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The Load Bearing Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery malfunctions
- inappropriate equipment
- lack of training
- 2. Sizing and marking
- Incorrect measurements
- contact with sharp objects
- 3. Cutting materials
- Flying debris
- noise
- vibration
- harmful dust
- 4. Positioning the load
- Back
- shoulder or neck strain
- slips
- trips or falls
- 5. Securing the load
- Falling objects
- unstable load
- 6. Lifting the load
- Manual handling injuries
- back and muscle strains
- 7. Moving the load
- Collision with pedestrians or other loads
- trip hazards
- 8. Lowering the load
- Crush injuries from uncontrolled lowering or dropping
- 9. Unloading the load
- Falling objects
- uncontrolled release of energy
- 10. Inspection post-lifting
- Faulty equipment
- overlooked damage
- 11. Maintenance procedures
- Electric shock
- inadequate lock out tag out procedures
- 12. Cleaning up
- Tripping over leftover material
- exposure to hazardous substances
- 13. Storage and disposal
- Unsafe stacking
- improper disposal of waste materials
- 14. Reporting
- Incomplete/ inaccurate reporting leading to potential hazards
- 15. Training and Supervision
- Lack of skills
- inappropriate supervision
- 16. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate response to emergencies
- lack of first aid skills
- 17. Regular monitoring and review
- Infrequent hazard identification
- inadequate control measures
- 18. Administrative controls
- Non-compliance with instructions
- improper documentation
- 19. Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
- Insufficient PPE
- inappropriate use of PPE
- 20. Health monitoring
- Overlooking health issues related to work
- inadequate monitoring