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The Inspect Site Using Heavy Machinery Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unexpected machine startup
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 2. Machine Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Unexpected energy release
- 3. Equipment Start-up
- High noise level
- moving parts of machinery
- 4. Site Inspection
- Falling objects
- Uneven surface
- 5. Material Handling
- Struck by moving object
- Manual handling injuries
- 6. Machinery Operation
- Entanglement
- Crushing
- Pinch points
- Repetitive movement
- 7. Machine Maintenance
- Contact with hot surfaces
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 8. Emergency Procedures
- Machinery failure
- Grinder kickback
- 9. Shutdown Process
- Uncontrolled energy release
- Unexpected machinery start up
- 10. Post-Operation Cleanup
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Cut or tear injuries
- 11. Records & Reporting
- Miscommunication
- Incorrect reporting of hazards
- 12. Decommissioning
- Machinery entanglement
- Residual energy in machines
- 13. Waste Management
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Manual handling injuries
- 14. Machine Storage
- Incorrect storage causing damage
- Trip hazards
- 15. Training & Competency
- Improper use of equipment
- Lack of knowledge on safety procedures
- 16. Daily Safety Briefing
- Miscommunication
- Incomprehension of important safety information
- 17. Compliance Checks
- Inadequate safety measures
- Non-compliance penalties
- 18. Incident Management
- Slow response to incidents
- Miscommunication during emergencies
- 19. Health & Wellbeing
- Physical strain from machine operation
- Occupational stress
- 20. Continuous Improvement
- Overlooked hazards
- Inability to adapt to changes