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The Loading Waste Onto Trucks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Vehicle Inspection
- Vehicle collision
- exposure to hazardous materials
- 3. Preparation of Loading Equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- equipment failure
- 4. Load Waste Onto Truck
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 5. Secure and Cover Waste
- Falling objects
- slips
- trips & falls
- 6. Transporting waste
- Machinery accidents
- road traffic accidents
- 7. Unload Waste
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 8. Return Loading Equipment
- Incorrect storage
- equipment failure
- 9. Cleaning Up
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- slips
- trips & falls
- 10. Post-Operation Vehicle Check
- Vehicle collision
- exposure to hazardous materials
- 11. Maintenance
- Incorrect use of machinery
- exposure to hazardous substances
- 12. Documenting Process
- Repetitive strain injury from writing
- eye strain
- 13. Dealing with Hazardous Waste
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- chemical burns
- 14. Compliance With Regulations
- Non-compliance penalties
- reputation damage
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate training
- panic during emergency
- 16. Training and Supervision
- Untrained staff causing accidents,inadequate supervision
- 17. Workplace Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- slips
- trips & falls
- 18. Incident Reporting
- Inadequate reporting leading to repeat accidents
- injuries during incident investigation
- 19. Safety Audits
- Inaccurate audit findings
- missed hazards
- 20. Continuous Improvement
- Resistance to change
- implementation of ineffective solutions