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The Focus On Driving During Adverse Weather Conditions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unfamiliarity with weather conditions
- poor vehicle maintenance
- 2. Vehicle Inspection
- Faulty braking system
- worn out tyres
- 3. Weather check
- Driving blindness due to heavy rain
- hydroplaning
- 4. Briefing
- Inadequate knowledge about road conditions
- lack of communication
- 5. Setting off
- Poor visibility
- slippery roads
- 6. On the road
- Driver fatigue
- distractions
- high speed winds
- sudden weather change
- 7. Rest breaks
- Fatigue
- dehydration
- 8. Navigation
- Getting lost
- miscommunication
- 9. Responding to weather changes
- Sudden weather change causing loss of control
- hydroplaning
- 10. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate emergency response
- lack of first aid supplies
- 11. Arrival and parking
- Parking on an incline during icy conditions
- difficulty in visibility
- 12. Post-trip checks
- Lack in post-trip vehicle inspection
- unawareness of potential damage after drive
- 13. Reporting
- Failure to report any issues experienced
- missing important feedback
- 14. Maintenance checks
- Incomplete checks
- overlooking minor damages that may exaggerate
- 15. Safety review
- Improper safety reviews
- failure in identifying potential risks