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The Operating Power-Operated Vehicles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 2. Pre-Operational Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Slips and trips
- 3. Loading and Unloading
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 4. Operation
- Collision with pedestrians or other vehicles
- Overturning
- 5. Parking and Shutdown
- Overheating
- Spillage and leakages
- 6. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Chemical contact
- 7. Emergency Procedures
- Fire risk
- Chemical spillage
- 8. Site Clean-up
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Trips and falls
- 9. Transportation
- Traffic accidents
- Load instability
- 10. Refuelling and Recharging
- Sparks leading to fire
- Exposure to fumes
- 11. Dealing with Hazardous Materials
- Chemical exposure
- Fire and explosion
- 12. Securing the Vehicle
- Theft
- Vandalism
- 13. Equipment Checking
- Faulty equipment
- Electrical Shock
- 14. Communication and Signalling
- Missed signals
- Incorrect information transmission
- 15. Weather Conditions
- Poor visibility
- Slippery surfaces due to rain
- 16. Vehicle Lifting and Towing
- Unbalanced loads
- Equipment failure
- 17. Worker's Well-being
- Fatigue
- Stress and overworking
- 18. Night-time Operations
- Reduced visibility
- Fatigue
- 19. Long-distance Travelling
- Vehicle breakdown
- Fatigue due to long driving hours
- 20. Storage of Vehicles
- Incorrect positioning
- Oil leakage leading to slippage