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The Manual Handling Of Tyres Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Exposure to sharp objects
- 2. Tyre Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous substances (rubber dust)
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 3. Initiating Tyre Change Sequence
- Crushing Injury due to incorrect manual handling
- Unexpected tyre explosion
- 4. Loosening Tyre
- Musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive movement
- Noise related hazards
- 5. Removing Tyre From Wheel Assembly
- Potential for falling objects
- Strains from overexertion
- 6. Cleaning and Inspecting Rim
- Cuts or abrasions from metal shards
- Exposure to rust or other harmful materials
- 7. Placing New Tyre onto Rim
- Incorrect manual handling causing musculoskeletal injuries
- Potential for pinching or crushing fingers
- 8. Inflating Tyre
- Tyre explosion causing flying debris
- High pressure air causing injury
- 9. Attaching Tyre to Vehicle
- Incorrect use of tools leading to injury
- Strain from lifting heavy object
- 10. Lowering Vehicle
- Potential for vehicle collapse
- Musculoskeletal injuries from sudden movement
- 11. Final Inspection and Clean Up
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Tripping hazards from left over materials/tools
- 12. Documentation
- Poor ergonomics causing strain
- Paper cuts
- 13. Disposing Old Tyres
- Potential for back or knee injury when bending/lifting
- Hazardous residue from worn tyres
- 14. Equipment Maintenance
- Burns or electrocution from faulty equipment
- Tripping over power cords
- 15. Emergency Plan Review
- Stress related to emergency situations
- Inadequate evacuation planning leading to injury during an emergency
- 16. Training and Education for Handling Tyres
- Inadequate understanding causing misuse of equipment
- No knowledge of potential hazards
- 17. Regular Safety Inspections
- Overlooking minor issues leading to major accidents
- Failure to identify emerging risks
- 18. Assessing the Effectiveness of Control Measures
- Non-adherence to safety regulations leading to repeats of past mistakes - slow improvement
- Ignorance of new technique advancements that could improve safety measures
- 19. Transporting Tyres to and From Workshop
- Potential for manual handling injuries
- Road traffic accident risk when transporting tyres
- 20. Cleaning the Work Area
- Slips
- trips and falls due to wet floors
- Exposure to chemical cleaning substances