Pre-use equipment inspection
Inspect tools and equipment before use, take defective items out of service, and record it.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 25 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 2 videos · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Perform a pre-use check using a checklist
- Classify findings as OK, defect or out of service
- Follow your procedure to tag and report defective equipment
Course outline
- 1.On site: conduct and safe workVideo · 2 min
- 2.Pre-use equipment inspectionVideo · 2 min
- 3.Check it before it checks youLesson · 12 min
- 4.Ladders and access equipment basicsLesson · 15 min
- 5.Inspection tags, electrical tools and test equipmentLesson · 14 min
- 6.Pre-use equipment inspection: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 7.Pre-use equipment inspection: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 8.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- Manufacturer instructions for your equipment
- Your site's equipment inspection and tag-out procedures
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