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The Controlling Powered Mobile Plant Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect use of equipment
- Lack of training for staff
- 2. Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Unidentified hazards in work area
- 3. Operation
- Falling from height
- Machinery malfunction
- Inadequate safety devices
- 4. Servicing
- Improper handling of tools
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 5. Storage
- Potential fire risk
- Unauthorised access
- 6. Shutdown
- Energy release
- Inadvertent start-up
- 7. Emergency Response
- Latency in response time
- Inadequate emergency machinery
- 8. Maintenance
- Insufficient safety measures
- Use of faulty tools
- 9. Towing
- Improper coupling
- Exceeding load limit
- 10. Fuel Handling
- Fire risk from spillage
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 11. Load Handling
- Overloading
- Irregular load shift
- 12. Parking
- Inappropriate location for parking
- Mechanical failures impacting safe stop
- 13. Travel on public road
- Road accidents
- Reckless driving
- 14. Traversing slopes
- Rollover incidents
- Inadequate controls to maintain stability
- 15. Loading / Unloading
- Incorrect method used
- Falling objects
- 16. Communication Failure
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- Equipment failure
- 17. Permit to work process
- Non-adherence to safety instructions
- Lack of monitoring
- 18. Route Planning
- Inappropriate terrains
- Weather conditions
- 19. Driver Changeover
- Untrained replacement driver
- Fatigue related issues
- 20. Demobilisation
- Leftover hazards
- Insufficient clean up