Audit template in the LeanSuite app
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Emergency equipment readiness audit checklist
Audit that emergency response equipment is present, checked and ready.
The full question list
The 9 questions in the audit
Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.
Equipment
- 1Fire extinguishers, hoses and alarms are in place and checked
- 2Eyewashes, showers and first aid kits are ready
- 3Spill kits and emergency stops are in place
Information
- 4Emergency contacts and procedures are posted
- 5Evacuation routes and assembly points are shown
- 6People can say what to do in an emergency
Readiness
- 7Inspection records are current
- 8Defects are repaired quickly
- 9Drills were held as planned
When to use it
- Once a month.
- An auditor or leader answers each question from what they see, hear and read in the area.
- Each record starts with: Area.
How it is scored
The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 80. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted audit shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.
Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.
Read and print
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Use this template in LeanSuite
It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “Emergency Equipment Readiness Audit”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.
Not on LeanSuite yet? On a 90-day pilot our team sets up your account and digitizes the forms and checklists you use today, this one included.

