut and interlocked; the car won't move with one open
- Controls and emergency stop work
- Mast ties in place as the design shows
- Safe working load (and number of people) shown on the car
- Top and bottom limits stop the car
- Thorough examination in date, report on site
- Result
Actions
- Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
- Action taken or who it was passed to
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.