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The Deck Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Eye injuries
- 2. Materials Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 3. Deck weatherproofing
- Chemical exposure
- Respiratory hazards from dust
- 4. Deck cleaning and maintenance
- Noise damage
- Vibration white finger
- Electric shock
- 5. Deck loading
- Fall from height
- Collisions with equipment
- 6. Unloading
- Crushing injury
- Equipment failure
- 7. Securing deck cargo
- Pinch points
- Entanglement in equipment
- 8. Routine inspections
- Electric shock
- Equipment failure
- Working at heights
- 9. Emergency procedures
- Fire hazards
- Medical emergencies
- 10. End of operations
- Dehydration
- Fatigue
- Heat stroke
- 11. Deck washing
- Slippery surfaces
- Chemical exposure
- 12. Rigging Operations
- Falls from heights
- Being struck by rigging equipment
- 13. Mooring Operations
- Caught between vessel and wharf
- Mooring line snap-back
- 14. Anchoring Operations
- Incorrect operation of windlass
- Hands or fingers caught in anchor chain
- 15. Gangway Operations
- Falls from height
- Slips on gangway
- 16. Fueling Operations
- Spillage causing slips
- Fire/explosion
- 17. Life-Saving Equipment Checks
- Fall from height
- Manual handling injuries
- 18. Crane Operations
- Crushing injuries
- Being struck by objects
- 19. Stores Transfer
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling overboard
- 20. Pollution Control Operations
- Chemical exposure
- Breathing difficulties