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The Operating Mobile Elevated Platforms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Manual handling injuries
- Electric shock from faulty equipment.
- 2. Clearance Checking
- Falling objects
- Collisions with overhead obstructions
- Coming into contact with electricity sources.
- 3. Machine Selection
- Risk of choosing the wrong machine for the job
- Risk of operating a faulty machine.
- 4. Pre-operation Checks
- Injury from faulty parts
- Fire hazard from leakages.
- 5. Operate Equipment
- Falling from heights
- Finger entrapment.
- 6. Load Lifting
- Unbalanced loads causing tip over
- Loads falling onto personnel below.
- 7. Navigating Site
- Collisions with other machines or structures
- Trip hazards.
- 8. Machine Transportation
- Accidents during transit
- Debris flying from vehicle.
- 9. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Burns from hot surfaces.
- 10. Emergency Response
- Not being able to react in emergency situations due lack of training
- Injuries from insufficient protective equipment.
- 11. Shut Down
- Electrical faults causing fires
- Trip hazards from improper packing of materials.
- 12. Clean up
- Exposure to dangerous cleaning chemicals and materials
- Body strain from heavy lifting.
- 13.Deploying stabilisers
- Machine instability leading to tip-over accidents
- Crushing or shearing points.
- 14.Middle lift operation
- Falls from height
- Objects dropping onto persons below.
- 15.Equipment Storage
- Incorrect storing leading to potential falls
- Inadequate space causing other work hazards.
- 16.Dismantling
- Mistakes during process could lead to machinery collapse
- Sharp edges causing cuts or scrapes.
- 17. Post-Operation Check
- Neglected defects resulting in accidents
- Failure to notice deteriorating parts.
- 18.Removal of Waste Materials
- Skin irritation from dust or residues
- Eye injury due to airborne particles.
- 19.Reporting and Documentation
- Failure to record could lead to repeat mistakes
- Emergency situations unrecorded.
- 20.Review and Feedback
- Missed improvements due to lack of communication
- Issues not being addressed quickly enough.