Every workday starts
with the inspection.
The 32 items of the visual inspection and functional test that Mexico's NOM-006-STPS-2023 requires, each with its section, plus the fault log, the maintenance program and the list of authorized operators.
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| Inspection item | Section | Day 1 | Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service and parking brake | 8.1 a) 1) | OK | OK |
| Automatic backup alarm | 8.5.1 b) | OK | X |
| Result | 8.5.3 b) | PASS | FAIL |
An Excel file with five sheets for each forklift in the plant.
32 items with their NOM-006 section, one column per workday and the PASS or FAIL result. With rows for the manufacturer's manual.
The fault, the notice to the supervisor, the removal from service, the repair and who releases the forklift.
The six data points section 7.1 requires, by forklift and by date.
Training, certificate, refresher and the employer's authorization, person by person.
Sources: NOM-006-STPS-2023 (DOF 07-03-2024, in force since September 3, 2024), the STPS agreement on skills certificates (DOF 14-06-2013) and the cancellation of the operator license (DOF 18-04-1997), all published in the DOF (Diario Oficial de la Federación), Mexico's official gazette. Reviewed on October 21, 2026.
Enter the make, model, unit number, type and nameplate capacity. If the forklift changes operators every shift, use one sheet per shift.
The operator marks OK, X or N/A on each item. The blank rows are for what the manufacturer's manual requires.
It is removed from service, the supervisor is notified and the fault is entered in “Faults and removal”.
Trained personnel inspect the forklift before it returns to service, and the repair goes into the maintenance program.
Who is authorized, with what training and when their refresher is due. Keep everything for at least one year.
Download the checklist (Excel)
It is a working guide: not an official form or legal advice, and each company is responsible for how it uses it.
The Fyware Safe forklift simulator puts the operator through three circuits with a pedestrian who crosses without warning, and measures their braking distance. It is the only module in the line that exports results, as a local CSV file.
SIISA Consultores (site in Spanish and English), serving all of Mexico, delivers the safe forklift operation course with a DC-3 certificate signed by its STPS-registered instructor, and rents out forklifts. It is a Fyware partner.
No. NOM-006-STPS-2023 states what is inspected at the start of each workday (8.1 a) and what the forklift must be equipped with (8.5.1), but it does not provide a form. This template lays out those items with their sections and leaves room for what the manufacturer's manual requires.
The standard says “at the start of each workday.” If the same forklift changes operators every shift at your plant, the prudent approach is to inspect it at the start of each shift, with one sheet per shift.
The forklift is not operated: it is removed from service (8.5.3 b); the supervisor, the safety and hygiene committee (comisión de seguridad e higiene) and the preventive safety and health services are notified (6.2); and after the repair, trained personnel inspect it before it returns to service (8.1 j).
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