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The Working Under Raised Loads Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Inspecting Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate training
- 3. Setting Up Load Area
- Tripping hazards
- Falling objects
- 4. Lifting Load
- Crushing injury
- Musculoskeletal injury
- 5. Positioning Under Load
- Crushing injury
- Falls from height
- 6. Conducting Work Under Load
- Falling objects
- Crushing injury
- 7. Removing Load
- Injury from sudden release of load
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 8. Store Equipment
- Mishandling of equipment
- Trips due to incorrect storage
- 9. Regular Maintenance
- Injury due to lack of maintenance
- Damage to equipment
- 10. Training Staff
- Inadequate training leading to accidents
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Injury from panic in emergencies
- Lack of knowledge about emergency responses
- 12. Review Safety Operations
- Outdated safety procedures
- Ignorance of hazards
- 13. Implementing Safety Suggestions
- Resistance to change
- Lack of communication
- 14. Reporting Accidents/Incidents
- Poor record keeping
- Lack of accountability
- 15. Debriefing After Work Completion
- Information not disseminated
- Complacency over completion
- 16. Clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect manual handling
- 17. Final Inspection
- Miscommunication
- Overlooking minor details
- 18. Recording and Filing Reports
- Data loss
- Misinterpretation of information
- 19. Conducting Regular Audits
- Non-compliance
- Inadequate record keeping
- 20. Review of Procedures
- Lack of follow-up
- Ignorance of new risks