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The Winching Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- hand injuries
- 2. Site Inspection
- Electrical hazards
- unstable ground conditions
- 3. Winch Set-up
- Incorrect winch installation
- improper use of PPE
- 4. Rope Attachment
- Rope burn
- snaps and whiplashing
- 5. Winching Operation
- Overloading
- sudden load release
- 6. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- improper maintenance
- 7. Load Balancing
- Unbalanced loads
- incorrect hook placement
- 8. Communication
- Poor communication
- misunderstanding of signals
- 9. Safety Briefing
- Inadequate knowledge of safety procedures
- ill-preparedness
- 10. Dismantling Process
- Incorrect dismantling process
- equipment malfunctions
- 11. Load Releasing
- Sudden load release
- uncontrolled movement of load
- 12. Clean up
- Collisions with objects
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Winch Maintenance
- Improper maintenance
- lack of skill/knowledge
- 14. Emergency Response
- Slow response to emergencies
- insufficient first aid skills
- 15. Reporting and Documentation
- Incorrect filling of documentation
- dissemination of wrong information
- 16. Training
- Insufficient training
- inadequate skill acquisition
- 17. Monitoring
- Failure to monitor operations continuously
- misuse of winch
- 18. Review
- Lack of regular review
- unchecked conditions
- 19. Disposal
- Incorrect disposal
- environmental contamination
- 20. Post-work Evaluation
- Failure to evaluate operations
- oversight of potential risks