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The Loading And Unloading Timber Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Safety Equipment Checklist
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Faulty safety equipment
- 3. Loading Timber
- Manual handling injuries
- Crushing hazards
- 4. Securing Load
- Falling objects
- Entanglement
- 5. Transporting Load
- Vehicle accidents
- Load shift
- 6. Unloading Timber
- Strike against sharp object
- Manual handling injuries
- 7. Clean Up
- Improper waste disposal
- Slip-Trip-and-Fall Hazard
- 8. Regular Maintenance Check
- Equipment malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 9. Review Safety Protocols
- Miscommunication of safety protocols
- Non-compliance to safety rules
- 10. Emergency Procedures Training
- Inadequate response to emergencies
- Panic during emergencies
- 11. Work Area Inspections
- Unidentified hazards
- Poor lighting
- 12. Safety Briefings
- Misunderstanding instructions
- Non-adherence to safety procedures
- 13. Worker Health Checkups
- Overexertion
- Heat stress
- 14. Safety Equipment Audits
- Non-compliant safety gear
- Faulty safety equipment
- 15. Injury Reporting Mechanism
- Inadequate injury reporting
- Failure to report injuries
- 16. Debriefing Post-Operations
- Miscommunication
- Ignorance of safety violations