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The Vehicle Recovery Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect materials
- improper operation of equipment
- 2. Vehicle Positioning
- Vehicle falls off jack
- slipping due to oil spillage
- 3. Attach Recovery Equipment
- Cables breaking
- hands caught between cables
- 4. Operate Winch
- Mechanical failure
- operator entrapped by moving parts
- 5. Recovered Vehicle Checks
- Residual hazards from recovery e.g.
- not fully secured vehicle
- sharp objects
- 6. Disconnect Recovery Equipment
- Danger of loose material
- risk of cuts or grazes
- 7. Post-Recovery Clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls on clean-up materials
- 8. Record Keeping
- Misplacement of important documents
- incorrect data entry
- 9. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury from improper maintenance practices
- exposure to hazardous substances during maintenance
- 10. Terminate Recovery Operation
- Hazards left behind
- unfinished tasks
- 11. Site Restoration
- Risk of debris causing injury
- hazard due to incomplete restoration
- 12. Leave Workspace
- Vehicle or equipment collision
- trip over objects
- 13. Vehicle Drive-Off
- Loose items falling causing damage or injury
- unsecured vehicle parts
- 14. Equipment Storage
- Unsafe lifting techniques
- fall of heavy objects from height
- 15. Customer Contact
- Unhappy customers
- communication breakdown
- 16. Management Review
- Planning errors
- overlooked hazards
- 17. Debriefing
- Missed information
- incomplete reporting
- 18. Follow Up Work
- Inadequate follow up causing recurring issues
- missing safety procedures
- 19. Report Preparation
- Incorrect data recording and entry
- overlooking significant details
- 20. Clean up
- Unsafe handling of waste materials
- chemical exposure during clean-up