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The Replacing Vehicle Battery Roadside Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips or falls
- Hazardous manual tasks
- 2. Vehicle Stabilisation
- Vehicle movement
- Incorrect equipment usage
- 3. Battery Configuration Assessment
- Incorrect battery identification
- Chemical hazards from leaking battery
- 4. Donning PPE
- Incorrect PPE usage
- Unidentified chemical exposures
- 5. Disconnecting the Battery
- Electrical shock
- Acid burns from leaking battery
- 6. Removing the Old Battery
- Inadequate lifting technique
- Acid burns
- 7. Inspecting and Cleaning Battery Terminal
- Chemical hazards
- Cuts or abrasions
- 8. Installing New Battery
- Heavy lifting
- Electrical shocks
- 9. Reconnecting the Battery
- Electrical shocks
- Acid burns
- 10. Testing the New Battery
- Incorrect test procedures
- Electrical shock
- 11. Disposal of Old Battery
- Improper disposal
- Chemical exposure
- 12. Post-Procedure Clean Up
- Exposure to chemicals
- Poor housekeeping practices
- 13. Job Site Demobilisation
- Poor housekeeping
- Manual handling with tools and equipment
- 14. Safety and Equipment Check
- Failure to inspect
- Incorrect operation of defective equipment
- 15. Reporting and Documentation
- Failure to report accidents/incidents or unsafe conditions
- Miscommunication