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The Use Of Lifting Equipment (Hooks, Chains) Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- equipment malfunction
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Physical injury from faulty equipment
- electrical hazards from damaged equipment
- 3. Checking Load Weight
- Overexertion injuries
- falling objects
- 4. Securing Load
- Unstable load
- physical injury from incorrect technique
- 5. Lifting Load
- Imbalanced loading
- tip-over of lifting equipment
- 6. Transporting Load
- Collision
- tripping hazard
- falling loads
- 7. Unhooking Load
- Falling loads
- loss of grip on equipment
- 8. Equipment Storage
- Misplacement hazard
- unauthorised use of equipment
- 9. Emergency Procedure Awareness
- Incorrect procedure
- poor communication
- 10. Regular Maintenance Check
- Missed issues in equipment
- failure during operation
- 11. Training Sessions
- Poor skills retention
- improper handling of equipment
- 12. Ensure Suitable PPE
- Inadequate protection
- potential for harm through exposure
- 13. Equipment Test Run
- Failure of test run
- potential damage or injury
- 14. Debriefing and Reporting
- Missed reports
- lack of follow-up
- 15. Equipment Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful cleaning chemicals
- slip and fall accidents
- 16. Updating Risk Assessment
- Outdated protocols
- overlooked hazards
- 17. Injury Monitoring
- Delays in injury reporting
- inaccurate reporting
- 18. Worker Health Check
- Overlooked worker health issues
- potential for accident due to poor health
- 19. Reviewing Safety Protocols
- Outdated safety standards
- overlooked updates
- 20. Compliance Check
- Failure to meet regulatory standards
- potential fines and penalties