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The Driving On Rough Terrain Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Vehicle malfunction
- Inadequate training
- 2. Pre-Start Inspection
- Unseen hazards
- Faulty equipment
- 3. Loading Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and falls
- 4. Driver Manoeuvring
- Collision
- Rollover
- 5. Travelling to Site
- Traffic accidents
- Poor weather conditions
- 6. Arriving at Site
- Poor visibility
- Terrain instability
- 7. Unloading Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Equipment damage
- 8. Site Traverse
- Vehicle rollover
- Striking fixed objects
- 9. Work Commencement
- Fatigue
- Poor ergonomics
- 10. Operating on Rough Terrain
- Vehicle overturning
- Ground instability
- 11. Break Periods
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 12. Reboarding and Resuming Operations
- Falls from height
- Slips
- and trips
- 13. End of Shift Shutdown
- Poor procedures
- Equipment failure
- 14. Reporting Incidents or Changes
- Lack of communication
- Not reporting issues timely
- 15. Departure from Site
- Traffic
- Poor weather conditions
- 16. Post-Operation Inspection
- Unnoticed damages
- Improper maintenance
- 17. Maintenance and Repair
- Injury due to machinery
- Electrical hazards
- 18. Documentation and Reporting
- Non-compliance
- Improper recording
- 19. Training and Competency Verification
- Untrained personnel
- Incorrect operation
- 20. Emergency Response Planning
- Lack of planning
- Inadequate emergency response