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The Vehicle Use Safety Check-Ups Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unauthorised use
- poor condition of vehicle
- 2. Checking vehicle exterior
- Slips
- trips and falls; Injury from moving parts
- 3. Checking vehicle interior
- Exposure to hazardous substances; Cuts and grazes from sharp objects
- 4. Starting up the vehicle
- Moving vehicle unexpectedly; Exposure to exhaust gases
- 5. Driving vehicle
- Traffic accidents
- mechanical failure
- 6. Parking and shutdown
- Vehicle rolling away
- Working at heights if adjusting loads
- 7. Maintenance works
- Handling heavy equipment
- exposure to harmful chemicals
- 8. Emergency response handling
- Panic-related accidents
- ineffective evacuations
- 9. Vehicle refuelling
- Fuel spill
- Fire or explosions
- 10. Cleaning and sanitation
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- slips and falls due to wet surfaces
- 11. Loading/Unloading goods
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 12. Reporting damage or defects
- Incorrect reporting causing further issues
- 13. Routine inspections
- Missed hazards due to lack of attention
- improper handling of tools
- 14. Traffic rule compliance
- Accidents due to negligence of traffic rules
- pedestrian mishaps
- 15. Use of safety gear
- Improper use leading to exposure of hazards
- 16. Reviewing of safety procedures
- Lack of knowledge causing mishaps
- complacency related accidents
- 17. Training new workers
- Accidents due to lack of experience or misunderstanding
- 18. Waste disposal
- Inappropriate disposal causing pollution
- handling hazardous waste
- 19. Communication amongst team
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- 20. Documenting and updating SWMS
- Failure to update SWMS
- outdated practices leading to accidents