LADDER CHECKLIST

• Conducted on

  Date

• Site address & Job number

  yes

  no

• Client

  yes

  no

• Prepared by

• Document number

  yes

  no

Inspection details & frequency

• If you are issued a ladder it must be inspected prior to use . Record all details

• Ladders in prolonged use or with one particular site must be inspected every 7 days

• Ladders which sustain damage either by accident or vandalism should be taken out of service immediately . Report the incident to your Contracts Manager

• All metal ladders should have slip resistant rubber or plastic feet .

• Ladders should never be painted as this could hide dangerous defects from view .

Inspection

• General condition sound clean/dry/free from wet paint/oil/med/etc ?

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No cracks in frame

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No treads cracked broken or loose

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Not painted

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Stiles ( the outside uprights of the ladder ) Not damaged or bent

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No warping or splitting ( wood )

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No sharp edges or dents ( metal )

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Footpads ok

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Caps / rubber fittings ok

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No bottoms / diagonals , loose / twisted / missing

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• No treads cracked / broken / loose

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Top hinge not worn or broken

  YES

  NO

  N/A