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The Unload Oversized Cargo From A Shipping Container Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- Slip/trip/fall hazards
- 2. Safety Check Accessibility
- Crushing injuries
- Falling objects
- 3. Container Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Entrapment
- 4. Unloading Plan creation
- Incorrect assessment of weight/cargo
- misinformation
- 5. Equipment Check
- Equipment failure
- Inadequate maintenance
- 6. Setting up the Unloader
- Slips/falls
- Struck by moving object
- 7. Positioning of Operator
- Poor visibility
- Struck by moving object
- 8. Opening of the Container
- Improper manual handling
- Falling cargo
- 9. Assessing Cargo
- Misjudgement of weight/size
- Miscommunication
- 10. Initial tug to check stability
- Tip-over hazard
- Crushing hazard
- 11. Cargo Shifting
- Toppling of cargo
- Collision impact
- 12. Continued Unloading
- Fall hazards
- Crushing hazards
- 13. Orchestrating Cargo Movement
- Collision with other equipment/people
- Noise induced hearing loss
- 14. Removing from the Operational Area
- Trip hazards
- Improper stacking
- 15. Concluding Operation and Reporting
- Documentation errors
- Miscommunications
- 16. Clean Up and Secure Area
- Slippery surfaces
- Sharp objects
- 17. Equipment Post-Check
- Equipment malfunction
- Missing defects due to oversight
- 18. Final Check on Container
- Leftover cargo
- Hazards left in container
- 19. Documentation and Record Keeping
- Miscommunication
- Missing information
- 20. Debrief and feedback session
- Misinterpretation of feedback
- Non-compliance