Free garage and workshop inspection checklist

• The MapTrack garage and workshop inspection checklist contains 30 checks across 9 sections. Sections covered: A. General housekeeping and access, B. Vehicle hoists and lifting equipment, C. Hand and power tools, D. Electrical safety, E. Compressed air, F. Fire protection and emergency egress, G. Hazardous chemicals, H. Environmental controls, I. First aid, PPE and welfare.
• A workshop inspection confirms housekeeping, hoists, tools, electrical, fire, chemicals and environmental controls are safe.
• A documented inspection supports the WHS primary duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace.
• It confirms statutory programs such as hoist inspection and electrical test and tag are current, it does not replace them.
• Every failed line needs a specific defect note, an owner and a due date to be useful.
• Tag unsafe equipment such as a faulty hoist out of service immediately rather than waiting for the repair.

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• Safer workshop: a regular structured walk around catches frayed leads, leaking hoists and blocked exits before they injure someone working underneath a load.
• Compliance evidence: a dated trail of completed inspections demonstrates the WHS primary duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace is being met in practice.
• Less downtime: finding tool, hoist and electrical faults early keeps the workshop running instead of losing a bay to an avoidable breakdown or incident.
• Clear accountability: a named inspector and assigned corrective actions mean defects are owned and closed out, not noted once and forgotten.
• Hoist and lifting assurance: a dedicated section confirms vehicle hoists and lifting gear are within inspection date and free of obvious defects before use.
• Environmental control: checking bunding, spill kits and waste storage protects drains and soil and supports environmental and dangerous goods obligations.

• Workshop and inspection details: site, area, inspector, date and overall result
• General housekeeping: clear floors and walkways, tidy benches, signage and adequate lighting
• Vehicle hoists and lifting equipment: condition, inspection currency, controls and safety locks
• Hand and power tools: guards in place, condition, RCD protection and safe storage
• Electrical safety: leads, test and tag currency, switchboards and RCDs free of damage
• Compressed air: hoses, fittings, whip checks, regulators and receiver condition
• Fire protection and egress: extinguishers in date, exits clear and emergency lighting working
• Hazardous chemicals: labelling, safety data sheets, segregation and approved storage
• Environmental controls: bunding, spill kits, drainage protection and waste segregation
• First aid, PPE and welfare: stocked first aid, available PPE and clean amenities
• Corrective actions: each defect logged with owner, due date and close out

1. Plan the inspection and gather records

   Decide the scope and frequency, and have the supporting records to hand such as hoist inspection certificates and the test and tag register. Walking with the paperwork lets the inspector confirm currency on the spot rather than guessing whether equipment is in date.

2. Work through the workshop section by section

   Move through the checklist in order, from housekeeping and access to hoists, tools, electrical, compressed air, fire, chemicals and environmental controls. Mark each line pass, fail or not applicable so nothing is skipped and the result is consistent between inspections.

3. Record defects with enough detail to act

   For every fail, write what is wrong and where, not just a tick in the fail column. A clear note such as bay two hoist locking latch not engaging is actionable; a bare fail is not, and the defect tends to drift unfixed until the next inspection.

4. Assign and prioritise corrective actions

   Give each defect an owner and a due date, and prioritise by risk. Anything that makes equipment unsafe, such as a faulty hoist or damaged lead, should be tagged out of service immediately rather than left in use until the repair is scheduled.

5. Close out and file the inspection

   Confirm corrective actions are completed, sign off the inspection and file it. Track which actions are still open against the next inspection so issues are genuinely resolved and the dated record builds the compliance history of the facility.

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This form is a starting point. Check the current requirements that apply to your equipment, work and location. The form alone does not establish compliance.

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011, primary duty to provide a safe workplace
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW), plant and workplace duties (including general workplace and plant requirements)
• AS 2550 series, Cranes, hoists and winches (safe use, where applicable to vehicle hoists)
• AS 1851, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment

• Model WHS Regulations (Safe Work Australia)
• Model Work Health and Safety Act (Safe Work Australia)
• AS 1851-2012, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment (Standards Australia)
• AS 2550 series, Cranes, hoists and winches, safe use (Standards Australia listing)

MapTrack publishes this template. The linked authorities publish their own guidance; they haven't endorsed this form.

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