Health and Safety A-Z
Topic: Checklists
Summary
Checklists are widely available and commonly used to support health and safety activities.
Checklists have their limitations, but they can be useful as a starting point, a guide or to provide structure for discussion and review. The best checklists are those developed for a specific purpose.
A variety of examples (with links) are provided below.
For information see:
Inspection Checklists – General Information. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Additional Resources:
Various Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA) checklists (available as free downloads) including:
- 10-Minute Health and Safety Program Check
- Checklist for Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Hand-Arm & Back Injuries
- General Custodial Rooms Sample Checklist
- Sample Workplace Inspection Checklist
- Machine Guarding Checklist
- New Worker Health and Safety Checklist
- Office Machines & Supplies Checklist
- Regular Classroom & Portable Checklist
- General Science Classroom Checklist
Last Revised: August 29, 2019