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The Driving Mobile Plant Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor visibility
- Slips and trips
- 2. Pre-start checks
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate PPE
- 3. Starting engine
- Noise exposure
- Exhaust fumes
- 4. Manoeuvring plant
- Collision with objects
- Overturning
- 5. Travelling to site
- Pedestrian interaction
- Unstable ground
- 6. Loading materials
- Falling objects
- Strain from lifting
- 7. Operating on site
- Ground instability
- Structurally unsound surfaces
- 8. Refuelling
- Spillage
- Fire hazard
- 9. Working near other machinery
- Machinery entanglement
- Reduced awareness
- 10. Communication
- Miscommunication
- Radio interference
- 11. Dust control
- Respiratory issues
- Reduced visibility
- 12. Weather conditions
- Wet/icy surfaces
- High wind
- 13. Emergency procedures
- Delayed response time
- Panic
- 14. End of shift checks
- Missed defects
- Improper shutdown
- 15. Cleaning & maintenance
- Chemical exposure
- Sharp tools
- 16. Documentation
- Incomplete records
- Data loss
- 17. Securing load
- Load shift
- Load falling
- 18. Special tasks
- Unfamiliar tasks
- Tool misuse
- 19. Demobilising plant
- Traffic hazards
- Handling errors
- 20. Post-operation inspection
- Hidden damage
- Missed faults