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The Unloading Glass Materials From Trucks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper PPE
- Lack of training
- 2. Arriving on Site
- Traffic Hazards
- Incorrect delivery location
- 3. Removing restraints
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Falling objects
- 4. Operating unloading equipment
- Equipment failure
- Noise
- 5. Unloading the glass materials
- Glass breakage
- Manual handling injuries
- 6. Stacking glass materials
- Incorrect stacking
- Stable surface
- 7. Securing the area
- Unauthorised access
- Inadequate warning signs
- 8. Moving glass to designated area
- Moving vehicle hazards
- Manual handling injuries
- 9. Inspecting glass for damage
- Glass cuts
- Eye injuries from glass shards
- 10. Reporting any issues or hazards
- Not understanding procedures
- Missing hazards
- 11. Disposal / clean-up
- Cuts from broken glass
- Trip hazards from debris
- 12. Leaving site safely
- Moving vehicle hazards
- Uneven ground
- 13. Reviewing procedures
- Not understanding procedures
- No review conducted
- 14. Communicating with team
- Miscommunication
- Not understanding instructions
- 15. Providing feedback for improvement
- Lack of communication
- No formal process for feedback
- 16. Documentation of activities and incidents
- Missing documentation
- Incorrect information recorded
- 17. Updating training and information
- Out of date training
- Not understanding updated procedures
- 18. Monitoring changes in procedure
- People not following procedures
- No process to monitor changes
- 19. Maintaining unloading equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Lack of maintenance
- 20. Checking weather conditions
- Weather changing rapidly
- Hazardous weather conditions