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The Crane Operation Near Power Lines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Faulty equipment
- inadequate training
- 2. Site inspection
- Inadequate light
- uneven ground
- 3. Pre-operation checks
- Machinery damage
- oil leak
- 4. Crane Setup
- Unstable surface
- Insufficient setup space
- 5. Lifting loads
- Incorrectly slung load
- overload
- 6. Moving the Crane
- Collision with objects
- Overturning
- 7. Operating near power lines
- Electrocution
- Equipment contact with power line
- 8. Lowering loads
- Dropped loads
- Pinch points
- 9. Dismantling the crane
- Falling objects
- Incorrect disassembly process
- 10. Regular Maintenance and Inspections
- Unexpected start
- Electric shock
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate emergency procedures
- Lack of communication
- 12. Housekeeping
- Trips and falls
- Poor hygiene
- 13. Shift Changeover
- Lack of awareness
- Inadequate briefings
- 14. End of Workday Procedures
- Unsecured site
- Equipment malfunctions overnight
- 15. Documentation and Reporting
- Data error
- Inadequate recording
- 16. Power Line Checks
- High reaching cranes
- Proximity to power lines
- 17. Safety Briefings and Trainings
- Incomplete information
- Lack of understanding
- 18. Load Verification
- Overloading
- Incorrect calculation of weight
- 19. Safety Inspections
- Non-compliance to safety standards
- Faulty safety equipment
- 20. End of Shift Checks
- Incomplete checks
- Unattended machinery