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    Vehicle and Plant Pre-Use Inspection Checklist

    A daily pre-use safety check for site vehicles and plant - bakkie, TLB, excavator, dumper, forklift or generator - recording defects and who signs off, as the OHS Act duty to maintain safe equipment and the Construction Regulations require.

    Low risk

    General use - safe to send as-is once you've filled the gaps.

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    When to use this

    • You run a daily pre-use check on a site vehicle or plant
    • You need a signed record that equipment was inspected before use
    • You want to catch and tag out a defect before it causes an incident