Climbing Gear Inventory and Retirement Record
Retire ageing or damaged climbing gear on time, not when somebody notices. Each item has its mark, its dates and the life its maker states.
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Auto Belay Inspection Log
A free printable auto belay inspection log: each unit with serial and recertification date, periodic checks, and a daily visual check line.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Take an auto belay with worn webbing or an expired label off the wall the day it is found. Every unit's checks are on one dated record.
Who it is for
Climbing walls, leisure centres, schools and activity centres with auto belays.
How to use it
- List each unit once, numbered 1 to 6, with its serial and the recertification due date from its label.
- Do the daily visual check before opening and write a line on page two.
- Do the periodic checks as often as the maker's manual says, one line per unit.
- Take a unit out of use as soon as a check fails, and write why and what was done.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Each auto belay on the wall listed with its serial and recertification date, then the periodic checks unit by unit, and a daily line for the visual check. The maker's manual sets how; this sheet records it.
Write-on lines: Centre or wall · Responsible person · Manual version used
Units — the numbers 1 to 6 are used on both pages
Table, 6 rows: Unit · Position on the wall · Make & model · Serial · In service · Recertified · Due · Karabiner
Periodic checks — as often as the manual says; tick if right, X if not
Also printed: Body and labels · Karabiner · Webbing
Table, 7 rows: Date · Unit · Casing · Labels · Cert · Gate · Swivel · Webbing · Retracts · Result · Action · By
Page 2
Daily checks — webbing, karabiner and landing zone: tick if right, X if not
Also printed: Unit, numbered as on page one
Table, 20 rows: Date · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · Taken out of use · By
Ruled lines: Notes: anything reported by climbers or staff
Questions
How often must an auto belay be checked and recertified?
The sheet does not say, because the maker's manual sets the daily, periodic and recertification checks for each model. Follow the manual for your units, and use this sheet to show they were done.
What if the wall has more than six units?
Use a second copy for units 7 to 12, and write the unit numbers on it. Keeping six to a sheet leaves the columns wide enough to write in.
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