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The Cantilevered Crane Loading Platforms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Delivery and Unloading
- Traffic accidents
- Incorrect lifting procedures
- Falling objects
- 3. Set Up and Levelling
- Crushing and pinching injuries
- Equipment failure
- 4. Inspection of Platforms
- Risky access
- Rusty or broken parts
- Electrical hazards
- 5. Outriggers extension
- Collision with surrounding objects
- Overloading
- 6. Lift Planning
- Improper rigging
- Load over capacity
- 7. Load attaching
- Incorrect attachment
- Inadequate equipment
- Dropped loads
- 8. Hoisting
- Overhead power lines
- Personnel within swing radius
- Uneven ground conditions
- 9. Positioning the Load
- Communication problems
- Struck by falling objects
- Crashing against other loads
- 10. Detaching the Load
- Loose rigging
- Load instability
- Dropped loads
- 11. Crane breakdown
- Machinery malfunction
- Lack of maintenance
- 12. Regular Checks and Maintenance
- Incorrect procedure
- Defective equipment
- 13. Emergency response
- Inadequate training
- Ineffective communication
- 14. Packing up
- Incorrect manual handling
- Falling objects
- 15. Reporting
- Paperwork errors
- Miscommunication
- Lost reports