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Professional drivers · PD-34
Tail Lift Daily Pre-Use Check Sheet
A free printable tail lift check sheet: a week of daily pre-use checks with the platform out, defects reported, and the lift's examination dates beside them.
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What this sheet is for
Show that the tail lift was looked at every day it was used, not only at its examination. A worn roll stop or a weeping ram is found at the depot, before a cage goes over the edge.
Who it is for
Delivery drivers, operators and transport managers running vans and lorries fitted with a tail lift.
How to use it
- Copy the rated load from the plate on the lift and the dates from the last thorough examination report into the boxes at the top.
- Each day the lift is used, fold the platform out and work down the column before the first load: tick, or X for a fault.
- Write any defect in the table at the foot, with who you told, and keep the lift out of use until it is put right.
- Hand the sheet in at the end of the week and start a new one.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One week of the operator's check on one tail lift, made each day it is used, with the platform folded out, before the first load.
The plate and the report set the figures. No rated load or examination interval is printed: copy the rated load from the plate on the lift and the dates from its last thorough examination report. A lift with a safety defect is not used until it has been put right.
Write-on lines: Vehicle registration · Lift make and model · Lift serial no. · Week beginning · Rated load (from the plate) · Last thorough examination · Next due · Report copy in cab? Y / N
Daily checks — tick, or X and write it below; a dash for a day the lift is not used
Also printed: Check · Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun · Platform: no cracks, bends or damage · Platform surface grips, no oil or ice · Roll stops and flaps work and lock · Gates or side rails fitted and secure · No hydraulic leaks at rams or pump · Hoses and cables not chafed or kinked · Controls marked, stop when released · Emergency stop or isolator works · Warning flags and lights work · Rated load marking legible · Full up and down cycle, smooth and level · Stowage locks engage for travel · Defect found? Y / N · Initials
Defects reported — one line for each defect; the lift stays out of use until it is put right
Table, 2 rows: Day · Defect found · Reported to · When · Out of use? · Put right on · By
Questions
Why is there no safe working load or examination interval on the sheet?
Because the rated load belongs to that lift and is on its own plate, and how often it needs a thorough examination depends on the rules where you are and on the examiner's report. The sheet gives each a box, so the figure is copied from the source rather than from us.
Does this replace the thorough examination?
No. The daily check is the operator's look before use; the thorough examination is a separate, deeper inspection by a competent person. The sheet keeps the date of the last one and the next one due in front of the driver.
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