Audit Checklist

An audit checklist is a structured set of questions designed to validate the adherence to established requirements or standards. It offers a practical solution to overcome the limitations of human memory and helps the observer to ensure that nothing is missed or left behind, enabling the observer to effectively address compliance gaps. Common applications of checklists include to-do lists, preventive maintenance checklists, safety audit checklists and 5S audit checklists.

This audit checklist template is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that you can use and modify to meet your specific needs. For example, you may add more rows if you require additional questions. This template includes both checklist and rating approaches. You can choose to use checklist option to confirm the presence or absence of checklist items. You can also use the rating option, assigning scores on a scale of 1 to 5 to each checklist item. In either case, the template will generate the score results automatically.