The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when Operators need a short daily or pre-use checklist for a vehicle or machine that catches faults before anyone starts work.
- {{equipment}}
- {{operators}}
- {{frequency}}
- {{supervisor}}
- {{manual_extract}}
- {{requirements}}
- {{format}}
- {{max_items}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
Build a pre-use inspection checklist for {{equipment}}, for {{operators}} to complete {{frequency}} before starting work and for {{supervisor}} to review, so faults are found and reported before the equipment is used. The manufacturer's manual, or its inspection section: """ {{manual_extract}} """ Our own requirements (regulations or standards that apply, company rules, recent faults or incidents): """ {{requirements}} """ Where the checklist will be used (paper on a clipboard, a phone form, a tablet in the cab): {{format}} Produce: 1. The checklist, grouped in the order an operator walks around and then uses the equipment, for example outside walk-around, cab, controls, operating test. Each item has the check, what a pass looks like, and boxes for Pass, Fail and N/A. 2. Stop items: the faults that mean the equipment must not be used until repaired, marked clearly in the checklist and also listed together at the top. 3. What to do on a fail: who to tell, how to tag the equipment out of service and where to record it, using our rules. 4. Sign-off: operator name, date, time, equipment ID, hours or mileage, and supervisor review. Write each item as something to look at or test, for example "Tires: no cuts or bulges, tread visible across the full width" rather than "Check tires". This example shows the form only. Keep the checklist to {{max_items}} items or fewer so it gets done properly every time, with each item under 15 words. A good checklist is one an operator can finish in a few minutes without skipping anything that matters. Use only checks the manual or our requirements support; where something seems important but neither covers it, put it in a separate list headed "Suggested additions to confirm" instead of the checklist. Do not soften or drop any check the manual marks as required. If the manual extract does not cover a section operators will need, such as attachments or the operating test, say which section is missing.
Variables
- {{equipment}}
- The vehicle or machine, for example "counterbalance forklift" or "delivery van".
- {{operators}}
- Who fills it in, for example "warehouse forklift drivers".
- {{frequency}}
- When it is done, for example "at the start of every shift".
- {{supervisor}}
- Who reviews completed checklists, for example "the shift lead".
- {{manual_extract}}
- The manufacturer's daily checks or inspection section, pasted or summarized.
- {{requirements}}
- Regulations, company rules and recent faults that the checklist must cover. Write "none" if there are none.
- {{format}}
- Paper, a phone form or a tablet, and whether operators wear gloves while filling it in.
- {{max_items}}
- The most items you want, for example 25.
Why it works
- What good looks like. Each item says what to look at and what a pass looks like, so "check tires" can no longer be ticked without looking.
- Length. A cap on items and words per item keeps the checklist short enough to be done properly every shift.
- If unsure. Checks neither source supports go on a separate list to confirm, so the checklist holds only what the manual and your rules require.