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Melbore Construction & Excavation Pre-Start Checklist

by Anthony Ashworth, from the Community

This pre-start checklist helps construction teams verify that plant and equipment are safe and ready for operation. Inspect lights, structural integrity, wheels and tracks, chains and tie-downs, leaks, guards, and fluid levels. Confirm safety devices, ventilation, and stable operating surfaces. Suitable for trucks, excavators, and compressors. Use it to improve safety, compliance, and uptime before work begins.

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Vehicle, Plant and Equipment Pre-Start Checklist

This pre-start checklist helps workers inspect vehicles, plant, and equipment before operation. It covers vehicles and trucks, trailers, excavators, directional drills, vac excavators, and mud mixers. Items include overall condition and cleanliness; visibility, gauges, and controls; fuel level; wipers and washers; seat belts; drive belts and hoses; lights and beacons; tyres and tracks; safety chains and shackles; brakes and handbrake; plugs and cables; guards; safety lockouts; lubrication points; mud hoses, filters, and tanks; engine bay checks for leaks; and fluid levels for engine oil, hydraulic oil, coolant, brake, clutch, and power steering. The checklist supports photos, comments, and sign-off to document issues and ensure equipment is safe to use.

by Alan Brown, from the Community

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A2O Operator Daily Plant Maintenance Checklist

This daily plant maintenance checklist helps operators complete essential pre-start and post-start inspections for construction and earthmoving equipment. Capture operating hours, confirm fluid levels, inspect tyres or tracks, lights, alarms, brakes, steering and controls, and verify warning systems. Log defects, add photos and notes, and assign corrective actions with priority and due dates. Use this template to maintain safe, compliant operations, reduce downtime, and ensure plant is safe to operate before work begins.

by William Carter, from the Community

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Fluid Services Plant Pre Start Checklist

This Fluid Services Plant Pre Start Checklist helps operators complete a quick, thorough inspection before using plant and equipment. It covers in cab checks, fluid levels, warning lights and gauges, seat belt and ROPS FOPS, tires or tracks, brakes and steering, hydraulics and connections, guards and signage, lights and horns, attachments and pins, lubrication, and damage reporting. Add photos, notes, and signatures to document defects and confirm readiness for safe operation.

by Nick Batt, from the Community

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Pre-Start Site Safety Checklist

This pre-start site safety checklist helps teams confirm key requirements before work begins, including risk assessments and method statements, permits, MEWP inspections, PPE condition, and team briefings. Use it to standardize pre-work checks, document readiness, and strengthen compliance and safety performance on construction sites.

by Simon Severn, from the Community

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Melbore Construction & Excavation Pre-Start Checklist

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