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Warehouse Health and Safety Inspection Checklist

by Patrick O'Donnell, from the Community

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Use this comprehensive warehouse and storage inspection checklist to assess health, safety, and environmental controls across your facility. Verify forklift pre-use checks, pedestrian and vehicle segregation, racking condition and load security, fire exits and extinguishers, LPG cylinder storage, and waste and recycling practices. Capture photo evidence, flag hazards, and assign actions to improve compliance and reduce risk.

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General Warehouse Safety Inspection
Conduct a thorough warehouse safety inspection with this comprehensive checklist. Evaluate fire prevention, emergency exits and lighting, building and loading areas, work benches and housekeeping, storage rack condition and load ratings, machinery guarding and lockout, forklift and pedestrian controls, electrical hazards and panel clearance, chemical registers, safety data sheets and PPE, ladders, first aid supplies and emergency contacts, and office ergonomics and air quality. Record findings, assign actions, and sign off to improve compliance and reduce risk.
by Jayce Ji, from the Community
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Warehouse Safety Assessment Checklist
This warehouse safety assessment checklist helps evaluate key areas of warehouse operations to reduce risk and improve compliance. It covers previous assessment actions, general workplace conditions, fire and emergency provisions, PPE usage, manual and mechanical handling practices, and equipment and machinery safety including guards, interlocks, and lockout procedures. The checklist also reviews hazardous substance storage and labeling, housekeeping and lighting, industrial truck operations such as pre-shift checks and charging stations, pedestrian and vehicle pathways, and warehouse storage racks including load ratings and damage checks. Use it to identify hazards, assign corrective actions, and document safe behaviors.
by Felipe Rodriguez, from the Community
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Monthly Inspection Checklist
Conduct a thorough monthly inspection across your facility with this general site checklist. Cover housekeeping, trip hazards, lighting, electrical sockets and leads, fire alarms and extinguishers, clear escape routes, and door egress. Assess machinery condition, pre-start checks, and required safety devices. Verify employee and contractor safety practices, including manual handling, ladder use, and correct PPE. Inspect warehouse and yard areas for safe forklift operation (seatbelts, horn use), proper racking use and checks, chemical storage and labeling, and traffic segregation. Capture findings and actions, then sign off to improve compliance and safety.
by Noel Kelly, from the Community
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Warehouse Safety Audit Checklist - Maple Heights
Use this Warehouse Safety Audit to evaluate general warehouse conditions and reduce risk. Inspect aisles, storage and racking, pallets, lighting and roofs, emergency exits and fire protection. Review dock areas inside and out, including lights, doors, ventilation and housekeeping. Verify forklift safety, equipment guards, battery charging controls and propane storage. Confirm training, hazard communication, SDS access, evacuation routes and security processes. Capture defects, add recommendations and assign actions to improve safety and compliance.
by Tyler Brabson, from the Community
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General Warehouse Safety Inspection

Conduct a thorough warehouse safety inspection with this comprehensive checklist. Evaluate fire prevention, emergency exits and lighting, building and loading areas, work benches and housekeeping, storage rack condition and load ratings, machinery guarding and lockout, forklift and pedestrian controls, electrical hazards and panel clearance, chemical registers, safety data sheets and PPE, ladders, first aid supplies and emergency contacts, and office ergonomics and air quality. Record findings, assign actions, and sign off to improve compliance and reduce risk.

by Jayce Ji, from the Community

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Warehouse Safety Assessment Checklist

This warehouse safety assessment checklist helps evaluate key areas of warehouse operations to reduce risk and improve compliance. It covers previous assessment actions, general workplace conditions, fire and emergency provisions, PPE usage, manual and mechanical handling practices, and equipment and machinery safety including guards, interlocks, and lockout procedures. The checklist also reviews hazardous substance storage and labeling, housekeeping and lighting, industrial truck operations such as pre-shift checks and charging stations, pedestrian and vehicle pathways, and warehouse storage racks including load ratings and damage checks. Use it to identify hazards, assign corrective actions, and document safe behaviors.

by Felipe Rodriguez, from the Community

10+

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Monthly Inspection Checklist

Conduct a thorough monthly inspection across your facility with this general site checklist. Cover housekeeping, trip hazards, lighting, electrical sockets and leads, fire alarms and extinguishers, clear escape routes, and door egress. Assess machinery condition, pre-start checks, and required safety devices. Verify employee and contractor safety practices, including manual handling, ladder use, and correct PPE. Inspect warehouse and yard areas for safe forklift operation (seatbelts, horn use), proper racking use and checks, chemical storage and labeling, and traffic segregation. Capture findings and actions, then sign off to improve compliance and safety.

by Noel Kelly, from the Community

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Warehouse Safety Audit Checklist - Maple Heights

Use this Warehouse Safety Audit to evaluate general warehouse conditions and reduce risk. Inspect aisles, storage and racking, pallets, lighting and roofs, emergency exits and fire protection. Review dock areas inside and out, including lights, doors, ventilation and housekeeping. Verify forklift safety, equipment guards, battery charging controls and propane storage. Confirm training, hazard communication, SDS access, evacuation routes and security processes. Capture defects, add recommendations and assign actions to improve safety and compliance.

by Tyler Brabson, from the Community

20+

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Warehouse Health and Safety Inspection Checklist

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