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The Operate Heavy Machinery Onsite Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- exposure to noise and vibration
- 2. Site Inspection
- Traffic accidents
- accidental falls
- electrical shock
- 3. Equipment Check
- Injury from moving parts
- burns from hot surfaces
- 4. Pre-start Checks
- Fluid leaks causing slips
- falling objects
- 5. Machine Operation Start
- Wrong operations leading to accidents
- entanglement
- 6. Load Transporting
- Traffic accidents
- overloading
- 7. Machine Operation Management
- Incorrect operation technique
- machine failure
- 8. Refuelling Machinery
- Fire hazards
- fluid leakage causing falls
- 9. Maintenance Activities
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- cuts by sharp objects
- 10. Safety Device Checks
- Device failures leading to accidents
- electric shocks
- 11. Heavy Lifts
- Muscle strain
- crushing injuries
- 12. Emergency Procedure Familiarity
- Accidents during emergency
- inefficiency in controlling emergencies
- 13. Handling Hazardous Substances
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- risk of explosion or fire
- 14. Night Operations
- Reduced visibility causing accidents
- fatigue
- 15. Machinery Shutdown
- Improper shut down procedures
- electric shock
- 16. Post-operation Cleanup
- Risk of falling
- chemical exposure
- 17. Reporting Accidents
- Lack of appropriate reporting of hazards and risks
- delayed response
- 18. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- puncture or cuts from sharp wastes
- 19. Site Review
- Risk of ignoring potential hazards in future
- inefficient hazard control practice
- 20. End Shift Procedures
- Fatigue leading to accidents
- wrong lock-out procedures