This checklist records a pest management business registration inspection: who was inspected, which pesticide operations they run, which vehicles and staff are listed, and Yes, No, or N/A answers for chemical storage, washdown, rinsate, vehicle equipment, and PPE. WA Health provides it for businesses to self-assess facilities and vehicles before a registration inspection, and for the inspection visit itself; the finished PDF is the official Department of Health layout for the business file.
This is the current Western Australian Department of Health pest management business registration inspection checklist. Tradie Forms follows the official section order and maps your answers onto the official PDF layout.
Recording a single pesticide application on a job rather than a business premises inspection? Use VIC Pesticide Record
Almost every weak checklist comes from filling it in the office instead of walking the premises and fleet. Have these in front of you.
Business registration details
Registered business name, pest management business registration number, proprietor, and contact details as they appear on the registration record.
A walk of the chemical store
Security, labels, SDS folder, bunding, ventilation, signage, first aid, fire extinguisher, and PPE stored away from chemicals.
Washdown and rinsate route
Wash bay or wipe-down practice, sump or containment, and how rinsed containers and rinsate actually leave the site.
Every work vehicle
Registration plates, vehicle type, onboard labelling, chemical storage, spill kit, first aid, and spray equipment on each unit used for pest work.
Staff and licence list
Licensed technicians and provisional staff with current licence numbers, ready to match who actually works for the business.
A decision on any No answers
What must be rectified, who owns the fix, and whether a re-inspection date is already booked.
Only Business Name blocks download on an empty form. Checklist rows do not start on Yes or No; leave a row blank only until you have assessed it. The official PDF holds six vehicle rows and six employee rows. Attach another clearly labelled sheet when you need more.
Identifies the registered pest management business this inspection covers. Take the name and registration number from the WA Health registration record, not from a trading sticker on a ute door.
Business NameTextRequired
The registered business name on the pest management business registration, for example Perth Pest Solutions Pty Ltd. Match the registration document spelling so the finished PDF lines up with WA Health's record. If you only have a trading name on site, confirm the legal entity before download.
Registration NoTextOptional
The pest management business registration number from the registration document, for example PMB-20481. Fill it whenever you have it; inspectors and later file searches rely on it more than the trading name alone.
ProprietorTextOptional
The proprietor named on the registration, not whoever happened to open the yard gate. A different on-site contact belongs in comments if needed, not in this field.
Contact NoTelOptional
A number that reaches the business about this inspection, for example 08 9123 4567. Prefer the office or proprietor line used on the registration paperwork.
EmailEmailOptional
An email that reaches the business for follow-up about registration or rectification, for example office@perthpestsolutions.com.au. The field rejects an invalid address format.
Save this section as Business to prefill it on your next inspection for the same company.
Records when the initial inspection happened and who carried it out. These values belong on the visit that produced this checklist, not a planned future date.
Inspection DateDateOptional
The date of this inspection. Today and Yesterday shortcuts are there for on-site completion. The field does not accept a future date, so you cannot pre-date a visit that has not happened.
Inspected ByTextOptional
The inspector or assessor who walked the premises for this visit, for example Jordan Lee. Use the name that should appear on the official record for this inspection.
Captures whether the initial visit was fully compliant, what must be rectified, and any re-inspection sign-off. Fill recommendations from the walk, not from a vague memory later.
Initial Inspection OutcomeChoiceOptional
Choose Fully compliant and no further actions when every assessed item is acceptable, or Non-compliant and requires the following items to be rectified when anything needs fixing. Selecting non-compliant reveals the recommendations list and makes at least one recommendation required before download.
outcome.recommendationsCardRowsRequired when you select non-compliant
One card is one recommendation. Add up to 10 with Add Recommendation. Each row needs a specific action the business can complete and re-check, not a theme. Leave unused recommendation rows out. The recommendations block only appears when the outcome is non-compliant; when that outcome is selected, download is blocked until at least one recommendation is present.
Useful
Replace expired eye wash solution in the chemical store within 14 days.
Too vague
Improve chemical storage
Follow Up Inspection DateDateOptional
The date of the re-inspection visit when one is booked or recorded. The control is limited to today or later, and it is a different event from the initial inspection date above.
Inspected ByTextOptional
Who carried out the follow-up inspection. Can be the same person as the initial visit or a different inspector. Leave blank until the re-inspection happens rather than copying the first visit by habit.
Fully Compliant Following Re-InspectionCheckboxOptional
Tick only after the re-inspection confirms the earlier gaps are closed. An unchecked box means follow-up compliance has not been recorded; do not tick it to make the PDF look clean while work remains outstanding.
Records which pesticide operations the business actually carries out. The ticks set context for storage, vehicles and PPE that follow, so match real work rather than every possible service line on a brochure.
