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The Using Hydraulic Lifts In Vehicle Repairs. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- incorrect use of equipment
- 2. Positioning Vehicle on Lift
- Risk of vehicle falling off lift
- back injury from improper lifting
- 3. Operating Hydraulic Lift
- Crushing or trapping of body parts
- equipment failure
- 4. Performing Vehicle Repairs
- Falls from height
- coming into contact with hazardous substances
- 5. Lowering Vehicle
- Uncontrolled release of vehicle
- equipment malfunction
- 6. Removing Vehicle from Lift
- Risk of vehicle rolling
- back injury from pushing/pulling vehicle
- 7. Cleaning & Maintenance of Lift
- Maintenance-related injuries
- handling heavy equipment
- 8. Emergency Procedures
- Fire in the workplace
- inability to call for help immediately
- 9. Routine Inspections
- Faulty equipment going unnoticed
- unobserved deterioration of hydraulic fluid
- 10. Training of Staff
- Accidents due to lack of knowledge or incompetence
- damage to equipment
- 11. Safety Policies
- Non-compliance with WHS policies and procedures
- misunderstanding of policies
- 12. Supervision of Staff
- Inadequate supervision leading to accidents
- miscommunication
- 13. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Inappropriate PPE
- PPE not worn correctly
- 14. Hazardous Manual Tasks
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- fatigue
- 15. Review of Work Practices
- Inadequate review and updates to procedures
- outdated practices not replaced
- 16. Handling of Hazardous Substances
- Spillage
- inhalation or skin contact with substances
- 17. General Housekeeping
- Trip and fall hazards
- fire hazards due to poor housekeeping
- 18. Storage of Equipment & Materials
- Poorly stored equipment leading to trip hazards
- unexpected falling of equipment
- 19. Electrical safety
- Electrocution
- electrical fires
- 20. Use of tools and equipment
- Incorrect use causing injury
- faulty tools