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The Restraint Use While Hoisting Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Inspection of Equipment
- Equipment failure
- Electric shock
- 3. Safety Briefing
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- Non-compliance with safety protocol
- 4. Setting Up Hoisting Equipment
- Inadequate setup leading to accidents
- Equipment falling
- 5. Testing Equipment
- Release of hazardous substances
- Equipment malfunction
- 6. Restraint Procedures
- Incorrect attachment causing accidents
- Personnel falling from height
- 7. Hoisting Process
- Equipment overload causing failure
- Falling objects
- 8. Operation at Height
- Falls from height
- Unsecured equipment or materials falling
- 9. Equipment Adjustments
- Improper adjustment leading to failure
- Negligence in checking equipment
- 10. Communication During Hoisting
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- Inadequate use of signals
- 11. Lowering Equipment and De-rigging
- Loose load fall
- Equipment falls due to mishandling
- 12. Post-operation Inspection
- Unreported wear and tear
- Overlooking potential faults in equipment
- 13. Cleaning Up
- Tripping over left behind equipment
- Exposure to harmful substances while cleaning
- 14. Reporting Issues
- Non-reporting of issues
- Ignorance of minor issues leading to major ones
- 15. Emergency Procedure Familiarisation
- Inadequate knowledge leading to inefficient response
- Panic causing accidents
- 16. Regular Training
- Complacency
- Not up-to-date with latest operation and safety methods
- 17. Maintenance Schedule
- Lack of maintenance leading to equipment failure
- Ignorance of minor issues leading to major ones
- 18. Safety Audits
- Non-compliance with safety guidelines
- Inadequate audit procedures leading to overlooked hazards
- 19. Risk Assessment
- Ignorance of potential hazards
- Non-assessment of new risks encountered
- 20. Documentation
- Loss of important documents
- Improper documentation leading to misinformation