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The Pulling Loaded Hand Trucks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of training
- Uneven surface
- 2. Loading hands trucks
- Manual handling injuries
- Overloading
- 3. Pulling the hand truck
- Tripping over items
- Struck by moving objects
- 4. Maneuvering through workspace
- Collision with others
- Slipping or falling
- 5. Ascending/Descending inclines
- Rollover accidents
- Loss of load
- 6. Crossing thresholds
- Rough terrain
- Tipping over
- 7. Unloading the hand trucks
- Manual handling injuries
- Dropped items
- 8. Maintenance and inspection
- Equipment malfunction
- Neglected maintenance
- 9. Emergency procedure drilling
- Unprepared for emergencies
- Panic
- 10. End of shift cleanup
- Tripping hazards
- Incorrect waste disposal
- 11. Placement in storage area
- Obstruction in walkways
- Incorrect parking
- 12. Regular review of safety protocol
- Outdated protocols
- Non-compliance
- 13. Update on new procedures/guidelines
- Misinterpretation of guidelines
- Resistance to change
- 14. Toolbox meetings prior to start task
- Miscommunication
- Poor planning
- 15. Training on manual handling techniques
- Inappropriate lifting practices
- Accidental injury
- 16. Use of correct PPE
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate protection
- 17. Reporting unsafe work practices
- Fear of reporting
- Inconsistent reporting
- 18. Implementing control measures
- Incomplete implementation
- Resistance to controls
- 19. Continuous monitoring of work site
- Inadequate vigilance
- Ignored hazards
- 20. Regular update of risk assessment
- Outdated risk assessment
- Ignored change in risks