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Free Safety Checklist Templates

Professionally written checklists for Australian workplaces. Daily prestarts, equipment inspections, vehicle checks, site inductions and more, free to download as PDF or Excel.

20 templates

Daily Plant Prestarts

Daily pre-start safety checks for mobile plant and machinery before first use each shift. Helps you meet the WHS duty to inspect and maintain plant.

  • Forklift Daily Pre-Start Checklist
  • Excavator Daily Pre-Start Checklist
  • Mobile Crane Daily Pre-Start Inspection
  • + 17 more
17 templates

Plant & Equipment Inspections

Periodic inspection checklists for plant, equipment and safety gear. Covers weekly, monthly and pre-use inspections required by WHS Regulations and Australian Standards.

  • Scaffold Inspection Checklist
  • Elevated Work Platform (EWP) Inspection Checklist
  • Ladder Formal Inspection Register
  • + 14 more
12 templates

Vehicle & Fleet

Pre-trip and periodic inspection checklists for light vehicles, heavy vehicles and trailers. Helps meet Chain of Responsibility and HVNL obligations.

  • Light Vehicle Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
  • Heavy Vehicle Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
  • Trailer Inspection (Light & Heavy)
  • + 9 more
21 templates

Site Safety & Administration

Site induction, toolbox talk, hazard identification and other administrative safety checklists for construction and industrial sites.

  • Construction Site Induction Checklist
  • Toolbox Talk Record
  • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
  • + 18 more
8 templates

Building & Property

Maintenance and compliance inspection checklists for buildings and property, including fire safety, electrical safety and general facility inspections.

  • Monthly Fire Safety Inspection Checklist
  • Exit and Emergency Lighting Inspection
  • Electrical Safety Inspection
  • + 5 more
13 templates

Workplace Health & Safety

Workplace WHS audit and compliance checklists for businesses managing their health and safety obligations under the WHS Act.

  • Workplace WHS Audit Checklist
  • Ergonomic Workstation Assessment
  • Chemical Storage Inspection
  • + 10 more
4 templates

Community & Home Care

Free safety checklists for carers and support workers on home visits: home visit risk assessment, lone worker check-in, hoist pre-use check and PPE.

  • Patient Lifting Hoist Pre-Use Inspection Checklist
  • Home Visit Safety Assessment Checklist
  • Lone Worker Check-In Procedure Checklist for Carers
  • + 1 more