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The Motor Grader Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate pre-start inspection
- 2. Site Assessment
- Uneven terrain
- Unidentified utilities
- 3. Equipment Set-up
- Contact with overhead power lines
- Operator error
- 4. Pre-Start Checks
- Poorly maintained equipment
- Missing safety devices
- 5. Grading Operations
- Contact with other machinery
- Dust generation
- 6. Blade Adjustments
- Rapid blade movement
- Pinch points
- 7. Stockpile Management
- Collapse of stockpile
- Unstable materials
- 8. Trench Excavation
- Underground services contact
- Trench collapse
- 9. Erosion Control
- Soil erosion
- Surface water contamination
- 10. Final Grading
- Inadequate compaction
- Sharp edges/objects
- 11. Cleaning Work Area
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Manual handling injuries
- 12. Refuelling
- Fuel spills
- Incorrect fuel usage
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Crushing injuries
- Entanglement with moving parts
- 14. Breakdown & Recovery
- Mechanical breakdown
- Heavy lifting injuries
- 15. Securing Site
- Theft
- Vandalism
- Unauthorised access
- 16. Traffic Management
- Vehicle collisions
- Pedestrian incidents
- 17. Dealing with Incident
- Ineffective incident response
- Communication breakdowns
- 18. Final Inspection
- Incomplete work
- Re-work
- 19. Documentation
- Incorrect or incomplete records
- Miscommunication
- 20. Demobilisation
- Equipment transport incidents
- Inadequate site clean-up