Templates / MEWPs, mast climbers and hoists
Scissor lift pre-use check
Checklist · Every day before use
The operator's check of a scissor lift before use: pothole guards, tilt alarm, platform gates and rails, emergency lowering and the ground it will work on.
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
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), Regulations 4, 5 and 6 (suitability, maintenance, inspection)
- The manufacturer's instructions
- BS 8460, Safe use of MEWPs, code of practice
- IPAF pre-use inspection guidance (referred to, not copied)
The questions
The machine
- Make, model and fleet number
- Operator
- Hour meter
Walk round
- No fluid leaks; oil, coolant and hydraulic levels right
- Tyres or tracks sound, wheel nuts tight
- No damage to the body, cab, guards or steps
- Glass, mirrors and cameras clean and unbroken
This machine
- Pothole guards deploy when raised
- Tilt alarm works
- Platform rails, gate and toe boards secure, gate self-closes
- Emergency lowering works and the ground person knows it
- Overload sensing works (where fitted)
- Ground firm and level enough, no voids, covers or slopes
Started up
- Lights, beacon and horn work
- Reversing alarm or warning device works
- Brakes and parking brake work
- Controls work and return to neutral
- Result
Sign-off
- Checked by the operator
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.