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Ladder and Access Equipment Check

A free printable ladder inspection checklist and register — stiles, rungs, feet, locks and labels, with a grid for the periodic check of each item.

First page of the Ladder and Access Equipment Check — Keep a numbered register of every ladder, step and tower on site and a dated grid showing when each one was last looked over.
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What this sheet is for

Keep a numbered register of every ladder, step and tower on site and a dated grid showing when each one was last looked over.

Who it is for

Workshops, builders, decorators, window cleaners, facilities staff, landlords and anyone whose ladders get used by more than one person.

How to use it

  1. List every ladder, step, tower and platform once, and give each a number.
  2. Mark that number on the item itself so the register and the equipment agree.
  3. At each check, tick the parts you examined and write down anything you found.
  4. Where something is found, record what you did about it — including taking the item out of use.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: A register of every ladder, step, tower and access platform on the premises, and a grid to record the periodic look-over of each one.

The rules are local — check them. Duties around work at height, and the inspection of the equipment used for it, differ by country and often differ again between domestic and commercial use. Check what applies where you are. This sheet records what you examined and what you found; it sets no standard and it is not a certificate.

Write-on lines: Premises / site · Register kept by · Year

Access equipment register — one line per item — fill in once, then number it

Table, 12 rows: No. · Type · Make · ID mark · Height · Location · In use from

Page 2

Periodic check record — tick each part examined · describe anything found

Table, 21 rows: Date · Item · Stiles · Rungs · Feet · Locks · Ropes · Labels · Defects and action · By

Questions

How often should a ladder be checked?

That depends on where you are and how the ladder is used. Work-at-height duties and equipment inspection requirements differ by country, and commercial use is usually treated differently from use at home. Check what applies to you and write your own interval at the top of the sheet.

Is a completed sheet an inspection report?

No. It is your own record of what you examined and what you found. It is not a certificate, it does not carry anyone's authority, and it does not show that any particular requirement has been met.

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