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The Use Of Hydraulic Dock Levelers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling issues
- 2. Equipment check
- Hydraulic failure
- Faulty control panel
- 3. Dock positioning
- Crush injuries
- Uncontrolled movements
- 4. Operate controls
- Electrical hazards
- Unexpected machine start-up
- 5. Level adjustment
- Limbs caught between dock and vehicle
- Falls from height
- 6. Vehicle positioning
- Collision
- Pedestrian struck by vehicle
- 7. Load/Unload cargo
- Falling objects
- Overexertion
- 8. Dock retraction
- Mechanical jams
- Trapped fingers or limbs
- 9. Securing dock
- Slips
- Falls from height
- 10. Post-operational checks
- Missed preventative maintenance
- Hydraulic leaks
- 11. Clean up area
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- 12. Report damages
- Ignored faults leading to operational danger
- Miscommunication
- 13. Maintenance Works
- Electrical hazards
- Caught in/between equipment parts
- 14. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate training leading to increased accidents
- Delay in emergency response
- 15. Training & Review
- Incorrect usage leading to accident
- Lack of updated knowledge on operation standards