Ropes Course Daily Pre-Opening Inspection
Walk the whole course before the first group and leave a signed record of what was found. Anything taken out of service is listed with who was told.
OP-24 1 page
Outdoor pursuits · OP-25
Ropes Course Periodic Inspection Record
A free printable ropes course inspection record: cables, clamps, swages, anchors, poles, platforms and nets by element, the equipment pool, numbered findings.
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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
Inspect element by element, and follow every finding through to the day it is closed. It is the detailed record kept between annual external inspections.
Who it is for
Ropes course operators, technical leads and the staff who carry out periodic inspections.
How to use it
- Write in the interval your procedures set and the date of the last external inspection.
- Work through each element and mark every component OK, n/a or a finding number.
- Count the equipment pool and write how many were checked and retired, and why.
- Describe each numbered finding on page two with an action, an owner and a date.
- Close each finding with a date and initials, and write when the next inspection is due.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The hands-on inspection between annual external inspections: each element's cables, terminations, clamps, anchors, poles, platforms and nets, then the equipment pool, with every finding numbered and followed until it is closed.
Your procedures set the criteria. How often this inspection runs, and what passes, come from your own operating procedures, the course builder and the annual inspector: no interval, tension, wear limit or equipment age is printed here. In each box write OK, the number of a finding (described on page two), or n/a.
Write-on lines: Course · Inspection date · Inspection team · Interval set by your procedures · Last external inspection: date, by · External due
Structures and elements — a line per element or location
Table, 12 rows: Element or location · Cables · Clamps · Swages · Anchors · Poles · Platform · Nets · Initials
Page 2
Equipment pool — every item looked at and handled; counts, not guesses
Also printed: Item · In pool · Checked · Retired · Oldest in use · Why retired · Reordered · count · date made or issued · wear, damage, age, recall · Y / N, how many · Harnesses · Helmets · Lanyards · Connectors and karabiners · Pulleys and trolleys · Belay and descent devices · Rescue kits and ropes
Findings and actions — numbered to match the boxes on page one
Table, 8 rows: No. · Element or item · Finding · Action · By whom · By when · Closed
Signature strip: Closed until fixed (elements) · Next inspection due · Signed
Questions
How often should this inspection be done?
That depends on how busy the course is and what your operating procedures, the builder and your annual inspector say. No interval is printed, so write your own in the box at the top.
Why is there no age limit for harnesses or helmets?
Lifespans come from each maker and from how the kit is used and stored. Write the date made or issued for the oldest item, and retire kit by the maker's instructions.
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