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The Performing Emergency Stops Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Erroneous operations
- 2. Inspecting vehicle
- Falling from height
- Contact with moving parts
- 3. Informing all team members
- Miscommunication
- Lack of awareness
- 4. Performing emergency stop test
- Vehicle malfunction
- Failure of safety systems
- 5. Evaluating the test result
- Misinterpretation of results
- Lack of competent staff
- 6. Reviewing the procedure
- Inadequate information
- Not understanding instructions
- 7. Identifying required modifications
- Incorrect modification
- Lack of competent staff
- 8. Implementing modifications
- Incorrect implementation
- Damage to vehicle systems
- 9. Verifying modifications
- Lack of verification
- Not confirming modifications
- 10. Training staff on changes
- Incomplete training
- Misunderstanding instructions
- 11. Performing new emergency stop test
- Vehicle malfunction
- Failure of safety systems
- 12. Evaluating new test results
- Misinterpretation of results
- Lack of competent staff
- 13. Recording and reporting results
- Inaccurate record keeping
- Data leakage
- 14. Regularly inspecting safety systems
- Worn-out parts
- System failure
- 15. Continuous monitoring and improvement
- Complacency
- Inefficiencies in process