Free ndis asset and equipment compliance checklist

What is a ndis asset and equipment compliance checklist?

An NDIS asset and equipment compliance checklist is a structured check that a registered disability provider uses to confirm the general equipment it supplies or uses is safe, maintained, registered and fit for the participant. It walks through the equipment register, the maintenance and inspection status of equipment such as hoists, wheelchairs, beds and pressure care, the servicing of higher-risk items, infection control and cleaning, and the records that prove each item is safe to use. It brings the provider's duty of care over physical equipment into a single, repeatable review rather than leaving it to memory across many participants and sites.

Providers registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission must meet the NDIS Practice Standards (the current consolidated version is dated November 2021). General equipment upkeep sits under the Core Module service-environment requirement: equipment must be maintained, fit for purpose, safe, clean and used in line with the manufacturer's guidelines. This checklist covers that general upkeep only. Assistive technology (AT) provision, specialist disability accommodation, and regulated restrictive practices and behaviour support are governed by their own separate modules and rules, so keep those out of a generic equipment check and manage them under the correct module. Faulty or unserviced equipment, such as a hoist that has missed its service or a bed rail that has not been checked, is a direct risk to a vulnerable person and a compliance failure. A checklist turns the Core Module environment requirement into concrete checks a coordinator or support worker can run, and produces the dated evidence the Commission expects to see during an audit or after an incident.

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What to include in a ndis asset and equipment compliance checklist

This ndis asset and equipment compliance checklist covers 10 key areas:

• Provider and registration details: legal name, NDIS registration number, and site or service
• Participant or service area the equipment supports, where relevant
• Reviewer name, role, and date of the check
• Asset register status: every item listed with an ID, owner and location
• Assistive technology items: hoists, slings, wheelchairs, beds, pressure care, and mobility aids
• Maintenance and service status: last service, next due, and provider for higher-risk items
• Inspection and pre-use checks for hoists, slings and lifting equipment
• Infection control: cleaning schedule and status for shared equipment
• Safety and defect status: tagged out, quarantined or awaiting repair items
• Records and evidence: service reports, certificates, and where they are stored

How often should you complete this form?

Run the full compliance check on a regular cycle, commonly quarterly, and always before a scheduled NDIS Commission audit or after any equipment-related incident. Higher-risk assistive technology such as hoists and slings needs pre-use checks every time it is used, on top of the scheduled service intervals set by the manufacturer.

Update the asset register continuously as equipment is added, serviced, repaired or retired, so the check is run against a current list rather than a stale one. Review the results at a regular quality or governance meeting to confirm overdue services and defects are being cleared. A check that is only run when an auditor is due tends to surface a backlog of overdue services all at once, which is exactly the situation the routine is meant to prevent.

Applicable regulatory standards

This template aligns with the following regulations and standards:

• NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators (November 2021 consolidated version), administered by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission - Core Module service-environment requirement (general equipment maintained, fit for purpose, safe and clean)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018
• Note: assistive technology provision, and regulated restrictive practices and behaviour support, sit under their own separate modules/rules (for example the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018) - not this general equipment check
• Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations (duty to maintain plant and equipment), as enacted in each state and territory; in Victoria, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic)

Related resources

More compliance templates and guides:

• Capa Template
• Lifting Equipment Register Template
• Asset Register Template
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• Lifting Equipment Inspection Checklist
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• Maintenance management
• Reporting and analytics