Safety

Aerial lift pre-use inspection checklist

The check before a boom lift or scissor lift is used each day: a walk-around with the key off, then a function test of every control, including the emergency controls.

How often
Daily, before use
Who
Lift operator
Time
About 10 min
Items
17

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Before you use it

  • OSHA 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2) requires the controls of extensible and articulating boom platforms to be tested each day before use, and allows only authorized persons to operate an aerial lift.
  • The manufacturer’s operating manual sets the full pre-start inspection for each make and model. Add its items here and remove those that do not apply.

Walk-around, key off

  1. 1

    Scan the lift’s tag

    Checkpoint scan
  2. 2

    Manual on board; decals and capacity plate legible

    Pass / fail
  3. 3

    Tires and wheels undamaged

    Pass / fail
  4. 4

    No hydraulic leaks; hoses and cylinders sound

    Pass / fail
  5. 5

    Battery, fuel and hydraulic fluid levels correct

    Pass / fail
  6. 6

    Guardrails, gate and anchor points secure

    Pass / fail
  7. 7

    Outriggers or stabilizers work, where fitted

    Pass / fail

Function test

  1. 8

    Ground controls work, including the emergency stop

    Pass / fail
  2. 9

    Platform controls work, including the emergency stop

    Pass / fail
  3. 10

    Emergency lowering works

    Pass / fail
  4. 11

    Tilt alarm and motion alarms work

    Pass / fail
  5. 12

    Drive, brakes and steering work

    Pass / fail

Work area

  1. 13

    Surface firm and level; no holes or drop-offs

    Pass / fail
  2. 14

    No overhead power lines or obstructions in reach

    Pass / fail

Result

  1. 15

    Result

    Safe to use · Tagged out of service

    Choice
  2. 16

    Photo of any defect

    Photo
  3. 17

    Operator

    Signature

References

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Field types in this template

  • Checkpoint scan
  • Pass / fail
  • Choice
  • Photo
  • Signature

In Vardian, readings are checked against their limits as they are entered, and photos and signatures attach to the check itself.

From the sheet to the round

Build a template as a Vardian form, and each line becomes a checkpoint that knows its limit.

Animation: a paper checklist line, compressor discharge pressure with a blank for the reading in bar, becomes a Vardian checkpoint with a limit of 7.0 to 8.5 bar. Scanning the compressor's NFC tag verifies the checkpoint, a reading of 9.1 bar is flagged out of range, and a work order is created from it.

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