Pesticide OperationsChoiceOptional
Tick each operation that applies: weed control only, power poles only, pest and weed control on land, commercial or domestic pests, commercial or domestic pests including termites and timber pests, fumigation, feral vertebrates, feral pigeons, or Other. Leave operations the business does not perform unticked. Feral vertebrate work tightens chemical storage and vehicle cage rules later in the checklist.
Lists fleet vehicles used for pest management work. One card is one vehicle. The official PDF has six fixed table rows; leave unused rows out rather than adding blanks. If you need more than six, fill the six on this form and attach another clearly labelled sheet for the overflow.
The section notice reminds you to attach another sheet when more vehicles or employees need listing.
vehicles.rowsCardRowsOptional
Add a vehicle with Add Vehicle (up to six). Columns on the card, and on the PDF, are:
Vehicle Registration - plate as displayed, for example 1ABC 234. Copy the plate on the vehicle, not a fleet nickname.
Type - choose Trailer, Tray Top, Truck, Van, or Ute, or type another type when none fit. Match what the vehicle is, not what it is sometimes used as.
Lists licensed technicians and provisional staff employed by the business. One card is one person. The official PDF has six employee rows; attach another sheet when the roster is larger. Leave unused rows out.
employees.rowsCardRowsOptional
Add a person with Add Employee (up to six). Columns on the card, and on the PDF, are:
Name - full name of the worker, for example Jordan Lee.
Licence Number - current pest management technician licence number when they hold one, for example PM12345. Leave blank for a provisional-only entry rather than inventing a number.
Provisional/Technician - mark provisional status when that applies, for example Provisional. Use this column so the PDF shows who is provisional versus fully licensed.
Check licence currency before you list people. An out-of-date number on the PDF is a finding the business could have fixed before the visit.
Catches notes that do not fit the checklist tables or recommendation rows.
Additional CommentsTextareaOptional
Extra context for the record, such as overflow vehicles on an attached sheet, temporary arrangements, or what was sighted but not non-compliant. Keep it specific enough that someone reading the PDF later understands the visit without you present.
Useful
Vehicle and chemical storage records were current. Door-seal repair on chemical store to be checked at re-inspection.
Walks the chemical storage facility. Mark Yes, No, or N/A for each of the 18 store criteria from what you see today. The finished PDF prints each answer as the matching checkbox on the official checklist. N/A is only for criteria that genuinely do not apply; a missing control is No.
Rows cover lockable storage, original labelled containers, accessible current SDS, no stored decanted mix, sun and rain protection, impervious bunded floor, spill water and spill kit, separation from food areas, 150 mm fire ventilation, cleanable impervious sump, natural or sealed lighting, dangerous goods signs at access points, hand washing with liquid soap, emergency eye wash, separation by dangerous goods class, current first aid kit, accessible fire extinguisher with current inspection, and PPE reachable away from chemicals.
The section notice requires double locked storage bolted to solid concrete floor and wall for feral vertebrate control pesticides. Check the Code of Practice for 1080, PAPP and strychnine when that work is in scope. Home-based businesses still need secure storage separated from living areas.
Safety Data Sheets are readily accessibleChoiceOptional
Current SDS for products actually on the shelf, reachable during the visit. A folder of superseded sheets for products no longer held is No.
Emergency eye wash facilitiesChoiceOptional
Eye wash present, accessible, and not expired. Expired solution is a frequent No.
First aid kit with checklist and no expired medications/solutionsChoiceOptional
Open the kit. A sealed box with expired contents is No.
All personal protective and incident response equipment can be accessed away from chemicalsChoiceOptional
PPE and response gear must be reachable without walking through a spill path or opening chemical cabinets first.
Covers washdown and rinsate collection at the premises. Answer from the bay or wipe-down practice you can demonstrate today. A wash bay that has become storage is effectively missing.
Mark Yes, No, or N/A for wipe-down only, wash bay provided, impervious bunded floor, lined cleanable sump, and rinsate collected so it cannot drain to a water supply or watercourse. Follow the water with your eye after a rinse; gaps that run to soil or stormwater are No.
Rinsate is collected to prevent any drainage to water supply or water courseChoiceOptional
No path from wash water to stormwater, drain or watercourse. This is the row that fails when practice has drifted from the designed bay.
Records how rinsate and empty containers are handled after washdown. This is where practice often drifts from the written procedure.
Mark each row for rinsate reuse only as diluent for the same pesticide class at the application site, labelled rinsate containers, triple or pressure rinse then crush and licensed disposal, no on-site stockpile of empties, and return to supplier or collection by a contractor with the right waste permit (for example drumMuster). Use N/A on the reuse row when rinsate is not reused and another compliant route is used instead.
