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The Unloading Raw Materials From A Freight Train. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Pre-arrival preparation
- Inadequate training
- Improper personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Check Train Arrival
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by moving vehicle
- Noise
- 3. Setup safety zones
- Incorrect positioning
- Inadequate signage
- 4. Open freight doors
- Strains and sprains
- Falling objects
- 5. Activate unloading plant
- Uncontrolled energy source
- Equipment malfunction
- 6. Position receiving bins
- Moving heavy items
- Crush injuries
- 7. Unload materials
- Falling objects
- Caught in/between objects
- 8. Inspect materials
- Cut or abrasion injuries
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 9. Record all received materials
- Manual handling
- Paper cuts
- 10. Close freight doors
- Strains and sprains
- Pinch points
- 11. Deactivate unloading plant
- Uncontrolled energy source
- Equipment malfunction
- 12. Remove safety zones
- Not visible to traffic
- Pedestrian-vehicle interaction
- 13. Post-training evaluation
- Improper procedures followed
- Inadequate knowledge
- 14. Report any incidents or near misses
- Psychological stress
- Failing to report
- 15. Clean up work area
- Slippery surfaces
- Sharp objects
- 16. Final inspection of work area
- Undetected hazards
- Unsecured equipment
- 17. Report and document all completed tasks
- Omitted procedures
- Lack of proper documentation
- 18. Prepare train for departure
- Moving heavy items
- Crush injuries
- 19. Train departure
- Struck by moving vehicle
- Noise
- 20. Post-work debriefing
- Inadequate communication
- Psychological stress