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The Ferry Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsafe handling of equipment
- Injury due to inadequate training
- 2. Loading and Unloading
- Fall from heights
- Struck by moving objects
- 3. Onboard Operations
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Fire or explosion
- 4. Docking
- Collision with dock
- Fall into water
- 5. Passenger Management
- Crowded areas leading to bodily harm
- Emergency evacuation risks
- 6. Maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Hazardous substances exposure
- 7. Fuel Management
- Spills and leaks causing slips
- fire risks
- 8. Emergency Drills
- Panic causing injury
- Inadequate understanding of procedures
- 9. Weather Monitoring
- Working in severe weather conditions
- lightning strike risk
- 10. Cleaning
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- infection risks due to insufficient cleaning
- 11. Communication Procedures
- Miscommunication leading to errors
- equipment failure
- 12. Safety Equipment Check
- Faulty safety equipment
- Incomplete inspection and checks
- 13. Navigation
- Collision due to operator error
- Loss of control/grounding
- 14. Security Measures
- Unauthorised access
- security breach
- 15. Waste Management
- Injury during waste handling
- Environmental pollution through inadequate disposal
- 16. End of Day Procedures
- Working alone danger
- Fatigue-related errors
- 17. Accident Reporting
- Non-completion of reports posing future hazards
- Loss of records/data
- 18. Crew Changeover Process
- Information miscommunication
- Insufficient knowledge transfer
- 19. Ticketing System Management
- System failure leading to overcrowding/overloading
- Error in issuance causing disputes
- 20. Routine Inspections
- Insufficient/incorrect inspection leading to hidden hazards
- Physical injury during inspection