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The Carry Loaded Barrows And Trolleys Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips
- falls
- objects falling from high points
- 2. Inspection of Equipment
- Poorly maintained equipment
- unknown defects
- 3. Load the Barrows
- Back injury from improper lifting
- dropping load
- 4. Transport Loaded Barrows
- Obstacles on the path
- instability of load
- 5. Unload Barrows
- Back injury from improper lifting
- dropping load
- 6. Return of Empty Barrows
- Collision with objects or other workers
- 7. Maintain Equipment
- Injury from poor maintenance practices
- equipment failure
- 8. Store Equipment
- Tripping over improperly stored equipment
- 9. Evaluation and Review
- Inadequate corrective action taken for identified hazards
- 10. Report and Record Keeping
- Lost or misplaced records
- miscommunication
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Unsuitable response to emergency situations
- 12. Safety Training
- Insufficient knowledge about safety procedures
- 13. Personal Protective Equipment
- Insufficient or improper use of PPE
- 14. Hazardous Substance Handling
- Inappropriate handling of hazardous substances causing harm
- 15. Noise Management
- High noise levels causing hearing loss or disturbance
- 16. Electrical Safety
- Electric shocks
- fire hazards
- 17. Manual Handling
- Musculoskeletal injuries from heavy lifting or repetitive movements
- 18. Work Environment
- Inadequate ventilation
- high temperature
- poor lighting
- 19. Machine Operation
- Injury from machinery
- improper operation
- 20. Fatigue Management
- Loss of concentration
- decreased performance