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The Articulated Hauler Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping hazards
- Hazardous substances handling
- 2. Vehicle Pre-start Inspection
- Dust and noise pollution
- Falls from height
- 3. Start-up Procedures
- Crush hazards
- Traffic collision
- 4. Travel to Worksite
- Overturning vehicles
- Collision with other vehicles or pedestrians
- 5. Loading Procedures
- Unstable loads
- Falling objects
- 6. Hauling Loaded Shovel
- Slips and trips
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- 7. Unloading Procedures
- Penetrating wounds
- Explosions due to leaked fluids
- 8. Backfilling Actions
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Collapse of excavated areas
- 9. Maintenance Work
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Electrocution
- 10. Breakdown
- Falls from heights
- Crushing injuries
- 11. Emergency Response
- Fire hazard
- Chemical burns
- 12. Refuelling Procedures
- Fuel spillage
- Fire risk
- 13. Shift Handover
- Miscommunication risk
- Incomplete information transmission
- 14. Parking and Securing machine
- Machine runaway
- Failure in securing components
- 15. Post-operational Checks
- Manual handling injuries
- Biological hazards from waste materials
- 16. Shut-down Procedures
- Burns due to hot surfaces
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 17. Clean-up Activities
- Exposure to hazardous cleaning substances
- Inadequate decontamination
- 18. Reporting Procedures
- Miscommunication risk
- Lost information
- 19. Site Departure
- Traffic collision
- Incident during transit
- 20. Post-Operations Review
- Mental stress
- Burnout syndrome