Free printable safety checklists
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Site safety inspection checklist
A site safety inspection checklist is a walk-around tool to catch hazards before they cause an incident. Use it to check access and egress, housekeeping, edge protection and penetrations, plant and electrical safety, PPE, amenities, and emergency readiness, and to record what needs fixing and by when.
Hazard identification checklist
A hazard identification checklist prompts you to look systematically for the hazards that cause most construction injuries, rather than relying on memory. Work through each category, note the hazards present, and decide the controls using the hierarchy of controls.
Working at heights checklist
A working at heights checklist confirms the fall controls are in place before anyone goes up. Any work with a risk of falling more than 2 metres is high risk construction work and needs a SWMS as well. Use this to check the controls follow the hierarchy: eliminate the fall first, then edge protection, then platforms, then fall-arrest.
Confined space entry checklist
A confined space entry checklist confirms the controls are in place before anyone enters a pit, tank, sewer, or similar space. Confined space work is high risk construction work needing a SWMS, and entry also requires a permit. Never enter on a hunch: the atmosphere can kill without warning.
Excavation & trench checklist
An excavation checklist confirms the ground and the dig are managed before work starts. A trench or shaft deeper than 1.5 metres is high risk construction work needing a SWMS, but shallow trenches kill people too. Use this to check services, support, and separation.
Plant pre-start checklist
A plant pre-start checklist is the daily walk-around an operator does before running mobile plant or major equipment. It catches mechanical faults and safety-device failures before they cause an incident. Complete it at the start of each shift and tag out any plant that fails.
Ladder inspection checklist
A ladder inspection checklist confirms a ladder is safe before use. Most ladder falls happen below 3 metres on ladders that should have been tagged out. Inspect before every use and remove any ladder that fails.
Scaffold inspection checklist
A scaffold inspection checklist confirms a scaffold is complete and safe before use and at the required intervals. Erecting or altering scaffold from which a person could fall more than 4 metres is licensed high risk work. Never use a scaffold that is untagged or incomplete.
Electrical safety checklist
An electrical safety checklist covers the electrical hazards that cause serious injuries on site: damaged leads, missing RCD protection, and contact with live services. Work on or near energised electrical services is high risk construction work needing a SWMS.
Hot work permit checklist
A hot work permit checklist controls the fire risk from welding, cutting, grinding, and brazing. Sparks can smoulder unseen for hours and start a fire after everyone has gone home, so a permit, a fire watch, and a post-work check are the standard controls.
PPE checklist
A PPE checklist confirms workers have the right personal protective equipment for the task, that it fits, and that it is maintained. PPE is the last control in the hierarchy, so it backs up higher controls rather than replacing them.
First aid kit checklist
A first aid kit checklist keeps your site kit stocked and in date. Contents should suit the size and hazards of the site, and the kit should be easy to find, with trained first aiders known to the crew. Check it regularly and after any use.
Fire safety checklist
A fire safety checklist covers the fire risks on a construction site: flammable storage, hot work, ignition sources, and the means to respond. Use it to confirm extinguishers, exits, and emergency procedures are in place.
Site setup / mobilisation checklist
A site setup checklist covers what has to be in place before work starts on a new site: perimeter and public protection, amenities and services, safety documents, and emergency readiness. Working through it avoids the scramble on day one.
SWMS review checklist (for builders)
Use this checklist to review a subcontractor's SWMS before letting high risk construction work start. It walks through the document basics, whether the high risk work is identified, whether the method and controls are real and in hierarchy order, licences and emergency arrangements, and worker sign-on, ending in a clear accept-or-return decision.
Incident report form
Use this form to record any workplace incident properly: what happened, who was involved, injuries and treatment, whether the incident is NOTIFIABLE to your WHS regulator (a death, a serious injury or illness, or a dangerous incident), what was done immediately, and the corrective actions so it does not happen again.
Near miss report form
A near miss is free information: the incident happened, nobody paid for it. Use this form to capture what nearly went wrong, decide whether it was actually a notifiable dangerous incident, and record the fix. Sites that record near misses catch the pattern before it catches someone.
Toolbox talk record
A toolbox talk without a record is a conversation; a signed record is evidence of consultation and instruction. Use this form to capture the topic, the key points, what the crew raised, and who attended, then file it with your site records.
Vehicle inspection checklist
A quick vehicle check catches the bald tyre, the blown light, and the unrestrained load before they become an incident or a fine. Use this checklist for utes, vans and light vehicles used for site work: walk around, tick, record defects, and get them fixed.
WHS self-audit checklist (small builders and trades)
This self-audit is a health check on your WHS basics: the documents a builder or inspector asks for first, the licences and training your crew holds, and the site conditions you control. Run it quarterly, or before starting with a new principal contractor.
Hazardous chemical risk assessment
Use this form to assess one hazardous chemical before work with it. Take the hazard information from its safety data sheet (SDS), record who is exposed and how, list the controls in the hierarchy order (elimination and substitution first, PPE last), and finish with a residual risk rating. Under the WHS Regulations a PCBU must keep a hazardous chemical register with the SDS, and must not expose workers above the workplace exposure standard.
Incident investigation report
The incident report captures what happened and whether it is notifiable; the investigation report is the follow-up that finds WHY and fixes it. Use this form to reconstruct the sequence, gather evidence, get past the immediate cause to the root cause, and assign corrective actions. After a notifiable incident, remember the site must be preserved and the SWMS reviewed before work resumes.
Site housekeeping checklist
Housekeeping is one of the most common site inspection failures and a direct cause of slips, trips, falls, and struck-by injuries. A clean site is a safer and more productive one. Use this checklist for a daily or end-of-shift walk: clear the paths, store the materials, remove the waste, and control the leads and spills.
Take 5 safety checklist
A Take 5 is the two-minute pre-task check used across Australian sites: stop, look, assess, control, proceed. It is industry practice rather than a legal form, and it works because it happens at the task, right before the work. It sits under your SWMS: the SWMS is the plan, the Take 5 is the check that today's conditions match it. Print a stack and keep them in the ute.
Checklists confirm controls. A SWMS sets them out.
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