HGV Daily Check Templates: What Drivers Must Record by Law An HGV daily check template has one legal job: prove the vehicle was inspected, by whom, and what was found. Most templates in circulation do the first half — a tick column and a signature — and skip the half that matters at a public […]
near miss reportingNear miss reporting is where construction safety data goes to die. A scaffold board drops and misses a groundworker by a metre; everyone swears, everyone carries on, nothing is written down. HSE estimates that even reportable non-fatal injuries are only reported by employers around half the time — and near misses, which mostly […]
A vehicle defect report is only as good as the speed it travels. On paper, a fault spotted at 6am — a cracked mirror, an air leak, a tyre bulge — sits in a cab defect book until someone keys it in, and the vehicle may have worked three more shifts by then. Digital reporting […]
A rigorous MEWP inspection routine is the difference between a safe lift and a serious incident. Falls from height killed 35 workers in Great Britain in 2024/25 — the leading cause of workplace death for the third year running, according to HSE figures. Yet on many sites, pre-use checks are still a tick-box exercise on […]
A single missed scaffold inspection can void your safety records, halt a project, and leave you personally liable under UK law. The weekly check isn’t a nicety — it’s a statutory duty, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is clear on the timing. This guide explains the 7-day rule, who is allowed to inspect, […]
A frayed lift chain. A leaking hydraulic hose. A brake that travels too far. Any one shuts a site down — or worse. The right forklift inspection checklist catches the fault before the first lift, and keeps you on the right side of LOLER and PUWER. HSE figures show forklifts are involved in around a […]
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Paper checklists have long been the backbone of inspections across construction sites, vehicle fleets, warehouses, and manufacturing plants. But while they may feel familiar, they are increasingly unreliable
