Excavator Pre Start & Shut Down

• Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Date: Time:

  Date

• Rego

• Records hours reading

Critical Checks

• If any of the following critical components are found to be defective the equipment is to be Locked and Tagged out and reported immediately. it shall not be operated until the fault has been rectified.

• Operator understands machine

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check fire extinguisher

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check steps and handrails

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check seating and seatbelts

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check hydraulic hoses

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check engine bay is clean

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check and clean air filter

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fluid Levels

• Check engine and hydraulic oil level

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check for fuel, coolant or oil leaks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check engine coolant ( Site check only)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Conditional Checks

• Check exhaust system

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check booms/boom pins/cracks

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check frame and body cracks

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check visible wiring protected

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check tracks /final drive condition

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check blade

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check signs/ labels/SWL are displayed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check bucket condition

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Operational Checks

• Check warning alarms

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check lights / warning lights / beacon are working

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check horn is working

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check tracks and final drives

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Excavator Shut Down

• Instruments and gauges

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Boom lowered/bucket grounded.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lights-flashing and vehicle

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Horn/Warning alarms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Throttle operation.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hand controls and levers.

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Temperature fluctuations

  Low

  Mid

  High

• Fuel tap off

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All points greased

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Slew points greased (every 25hrs)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Machine locked away and secure.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

IMPORTANT: Check around plant before moving off

• Signed by operator

  Sign