Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Hazards Inspected Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Risk of injury due to: Ensure HPV has a low Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due centre of gravity to ensure Mobility of the HPV; to: stability of HPV. Crash or collision Material falling off the plant? Minor Unlikely Low Incorporate appropriate safe (e.g. at high speed); Y N design features (e.g. roll bar, Brake or structural Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of Minor Unlikely Low seat belt etc.). Y N failure; plant/load? Ensure appropriate PPE is Instability of the HPV Lack of capacity to slow, stop or Minor Unlikely Medium worn (e.g. helmet, Y N (e.g. poor immobilise plant? knee/elbow pads and design/traversing a The plant tipping or rolling over? Minor Unlikely Medium appropriate footwear). Y N critical slope); and Ensure the HPV operator is Operating Parts of the plant disintegrating or Minor Unlikely Medium Y N deemed as competent to environment (e.g. collapsing? drive the vehicle prior to adverse weather Contact with moving parts during testing, Minor Unlikely Medium operation. conditions, terrain Y N inspection, operation, maintenance, Ensure a competent person etc.). cleaning or repair? has assessed and approved Being thrown off or under the plant? Minor Unlikely Medium Y N the safe design/construction of the HPV. Contact with sharp or flying objects? Y N Ensure vehicle is only (e.g. work pieces being ejected) operated on appropriate The mobility of the plant? Minor Unlikely Medium Y N surfaces and environments. Inappropriate parts and accessories Minor Unlikely Medium Y N being used? Other Y N Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures
Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due to: Risk of injury due to: Mobility of the HPV; Crash or collision (e.g. at high speed); Brake or structural failure; Instability of the HPV (e.g. poor design/traversing a critical slope); and Operating environment (e.g. adverse weather conditions, terrain etc.). Ensure HPV has a low centre of gravity to ensure stability of HPV. Incorporate appropriate safe design features (e.g. roll bar, seat belt etc.). Ensure appropriate PPE is worn (e.g. helmet, knee/elbow pads and appropriate footwear). Ensure the HPV operator is deemed as competent to drive the vehicle prior to operation. Ensure a competent person has assessed and approved the safe design/construction of the HPV. Ensure vehicle is only operated on appropriate surfaces and environments. Material falling off the plant? Y N Minor Unlikely Low Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of plant/load? Y N Minor Unlikely Low Lack of capacity to slow, stop or immobilise plant? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Parts of the plant disintegrating or collapsing? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Contact with moving parts during testing, inspection, operation, maintenance, cleaning or repair? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Contact with sharp or flying objects? (e.g. work pieces being ejected) Y N The mobility of the plant? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Inappropriate parts and accessories being used? Y N Minor Unlikely Medium Other Y N Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures
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