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The Driving Commercial Vehicles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Failure to complete pre-inspection
- Improper set up of vehicle
- 2. Getting into Commercial Vehicles
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Strain or overexertion injuries
- 3. Vehicle Start Up
- Engine Failure
- Accidental collisions
- 4. Loading/Unloading Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- 5. Regular Driving
- Accidents due to speed
- Hit pedestrian
- 6. Emergency Stop Procedure
- Rear-end collision
- Brake failure
- 7. Vehicle Maintenance
- Injury from incorrect use of tools
- Fires from flammable substances
- 8. Parking
- Collision with fixed object
- Movement of stationary vehicles
- 9. Refuelling
- Chemical spills
- fire risks
- 10. Travelling at Night
- Reduced visibility
- Fatigue
- 11. Long Distance Trips
- Fatigue
- Dietary problems
- 12. Vehicle Offloading on Site
- Dangerous good leaks
- Crushing injuries
- 13. Dealing with Breakdowns
- Facing traffic
- Struck by moving vehicles
- 14. Securing Load
- Falls from height
- Overbalanced loads
- 15. Using GPS Navigation
- Distracted driving
- GPS Malfunction
- 16. Unsecure Loads
- Shift of load causing imbalance
- Falling objects
- 17. Handling Cash and Valuables
- Robbery
- Theft
- 18. End of Journey Checks
- Vehicle damage not reported
- Personal injury while inspecting vehicle
- 19. Dealing with the Public
- Verbal or physical assault
- 20. Dealing with Animals on the Road
- Accident due to sudden stop or swerving