Describe your hoists and site checks. Makeform creates a mobile-ready hoist inspection checklist for identification, visual checks, function tests, defect evidence, and the use decision.
Route inspection records to Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a hoist, then adapt the equipment, terminology, and escalation path.
Audience
Operators checking a fixed electric chain hoist before a shift
Format
Mobile checklist with condition choices and defect photos
Prompt size
349 chars
Example checklist structure
Mobile checklist with condition choices and defect photos
Inspector, location, and hoist asset ID
Hook, latch, and load-chain condition
Pendant, limit, brake, and motion test
Photos and description of defects
Ready for use or remove from service?
Suggested routing tags
Ready for use
Monitor condition
Remove from service
Ask for the asset ID and location first so reviewers can identify the affected hoist.
Step 1
Identify
inspector, hoist, capacity, location, and shift
Step 2
Observe
hooks, chain or rope, housing, controls, and markings
Step 3
Test
motion, brake, limits, and stop functions without a load
Step 4
Decide
record status, evidence, isolation, and notification
Before the lift
Guide a repeatable sequence and connect each failed item to evidence and a decision.
Require asset ID, location, capacity, inspector, and shift before condition questions begin.
Ask for defect location, description, image, and immediate equipment status after an unsatisfactory answer.
Record ready, monitor, or remove-from-service status plus who was notified.
Fit the equipment
Share identification and disposition fields, then show checks for the selected hoist.
Check load chain, container, pendant, limits, brake, motion, leaks, and sound.
Add rope, reeving, drum, sheave, guard, travel, warning, and limit checks.
Cover housing, chains, hooks, latches, suspension, travel, and brake holding.
Check handle, selector, free-chain control, pins, chain, hooks, and markings.
Build the workflow
Keep routine answers fast and collect detail when a condition needs review.
Name hoist types, locations, identifiers, frequency, and the exception recipient.
Place visual checks before tests and use the team's terminology.
Reveal description, location, photo, tag, and action fields after a failed response.
Place a link or QR code near the asset and route submitted results for follow-up.
Checklist formats
Compare a reminder with equipment-specific evidence and routing.
Field guide
Connect observable conditions and functions to exception evidence and disposition. Adjust checks to site and equipment instructions.
Identification
Identify the inspector and equipment. Let the inspector confirm any prefilled or scanned identifier.
Visual condition
Group checks in a logical path. Use individual condition choices instead of one broad pass box.
Controls and motion
Separate functions so brake or limit concerns remain visible. Label the test as unloaded where appropriate.
Exception evidence
Open a compact evidence block after an unsatisfactory answer so routine checks stay quick.
Disposition
Ask for the site's outcome and any isolation details when the unit should not operate.
Handoff
Record the handoff separately so the next person can find and continue the work.
Related tools
Build the broader checks, observations, reports, and corrective work around the hoist record.
Build condition checks for tools and equipment beyond hoists.
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Open toolRecord task observations and the follow-up they require.
Open toolCollect maintenance details when an inspection finds a condition to address.
Open toolCapture facts, people, equipment, and attachments after an event.
Open toolTurn an accepted repair need into assigned work and completion details.
Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for site inspectors, operators, supervisors, and maintenance teams building a pre-operation record.
It identifies a hoist, guides condition and function checks, documents exceptions, and records equipment status before operation. Fields should reflect the hoist and site's inspection program.
Include asset ID, capacity, suspension, housing, hooks, latches, chain or rope, controls, brake, fitted limits, unusual conditions, defect evidence, and a use decision. Equipment instructions may require more.
Yes. Share identification and disposition fields, then show conditional sections by hoist type, such as pendant and limit checks for electric units or selector and handle checks for lever hoists.
Ask for the component, condition, location, image, immediate action, and equipment status. If isolated, capture the tag and notification rather than only an unsatisfactory box.
Yes. Makeform provides unlimited free form creation, editing, publishing, and responses. The paid tier only removes the Makeform badge.
Yes. Share a link or QR code near the hoist. Keep routine fields short and reveal evidence questions only for exceptions.
Yes. Conditional logic can reveal description and upload fields after an unsatisfactory answer, keeping normal checks shorter.
No. It turns your chosen checks into a form. Review the draft against equipment instructions and the process set by the responsible people at your organization.
Make the condition decision before operation.
