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The Flat Bed Truck Loading Unloading Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor ground conditions
- Incorrect manual handling techniques
- 2. Vehicle Arrival and Positioning
- Traffic hazards
- Improper positioning
- 3. Safety Inspection of Truck
- Untimely/ skipped maintenance
- Defects in truck
- 4. Opening Truck Doors
- Accidental falls off
- Crushing injury
- 5. Loading Flatbed Truck
- Falling material
- Overloading
- Trip hazards
- 6. Securing the Load
- Inadequate restraints
- Incorrect use of lashing equipment
- 7. Final Inspection before Departure
- Missed damage/defect
- Uneven load distribution
- 8. Unloading at Destination
- Falling objects/material
- Unstable loads
- 9. Removal of Restraints
- Whipping hazards
- Unscheduled release of tension
- 10. Inspecting Unloaded Material
- Damaged materials
- Hazardous materials
- 11. Closing Truck Doors
- Finger entrapment
- Falls from height
- 12. Post-Unloading Inspection
- Missed damage/defect
- Improperly stowed equipment
- 13. Leaving Site
- Traffic hazards
- Ground conditions
- 14. Reporting and Documentation
- Inaccurate reporting
- Missed reporting
- 15. Maintenance and Repair
- Lack of routine inspection
- Deferred maintenance tasks