EXCAVATOR PRE – START CHECKLIST
EQUIPMENT AND OPERATOR DETAILS
Company: ______________________________ Model: ____________________________
Equipment Location: ______________________________ Serial No.: ____________________________
Resp. Person Name: ______________________________ Cert. No.: ____________________________
Resp. Person No.: ______________________________ Expiry Date: ____________________________
Operator Name: ______________________________
Operator No.: ______________________________ Date start inspection: ________________________
DAY
Sn. Items to be Inspected
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
POWER OFF CHECKS
1 Undercarriage:
Track Shoes/ Wheels & Tires
Track Links
Rollers/ Sprockets/ Idler Wheels
2 Lights/ Strobes
3 Mirrors/ Visibility aids:
4 Engine/ Engine compartment:
Belts/ Hoses
Cables/ Wires
Debris
5 Battery/ Batteries:
Terminals tight
Clean/ Dry/ Secure
6 Hydraulics:
Cylinder/ Rods
Hoses/ Lines/ Fittings
Pins/ Locks
7 Fluids:
Engine oil level
Engine Coolant
Hydraulic oil
Battery water level
8 Turret:
Cab/ Glass/ Doors
Emergency Exit
Entry/ Exit steps
Counterweight/ Counterweight bolts
Fire extinguisher/ Suppression System
9 Digging Assembly:
Boom/ Dipper/ Attachment
Articulated joints
Code: CO09, Edition 00
DAY
Sn. Items to be Inspected
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
POWER ON CHECKS
10 Unit starts and runs properly
11 Instruments/ Gauges
12 Hour meter
13 Warning lights/ audible alarms
14 Fuel level
15 Horn/ audible warning device
16 Function controls:
Drive – forward/ reverse
Steer – left/ right
Turret rotate
Bucket/ Boom/ Dipper/ attachment
accessories
17 Emergency/ auxiliary controls
18 Wipers
19 Seatbelt inspected & fastened
GENERAL
20 Housekeeping
21 Manufacturer’s operating manual
22 Decals/ Warnings/ Placards
WORKPLACE INSPECTION
23 Drop- offs or holes
24 Bumps and floor/ground obstructions
25 Debris
26 Overhead obstructions
27 Energized power lines
28 Hazardous locations
29 Ground surface and support condition
30 Pedestrian/ vehicle traffic
31 Wind and weather conditions
32 Other possible hazards
SIGNATURE OF OPERATOR
REMARKS ON THE DAILY INSPECTION
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
✓- GOOD CONDITION X-DAMAGE/NOT FUNCTIONAL n/a- NOT APPLICABLE
Code: CO09, Edition 00