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Plant Familiarization Checklist

by Mike Castles, from the Community

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This plant familiarization checklist helps councils and construction teams verify operators are trained, understand safety features, and can operate plant and attachments safely. It covers owner’s manual access, PPE, prestart checks, hazard controls, entry and exit procedures, controls and switches, seating adjustments, grease and fill points, restricted registration requirements, and attachment procedures. Use it to document training dates, responsible person sign-off, and employee acknowledgment for compliance and safety assurance.

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Plant Familiarisation Form
Use this Plant Familiarisation Form to document that employees have been briefed and trained on specific items of plant and equipment. Record dates, responsible person, safety features, PPE requirements, prestart checks, controls, hazards, and maintenance points. Capture signatures from the employee and trainer, note attachments and restricted registration codes, and return the completed form for WHS record keeping and compliance.
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Construction Plant Prestart and Compliance Audit
This construction plant audit template helps teams verify vehicle and equipment readiness through structured prestart checks and compliance reviews. Capture audit title, date, auditor, and location, then record plant and registration numbers. Assess whether recent prestart checks were completed correctly, document any defects or compliance issues requiring follow up, and add detailed notes. Include reference photos to support findings and track corrective actions to maintain safety and operational standards across plant and heavy vehicles.
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Trucks and Mobile Plant Safety Inspection
Use this checklist to assess trucks and mobile plant in civil and construction worksites. Verify OEM documentation, HSW Act 2015 compliance, New Zealand Standards, plant risk assessments, prestart and logbooks, safety devices, isolation and lockout points, access and edge protection, hazard decals, and maintenance records. Ideal for supervisors and inspectors to record findings and sign off.
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Access and Egress for Plant and Vehicles
This checklist helps assess vehicles and mobile plant for safe access and egress. It covers the condition and visibility of steps and ladders, placement and use of grab handles, non slip surfaces, unobstructed footholds, and maintaining three points of contact. Use it to verify that loads, accessories, and vehicle structures do not interfere with safe entry and exit, identify hazards such as grease or mud buildup, and document issues with notes and photos to support corrective actions and compliance.
by ADAM GITTINS, from the Community
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Plant Familiarisation Form

Use this Plant Familiarisation Form to document that employees have been briefed and trained on specific items of plant and equipment. Record dates, responsible person, safety features, PPE requirements, prestart checks, controls, hazards, and maintenance points. Capture signatures from the employee and trainer, note attachments and restricted registration codes, and return the completed form for WHS record keeping and compliance.

by Mike Castles, from the Community

10+

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Construction Plant Prestart and Compliance Audit

This construction plant audit template helps teams verify vehicle and equipment readiness through structured prestart checks and compliance reviews. Capture audit title, date, auditor, and location, then record plant and registration numbers. Assess whether recent prestart checks were completed correctly, document any defects or compliance issues requiring follow up, and add detailed notes. Include reference photos to support findings and track corrective actions to maintain safety and operational standards across plant and heavy vehicles.

by Josh Hedley, from the Community

10+

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Template

Trucks and Mobile Plant Safety Inspection

Use this checklist to assess trucks and mobile plant in civil and construction worksites. Verify OEM documentation, HSW Act 2015 compliance, New Zealand Standards, plant risk assessments, prestart and logbooks, safety devices, isolation and lockout points, access and edge protection, hazard decals, and maintenance records. Ideal for supervisors and inspectors to record findings and sign off.

by Henno Ferreira, from the Community

10+

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Access and Egress for Plant and Vehicles

This checklist helps assess vehicles and mobile plant for safe access and egress. It covers the condition and visibility of steps and ladders, placement and use of grab handles, non slip surfaces, unobstructed footholds, and maintaining three points of contact. Use it to verify that loads, accessories, and vehicle structures do not interfere with safe entry and exit, identify hazards such as grease or mud buildup, and document issues with notes and photos to support corrective actions and compliance.

by ADAM GITTINS, from the Community

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Plant Familiarization Checklist

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