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The Log Loader Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Inadequate PPE
- 2. Pre-operational Inspection
- Failure of equipment
- Missed hazards due to inadequate inspection
- 3. Loading Logs
- Struck by moving logs
- Log roll-out
- 4. Transporting Logs
- Collision with other equipment or structures
- Load instability
- 5. Unloading Logs
- Crushed by logs during unloading
- Unexpected log movement
- 6. Log Stacking
- Falls from height
- Crushed by falling logs
- 7. Maintenance Work
- Injury from maintenance tools
- Caught in/between machinery parts
- 8. Breakdown Procedures
- Inadequate safety procedures
- Lack of knowledge on breakdown procedures
- 9. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate emergency procedures
- Lack of trained personnel for emergency situations
- 10. End of Shift Clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls due to untidy work area
- Inadequate waste management
- 11. Power Outage Procedures
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- Improper shutdown procedures
- 12. Dealing with Log Jams
- Struck by moving logs
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 13. Incident Management
- Inadequate incident response procedures
- Not reporting incidents immediately
- 14. Safety Meeting
- Not addressing safety issues promptly
- Unpreparedness for meeting
- 15. Site Clearing
- Struck by felled trees
- Impacts from flying debris
- 16. Equipment Handling
- Poor handling due to inadequate training
- Mechanical failure of equipment
- 17. Dealing with Hazardous Substances
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Improper waste disposal
- 18. Signalling and Communication
- Inadequate signalling causing accidents
- Miscommunication leading to hazards
- 19. Hazard Identification and Reporting
- Failure to identify potential hazards
- Inadequate hazard reporting processes
- 20. Weather Hazards
- Injury due to severe weather conditions
- Lack of proper shelter during severe weather