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Excavator / Backhoe Pre-Op

OSHA 1926.602 daily excavator / backhoe pre-op — undercarriage, boom, hydraulics, controls, visibility.

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Rolled out to every employee at AutoZone (125,000), PetSmart (50,000+), A.S. Watson and Raley's (20,000) — and at larger retailers we are not permitted to name.

Built for: Construction · Civil · Demolition · Utilities

What's inside this template

Visual

  • No fluid leaks (hydraulic, fuel, coolant) (critical · weight 1.0)
  • Tracks tensioned and not separating (weight 1.0)
  • Boom / arm / bucket free of cracks (critical · weight 1.0)
  • Pin retainers / keepers in place (weight 1.0)

Safety Devices

  • Seat belt functional (critical · weight 1.0)
  • Backup alarm sounds in reverse (critical · weight 1.0)
  • Horn audible (weight 1.0)
  • Lockout lever engages cleanly (weight 1.0)

Controls & Hydraulics

  • All control functions smooth (critical · weight 1.0)
  • No control drift in neutral (weight 1.0)
  • Quick-coupler (if present) fully engaged + secondary lock (critical · weight 1.0)

Site / Visibility

  • Mirrors / cameras clean and aligned (weight 1.0)
  • Spotter assigned for blind-side work (critical · weight 1.0)
  • Underground utility locates verified (critical · weight 1.0)

Common use cases

Daily operator pre-shift
Excavation / utility / demolition work

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Rolled out to every employee at AutoZone (125,000), PetSmart (50,000+), A.S. Watson and Raley's (20,000) — and at larger retailers we are not permitted to name.