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The Struck By Moving Vehicle Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate site survey
- No traffic management plan
- 2. Personnel training
- Unskilled operators
- Lack of safety awareness
- 3. Vehicle pre-operational check
- Malfunctioning brakes or lights
- vehicle not maintained properly
- 4. Loading materials
- Overloading
- Unbalanced load
- 5. Vehicle movement on site
- Collisions with other vehicles or pedestrians
- blind spots
- 6. Reversing and parking
- Striking personnel or objects
- Limited visibility
- 7. Transporting materials
- Spill of hazardous substances
- Falling objects
- 8. Off-loading materials
- Moving vehicle during off-load
- Uncontrolled release of load
- 9. Maintenance and Repairs
- Working beneath suspended parts of vehicle
- unguarded moving parts
- 10. Emergency procedures
- Poorly understood procedures
- Inadequate first aid equipment
- 11. Clean-up operations
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Contact with harmful substances
- 12. Securing the job site
- Theft or vandalism
- Insecure loads falling
- 13. Traffic control
- Inadequate signage
- Poor lighting conditions
- 14. Personal Protective Equipment usage
- Improper use or lack of PPE
- No safety glasses or hi-vis vests
- 15. Communication Issues
- Poor comprehension of instructions
- ‘blame culture’ suppressing communication
- 16. Fatigue Management
- Extended working hours
- insufficient break time
- 17. Weather Conditions
- Slippery surfaces during rainfall
- High wind speed increasing instability of load
- 18. Health monitoring
- Lack of medical checks
- Occupation Specific Risks unaddressed
- 19. Compliance Monitoring
- Neglecting the regular safety audit
- Breach of legislation
- 20. Incident reporting and investigation
- Inadequate documentation
- Poor follow-up process