Used containers are not stockpiled on siteChoiceOptional
Growing piles of empties behind the shed are No. Temporary holding awaiting a booked collection should still be controlled and limited.
Containers reused for rinsate are labelledChoiceOptional
Any container holding rinsate needs a clear label. Unlabelled reuse containers are No.
Checks onboard labelling, warning signs, chemical storage, spray equipment, spill response and first aid on work vehicles. Walk every vehicle listed under Vehicles; one tidy ute does not cover the rest of the fleet.
Answer every vehicle-equipment row from the unit in front of you: 50 mm registered business name and registration number, labelled onboard containers and cabinets, cabin emergency contacts with chemical register and SDS, public spraying signs and working amber lights, cabin protected from chemical storage, overall vehicle condition, secured locked chemical storage with POISON sign (bolted, not occy straps; double locked cage for feral vertebrate pesticides), spill containment on the vehicle, leak-free spray gear and sound lines, clean maintained equipment, backflow prevention where the fill connection needs it, stocked spill kit, onboard first aid and eye wash in date, and accessible fire extinguisher with current inspection.
Registered business name and pest management business registration number is displayed on the vehicle (50mm high lettering)ChoiceOptional
Lettering at least 50 mm high with the registered name and registration number, not only a logo or phone number.
Absorbent material for spills (spill kit) availableChoiceOptional
Spill kit present and stocked. A raided bag with no absorbent left is No.
Onboard first aid kit and eye wash available with no expired medications/solutionsChoiceOptional
Open the kit and check expiry on solutions. Empty or expired cabin first aid is No.
Covers respirators, protective clothing, potable water and hygiene supplies. Check vehicles and the PPE store, and use the safety data sheets for the products the business applies.
Re-usable full or half face respirator available with the appropriate filter cartridges for pesticides used, including sufficient reserve supply of consumables (check expiry). Filters are kept in a sealed airtight package/containerChoiceOptional
Correct cartridges for the pesticides used, spare stock in date, filters sealed when not in use. Expired cartridges are No.
Respirators are clean and undamaged with no parts missing (check straps and valves)ChoiceOptional
Inspect straps, valves and facepiece. Damaged gear fails even when new filters sit beside it.
Appropriate chemical resistant gloves and footwear, eye protection and clothing are availableChoiceOptional
Full set for the work done: gloves, footwear, eye protection and clothing suited to the products used.
20L fresh potable water is available (labelled) for personal hygiene, emergency wash and clean up of small spills (preferably to have also tap)ChoiceOptional
At least 20 L of labelled fresh potable water for hygiene, emergency wash and small spill clean-up.
Cloths/wipes/paper towels and liquid soapChoiceOptional
Soap and wipes or towels where people clean up after handling chemicals.
Marking Yes from the office without walking the store or fleet.
Checklist rows start blank, so a download full of Yes answers only means someone chose them. Walk storage, washdown, vehicles and PPE first, then mark what you actually saw.
Using N/A for a missing control.
N/A is for criteria that do not apply to the business or facility. A lock that is broken, a spill kit that is empty, or SDS that are missing are No.
Writing vague recommendations.
Improve chemical storage gives the business nothing to close out. Name the item, the location, and the action, for example replacing expired eye wash in the chemical store within 14 days.
Selecting fully compliant while recommendations are still open.
If anything needs rectifying, the outcome is non-compliant and the recommendations list must carry the work. A clean outcome with open defects misrepresents the visit.
Ticking fully compliant after re-inspection before the fixes are done.
The follow-up checkbox is for a completed re-inspection that closed the gaps. Use it only when that is true.
Listing more than six vehicles or employees without an attachment.
The PDF has six rows for each table. Overflow needs another clearly labelled sheet kept with the finished PDF, or those people and units never appear on the record.
Using a trading name that does not match the registration.
Business name and registration number should match the WA Health registration record so the checklist can be matched to the business later.
Answering vehicle rows from the tidy ute only.
Every vehicle used for pest work is in scope. One compliant unit does not cover a second vehicle with unsecured chemicals or no spill kit.
Keep the finished PDF with the business registration file and any re-inspection notes. Tradie Forms does not lodge this checklist with WA Health or decide whether registration continues.
Act on every No. Turn recommendations into jobs with owners and dates, then re-inspect before you tick fully compliant on follow-up.
Name the file with the business and inspection date, for example WA-pest-business-inspection - Perth Pest Solutions - 2026-06-15.pdf.
File attachments with the PDF when you exceeded six vehicles or employees, so the overflow sheet stays with the same visit.
Keep the trail across visits. Store the original non-compliant record with the later re-inspection PDF so the sequence is visible, not only the clean second visit.
Re-run the same headings between official visits so storage, washdown, fleet and PPE do not drift before the next inspection.
