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We constantly tout the value of inspections in business, but we always stress that no inspection program will be effective without sufficient buy-in from personnel.

Do you have a hodgepodge of equipment inspection checklists in your company?

Not long ago, I visited the warehouse of a chemical manufacturer to give some safety training. They are a company that very much understands the importance of inspecting the chemicals delivered to...

When explaining what The Checker can do, we often find it difficult to decide the right terms to use.

Old Man Winter hasn’t been in a friendly mood this year. All over North America, it’s been an unusually bitter winter, filled with powerful storms that have knocked out power.

The Checker began as checklist books primarily used for equipment inspections—vehicles, forklifts, cranes, and other heavy commercial equipment.

Inspection checklists can strengthen a company’s safety program—but only if they actually get used and have enough detail to ensure adequate inspections are being done for each type of equipment.

When asked about safety, almost every company will say, “Yeah, for sure, we’re safe.” But anyone who’s been around actual equipment operations in the field knows that’s not always the reality.

Commercial equipment isn’t the only type of equipment that needs inspecting. Anyone who lives where inspections of personal vehicles are mandatory can attest to that.