Equipment inspection and examination records: the fields the regulations list
The fields that Schedule 1 of the British lifting equipment regulations lists for a thorough examination report, with what WorkSafeBC and the SafeWork NSW code say about inspection records for climbing gear and lifts.
Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 9, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.
This page reports what the named codes, regulators and makers say. It is not training and does not teach the work. This page reports what the official source says. It is not legal advice: ask the office named here. It lists the fields that regulators name for equipment inspection records in tree work. The record that has a field list in law is the report of a thorough examination of lifting equipment in Great Britain, so the first table follows Schedule 1 of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. The inspection duties in British Columbia and the logbook in the New South Wales code are set beside it. It is not a template, and a record with these fields is not claimed to meet any rule. All pages were read on October 9, 2026. The courses that teach the work are in the guides on chainsaw tickets and certifications by country. Text from legislation.gov.uk and HSE is adapted under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and SafeWork NSW text under CC BY 4.0.
Great Britain: the report of a thorough examination
Schedule 1 of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 sets out the information a thorough examination report contains. The HSE page on lifting equipment in arboriculture says rope access and work positioning systems including anchor points, ropes, karabiners, harnesses and strops, and rigging systems are lifting equipment, and that a thorough examination by a competent person is needed for lifting equipment. The schedule lists these fields:
| Field | Schedule 1 item |
|---|---|
| Name and address of the employer | 1 |
| Address of the premises where the examination was made | 2 |
| Particulars that identify the equipment, with its date of manufacture where known | 3 |
| Date of the last thorough examination | 4 |
| Safe working load, or the load for the last configuration examined | 5 |
| Whether it is a first examination, and if not, which interval or scheme applies | 6 and 7 |
| Any defective part, with a description and the repair, renewal or alteration needed | 8(a) and (b) |
| For a defect not yet dangerous: the time by which it could become so, and the remedy | 8(c) |
| Latest date for the next thorough examination | 8(d) |
| Particulars of any test, and the date of the examination | 8(e) and (f) |
| Name, address and qualifications of the person making the report, and the employer of that person | 9 |
| Person signing or authenticating, and date of the report | 10 and 11 |
The same HSE page says arborists should be trained to carry out a daily pre-use check of lifting equipment and, for items subject to high wear such as ropes, a written weekly record of inspection should be kept. It names no fields for that weekly record.
British Columbia: inspection and removal from service
Section 26.12.0.6 of the WorkSafeBC OHS Regulation, Part 26 says a tree-climbing system is inspected by a qualified arborist before it is first used on each work shift, each piece of equipment is removed from service as the maker specifies or if defective, and the whole system is removed at once if any piece arrests a fall. It adds that such equipment is not returned to service until it is inspected and certified safe by the maker or its authorized agent or by a professional engineer. The section names no record or fields.
New South Wales: the logbook
The SafeWork NSW code of practice Tree works says an elevating work platform should have a logbook that details daily, monthly and annual maintenance, and that operators check the logbook and complete it daily. It adds that a copy of the instruction manual should be kept in every platform. It lists no individual fields. How each country asks for gear records is compared in the guide to gear inspection rules and the guide to site paperwork by country.
Sources
- legislation.gov.uk, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, Schedule 1, Open Government Licence v3.0, read October 9, 2026
- HSE, lifting equipment in arboriculture, Open Government Licence v3.0, read October 9, 2026
- WorkSafeBC, OHS Regulation Part 26, section 26.12.0.6, read October 9, 2026
- SafeWork NSW, Tree works code of practice, March 2026, licensed CC BY 4.0, read October 9, 2026