What should a ladder inspection log record?

Each ladder by its own ID and where it lives, what type and material it is, its duty rating and length as printed on the label — and then, for each inspection: the rails, the steps or rungs, the feet, the hardware, the spreaders or rope and pulley where fitted, whether the labels are still legible, any visible damage, whether it is clean, and how it is stored. Then what you found, what you did about it, who inspected it and when.

How often should ladders be inspected?

This tool does not say. Inspection frequency comes from your own program, from the manufacturer's instructions for that ladder, and from whatever your workplace's regulator requires — and they differ. Set the interval yourself and record each inspection here; nothing in this tool calculates a due date or tells you that you are overdue.

Does it decide whether a ladder should be taken out of service?

No. A row of ticks is not a competent person's judgment. If you decide a ladder comes out of use, you write that in the finding and the corrective action, and the record shows who decided and when. The software never issues that verdict.

Where are the ladders stored?

In the same equipment registry as the rest of the building's assets, so a ladder can carry a service history and appear on the facility screen like anything else. There is no separate ladder list, and everything stays in your browser on this device.

Ladder inspection log

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Every ladder in one list, checked against the same ten questions, with the finding written down and the sheet printed.

The building

Facility name *Date *

AddressInspected by

A record of a visual inspection you carried out on your own ladders. It states no inspection interval and issues no verdict: how often ladders are inspected, by whom, and when one comes out of service are set by your own program, the manufacturer's instructions and whatever your workplace's regulator requires. Taking a ladder out of use is a decision you record here, not one CompliMaint makes for you — CompliMaint makes no determination that any ladder is safe to use or that any workplace is compliant.

The ladders

There is no inspection interval in this tool

Nearly every ladder checklist you can download prints one, and a good number of them attribute it to a regulator that did not say it. How often ladders are inspected, by whom, and what happens to one that fails are set by your own program, by the manufacturer’s instructions for that ladder, and by whatever your workplace’s regulator requires. Those disagree.

So this tool records what somebody saw on a date. Set your own interval, keep to it, and the sheets are the evidence you did.

Ten questions somebody can answer standing at the ladder

Rails / side members sound · Steps or rungs sound and secure · Feet present and gripping · Hardware tight and complete · Spreaders and locks work · Rope, pulley and locks work · Labels and identification legible · No visible damage · Clean and free of contamination · Stored and secured properly

Each is Pass, Needs attention or N/A, and N/A is a real answer — a step ladder has no rope and pulley, and a fixed ladder has no spreaders. An unanswered question stays unanswered rather than counting as a pass.

Taking one out of use is your decision

The list will not tell you a ladder has failed, because a row of ticks is not a competent person’s judgment. What it does is give that judgment somewhere to live: the finding says what was wrong, the corrective action says what happened next, and the record says who decided and when.

Where the ladders live

In the same equipment registry as everything else in the building, so a ladder carries its own history rather than sitting in a list this tool owns. A finding that needs work becomes a tracked item in the corrective action tracker, and the sheet files into Records with the rest of the building’s paperwork.

A record of inspections you carried out. CompliMaint states no inspection frequency, issues no certification and makes no determination that any ladder is safe to use or that any workplace is compliant. Everything runs on your device.

Questions people ask

What should a ladder inspection log record?: Each ladder by its own ID and where it lives, what type and material it is, its duty rating and length as printed on the label — and then, for each inspection: the rails, the steps or rungs, the feet, the hardware, the spreaders or rope and pulley where fitted, whether the labels are still legible, any visible damage, whether it is clean, and how it is stored. Then what you found, what you did about it, who inspected it and when.
How often should ladders be inspected?: This tool does not say. Inspection frequency comes from your own program, from the manufacturer's instructions for that ladder, and from whatever your workplace's regulator requires — and they differ. Set the interval yourself and record each inspection here; nothing in this tool calculates a due date or tells you that you are overdue.
Does it decide whether a ladder should be taken out of service?: No. A row of ticks is not a competent person's judgment. If you decide a ladder comes out of use, you write that in the finding and the corrective action, and the record shows who decided and when. The software never issues that verdict.
Where are the ladders stored?: In the same equipment registry as the rest of the building's assets, so a ladder can carry a service history and appear on the facility screen like anything else. There is no separate ladder list, and everything stays in your browser on this device.

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