This form allows you to check safety aspects of ladders - feet, rungs, uprights, locks, hinges. A confirmation can then take place to ensure that the ladder is safe for use.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on ladders and working at height:

• Management and Use of Ladders
• Working at Height
• Management of Work Equipment

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Ladder Inspection Form Template

A ladder inspection form for carrying out a detailed condition check of a ladder. It works through the ladder feet, steps and rungs, uprights and braces, locks, ropes and hinges, records each as satisfactory or not with notes, and confirms whether the ladder is safe for use.

PUWER and the Work at Height Regulations 2005 require ladders to be inspected and maintained in safe condition. This form gives you a thorough, repeatable inspection to evidence that check and supports a health and safety management system aligned with ISO 45001.

Built for Working at Height and ISO 45001

The form covers what a ladder inspection needs:

• The ladder identity and who carried out the inspection
• A detailed condition check of feet, rungs, uprights, braces, locks, ropes and hinges
• A satisfactory or not-satisfactory result against each item with notes
• A confirmation of whether the ladder is safe for use

What's Included in this Ladder Inspection Form

The form is set out so an individual ladder can be checked and signed off:

• Inspection header - the ladder type or description, ladder ID, completed by and date
• Condition checks - each check - visible defects, steps and rungs, feet, uprights and braces, corrosion, moving parts, locks and ropes, and hinges - marked satisfactory or not with notes
• Confirmation - a statement that the ladder is fully inspected and confirmed safe for use, with space for additional comments

Who Needs a Ladder Inspection Form?

Any organisation that uses ladders and needs to inspect them before use or at intervals. It suits smaller businesses managing work equipment without a dedicated safety team, and anyone maintaining a health and safety management system aligned with ISO 45001.

Pairs with the Ladder Register

Inspections are best tracked against a full inventory, so it pairs with the F-Q82 Ladder Register, which lists every ladder in use with its location and inspection dates.