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The Loading Bay Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Pre-operation check
- Equipment faults or malfunctions
- Physical strain from prolonged use
- 3. Loading
- Falling loads
- Slippery surfaces
- Forklift accidents
- 4. Securing load
- Struck by moving objects
- Incorrect manual handling techniques
- 5. Cleaning loading bay
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Wet slippery floors
- 6. Routine maintenance
- Faulty equipment
- Contact with electricity
- 7. Emergency procedures
- Fire in loading bay
- Lack of knowledge on what steps to take during an emergency
- 8. Reporting any unsafe situation
- Endangerment of self and others
- Failure to follow safety protocols
- 9. Proper usage of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE)
- Inadequate protection
- Failure to properly use PPE,
- 10. Checking and adjusting controls
- Faulty controls
- Inadequate general inspection
- 11. Unloading goods
- Heavy lifting
- High stack collapse,
- 12. Storing goods
- Improper storage
- Falling objects
- 13. Rechecking after unloading
- Damaged goods
- Profiles left on floor
- 14. Passage of delivery vehicles
- Vehicle collision
- Pedestrians hit by vehicles
- 15. Final Check before closing operation
- Ignored safety measures
- Forgotten equipment near the loading dock
- 16. Closing down procedures
- Accidental lock-ins
- Ignored safety measures
- 17. Documentation
- Incorrect filling of documents
- Misplaced documents
- 18. Housekeeping
- Cluttered work environment
- Slip trips and falls
- 19. Inspection before next use
- Unrecognized faulty equipment
- Hidden surface damage
- 20. Training for new staff
- Inadequate training
- Accidents due to lack of knowledge