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The Organise Flat-Bed Transport Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falls from height
- handling of heavy goods
- 2. Load Goods
- Overexertion
- manual handling injuries
- objects falling during transit
- 3. Secure Goods
- Manual handling injuries
- slips trips and falls
- 4. Drive to Destination
- Traffic accidents
- fatigue
- 5. Unload Goods
- Manual handling injuries
- overexertion
- falls
- 6. Return Journey
- Fatigue
- traffic accidents
- 7. Refuelling
- Fire/Explosion risk
- exposure to harmful substances
- 8. End of Shift Reporting
- Poor communication leading to mistakes
- 9. Maintenance
- Accidents due to lack of maintenance
- falls while performing maintenance tasks
- 10. Cleaning of Flat-beds
- Use of dangerous chemical cleaning agents
- acute injuries due to sharp impurities
- 11. Site Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- contact with sharp or unsafe materials
- 12. Stowing Gear
- Manual handling injuries
- falls
- 13. Emergency Procedures Handling
- Unexpected hazardous material spill or exposure
- inability to perform procedures correctly
- 14. Security Measures
- Assault
- robbery
- theft
- 15. Health Provider Consultation
- Miscommunication
- misunderstanding of workplace hazards
- 16. Shift Handover
- Miscommunication leading to work-related mistakes
- 17. Incident Reporting
- Unawareness of work hazards
- lack of effective communication
- 18. Parking
- Collisions with pedestrians or other vehicles
- manual handling injuries while securing vehicle
- 19. Driver Breaks
- Lack of rest causing over-fatigue
- poor concentration
- 20. Job Completion
- Paperwork errors
- lost or misplaced documents