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The Access Platform Usage Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unstable ground conditions
- Incorrect load calculation
- 2. Pre-start Inspection
- Equipment defects
- Inadequate training
- 3. Setting Up the Platform
- Falling from height
- Uncontrolled movement of equipment
- 4. Loading Material & Tools
- Overloading of platform
- Inadequate securing of load
- 5. Mounting Access Platform
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Injury due to improper mounting techniques
- 6. Operating the Platform
- Collision with objects or people
- Faulty operation controls
- 7. Working at Height
- Fall of persons
- Fall of materials
- 8. Dismounting the Platform
- Injury due to improper dismounting techniques
- slips
- and falls
- 9. Unloading Materials & Tools
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Equipment striking workers
- 10. Lowering of Platform
- Uncontrolled descent
- Equipment failure
- 11. End of Work Check
- Missed potential damage
- Inadequate post-operation check
- 12. Maintenance & Repair
- Electrical shock
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Non-response during emergency
- Lack of first-aid arrangements
- 14. Document and Record Control
- Error in documentation
- Loss of inspection record
- 15. Incidence Reporting
- Delay in reporting
- Incomplete incidence report
- 16. Equipment Storage
- Incorrect storage causing damage
- Manual handling injuries during storage
- 17. Waste Disposal
- Improper waste disposal leading to environmental hazards
- Fire Hazard from flammable trash
- 18. Elevating the Platform
- Collision with overhead obstacles
- Equipment toppling over due to imbalance
- 19. Repositioning the Platform
- Crush injuries during repositioning
- Collision with other objects
- 20. Decommissioning the Platform
- Environmental harm due to improper disposal
- Injuries during dismantling