Inspection checklist

The following checklist has been prepared as a guide to what employers should consider when trying to reduce the risk from vehicles in the workplace. It will not necessarily be comprehensive for all work situations.

The link below will enable you to download a copy of the checklist that you can print and complete on site. If you have any difficulties completing it, the section links below give answers to the frequently asked questions to the checklist:

Site inspection - workplace transport checklist (PDF) [1]

Sections one to nine aim to answer frequently asked questions from the Site Inspection. Section 10 contains references and useful links for further information.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Site inspection - workplace transport checklisthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/assets/docs/wtchk1.pdf
  2. Section 1 - Management and supervision of workplace transport riskhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section1.htm
  3. Section 2 - Site layout and internal traffic routeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section2.htm
  4. Section 3 - Vehicle selection and suitabilityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section3.htm
  5. Section 4 - Vehicle maintenancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section4.htm
  6. Section 5 - Vehicle movementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section5.htm
  7. Section 6 - Un(loading) activitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section6.htm
  8. Section 7 - Driver competencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section7.htm
  9. Section 8 - (Un)sheetinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section8.htm
  10. Section 9 - Tippinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section9.htm
  11. Section 10 - References and useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/checklist/section10.htm

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Updated 2025-04-08