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The Boom Truck Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Site Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- possible contact with electricity
- 2. Vehicle and Equipment Check
- Mechanical faults
- incorrect operation
- 3. Unloading the Boom Truck
- Falling objects
- accidental release of restraint equipment
- 4. Positioning the Boom Truck
- Overhead obstructions
- power lines
- uneven ground
- 5. Setting up the Operating Area
- Collision with other vehicles
- exposure to noisy environments
- 6. Disassembling the Boom Truck
- Struck by moving boom
- sudden release of potential energy
- 7. Loading Materials onto the Boom Truck
- Incorrect lifting practices
- falling materials
- overloading
- 8. Cleaning the Worksite
- Contact with hazardous substances
- slips
- trips
- and falls
- 9. Completion of Task and Sign Off
- Incompleter sign off leads to inproper dismantling
- 10. Emergency Plan & Response
- Lack of emergency response
- inadequate training
- 11. Maintenance and Inspection
- Unexpected machine start
- unqualified personnel for inspection
- 12. Storage of Boom Truck
- Unsafe parking location
- corrosion due to improper storage
- 13. Fuel Handling & Storage
- Spillages leading to fire risks
- toxic fumes from fuel
- 14. Boom Truck Operation
- Failure of boom truck operation
- operator error
- 15. Testing of the Boom Truck
- Inadequate testing procedures
- lack of training for testers
- 16. Installing and Removing Attachments
- Incorrect attachment installation
- falling attachments during removal
- 17. Lifting load using boom
- Load shift or drop
- overload boom truck
- 18. Driving boom truck
- Collision with objects or people
- tip-over on uneven surfaces
- 19. Breakdown handling
- Lack of worker knowledge
- improper tool use
- 20. Documentation & Reporting
- Missing or incorrect documentation
- poor record management