Pedestrian collision
Crushing or fatality
Pedestrians
Traffic routes, horn and spotter where required
Arrange work to minimize blind spots
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Crushing or fatality
Pedestrians
Traffic routes, horn and spotter where required
Arrange work to minimize blind spots
Overturn or loss of visibility
Operator and nearby personnel
Low travel position
Keep bucket at a safe travel height
Equipment engulfment or overturn
Operator
Safe loading method
Avoid unstable pile faces
Serious injury or fatality
Operator
Seat belt, ground assessment and speed control
Control bucket position and travel speed on slopes
Crushing or fatality
Pedestrians and operator
Reverse alarm, camera and banksman
Minimize reversing and segregate pedestrian areas
Impact injury or equipment damage
Nearby site personnel
Bucket capacity control and controlled loading
Do not overload the bucket and keep the load low during travel
Serious injury or equipment damage
Workers and nearby site personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures
Apply task-specific additional control measures
Serious injury or equipment damage
Workers and nearby site personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures
Apply task-specific additional control measures
Serious injury or equipment damage
Workers and nearby site personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures
Apply task-specific additional control measures
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Loader Operation | CATEGORY | Mobile Equipment |
| # | Activity | Hazard | Consequence | Persons at Risk | Existing Risk Control | L | S | Risk | Action Required / Additional Controls | Person in Charge | Due Date | RL | RS | Residual Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Loader Operation | Pedestrian collision | Crushing or fatality | Pedestrians | Traffic routes, horn and spotter where required | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Arrange work to minimize blind spots | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 02 | Loader Operation | Travel with raised bucket | Overturn or loss of visibility | Operator and nearby personnel | Low travel position | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Keep bucket at a safe travel height | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 03 | Loader Operation | Material pile collapse | Equipment engulfment or overturn | Operator | Safe loading method | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Avoid unstable pile faces | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Loader Operation | Loader overturn | Serious injury or fatality | Operator | Seat belt, ground assessment and speed control | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Control bucket position and travel speed on slopes | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 05 | Loader Operation | Pedestrian struck during reversing | Crushing or fatality | Pedestrians and operator | Reverse alarm, camera and banksman | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Minimize reversing and segregate pedestrian areas | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 06 | Loader Operation | Material falling from bucket | Impact injury or equipment damage | Nearby site personnel | Bucket capacity control and controlled loading | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Do not overload the bucket and keep the load low during travel | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Loader Operation | High-speed turning with loader | Serious injury or equipment damage | Workers and nearby site personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures | 2 | 4 | 8 Medium | Apply task-specific additional control measures | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 08 | Loader Operation | Loader bucket overloaded | Serious injury or equipment damage | Workers and nearby site personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures | 2 | 4 | 8 Medium | Apply task-specific additional control measures | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Loader Operation | Blind spot during loader reversing | Serious injury or equipment damage | Workers and nearby site personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks and site procedures | 2 | 4 | 8 Medium | Apply task-specific additional control measures | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |