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The Trailer Extension Retraction Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect handling
- Lack of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate training
- Poor condition of trailer
- 3. Extension Operation
- Unexpected movement
- Caught in/between objects
- Overreaching
- 4. Retraction Operation
- Unexpected movement
- Muscle strains and sprains from manual retraction
- 5. Load Check
- Overloaded trailer
- Lack of securement devices
- Fall from height
- 6. Travel to Site
- Road accidents
- Unsecured goods
- Weather conditions
- 7. Arrival on Site
- Unmanaged traffic
- Trips and falls
- 8. Positioning Trailer
- Back injury from exertion
- Colliding with pedestrians or vehicles
- 9. Unhitch from Vehicle
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Getting crushed between vehicle and trailer
- 10. Extension for Loading
- Pinch points
- Unexpected movements
- Hit by moving object
- 11. Secure Load
- Inadequate load restraint
- Falls from height
- 12. Retraction After Loading
- Struck by moving parts
- Uncontrolled release of load
- 13. Rehitch to Vehicle
- Back strain
- Pinch points from hitch mechanism
- Runaway trailer
- 14. Departure from Site
- Collision with pedestrians or other vehicles
- Slips
- trips and falls.
- 15. Arrival at Destination
- Uncontrolled release of load
- Run over by trailer
- 16. Unload
- Fall of materials
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 17. Retraction After Unloading
- Struck by moving parts
- Pinch points
- 18. Rehitch for Return to Base
- Back strain
- Pinch points from hitch mechanism
- Runaway trailer
- 19. Departure from Destination
- Collisions with pedestrians or vehicles
- Slips
- trips and falls.
- 20. Final Checks at Base
- Inadequate inspection
- Missed damage
- Inadequate maintenance planning