A practical Light Vehicle Pre-Start Inspection checklist to record daily safety checks, including tyres, lights, seatbelts, safety equipment and load security. Supports WHS compliance.
This Light Vehicle Pre-Start Inspection helps businesses record daily safety checks on work vehicles before use, supporting WHS compliance and ensuring vehicles are safe to operate. It is suitable for trades, service technicians, contractors and fleet operators who use utes, vans or other light vehicles for work and need a simple way to document pre-start inspections in the field.
Key features
- Suitable for all make and models of light vehicles including utes, vans and other service vehicles
- Prompts for Pass / Fail / N/A responses, and captures comments and photos for 'fail' responses
- Includes photo uploads to support record keeping
- Guides operators through key vehicle safety checks including tyres, lights, fluid levels, seatbelts, steering, brakes and safety equipment
- Designed for fast completion on mobile devices in ServiceM8 before starting work.
Using a documented vehicle pre-start inspection helps businesses demonstrate that vehicles are checked regularly, faults are identified early, and safety obligations are being met for workers who drive as part of their job.
This form is intended for daily or weekly pre-start use and does not replace scheduled maintenance or detailed periodic inspections.
For enquiries, customisations, or tailored form solutions, contact Acacia Safety Consulting.
Disclaimer
This pre-start checklist has been developed for common types of light vehicle and is intended to assist businesses in meeting their legal obligations to provide for the safe use of plant and equipment. However, before using this checklist, you must review and update it to ensure that it is suitable for the specific plant, equipment, tasks, and site conditions relevant to your workplace. Ensure the checklist reflects the inspection and maintenance requirements specified by the manufacturer of your vehicle.
Acacia Safety Consulting makes no representation that this checklist will be suitable for any particular vehicle without modification, and accepts no liability for incidents, injuries, or regulatory action arising from its use. This document must be reviewed, adapted, and authorised by a competent person within your business.
