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The Pallet Jack Powered Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect equipment selection
- Inadequate workspace
- 2. Pre-Operation Check
- Mechanical failure
- Missing safety features
- 3. Loading Pallets
- Unbalanced load
- Manual handling injuries
- 4. Maneuvering
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by a moving vehicle
- 5. Stacking
- Collapse of pallet stack
- Operator error
- 6. Unloading the Jack
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 7. Jack Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Hydraulic fluid leakage
- 8. Charging Battery
- Battery explosion
- Acid burns
- 9. Transporting Jack
- Jack movement in transit
- Insufficient securement
- 10. Storage
- Inadequate storage space
- Improper storage orientation
- 11. Inspections
- Inaccessibility
- Lack of inspection knowledge
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Unprepared operators
- Delay in response time