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The Operate A Bucket Truck Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falls from height
- Incorrect procedure followed
- 2. Pre-Start Inspection
- Equipment failure
- Slips and trips
- 3. Positioning Truck
- Collision with pedestrians or structures
- Overhead power lines
- 4. Setting Up Stabilisers
- Vehicle instability
- Falls
- 5. Raising Bucket
- Caught between truck and bucket
- Falls from height
- 6. Operating Controls Inside Bucket
- Electrocution
- Caught in machinery
- 7. Working at Heights
- Falls from height
- Loss of control over tools/equipment
- 8. Lowering Bucket
- Crushing injury
- Falls from height
- 9. Dismantling
- Pinch points
- Improper handling of heavy loads
- 10. Moving The Truck
- Pedestrian collision
- Inappropriate speed
- 11. Post-Operation Inspection
- Slips and trips
- Equipment failure
- 12. Clean Up
- Chemical exposure
- Sharps injuries
- 13. Secure And Store Equipment
- Unauthorized use
- Theft
- Vandalism
- 14. Maintenance (Scheduled/Unscheduled)
- Incorrect technique
- Use of improper tools
- 15. Reporting & Documentation
- Error in reporting
- Non-compliance to guidelines
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate response
- Panic during evacuation
- 17. Training & Education
- Mishandling of equipment
- Inadequate operator skills