Risk Assessment Part A Generic Hazards – Risk Assessment Ref: - Activity: Use of Dumper Truck Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Risk - Risk prior Persons Control Hazards Harm to Control Required Control Measures Records/Actions at Risk Measures Measures Applied Legal competence Invalid S=5 All site Operator must be competent. Formal training and certification in Planning, training, S=2 of driver and insurance L=2 personnel type used. Driving Licence required for use on public roads. employment checks L=1 vehicle R=Medium Check vehicle test certificate, road tax, maintenance programme R=Low and serviceability of vehicle before use Mechanical Accident S=2 All site Daily driver checks must include brake testing. Planned Maintenance records, S=3 breakdown, leading to L=2 personnel maintenance programme applies to dumper trucks. supervision L=2 injury R=Medium R= Low Collision with Injuries, S=5 All site Vehicles must not be driven at excessive speeds: and only in Training, supervision, S=3 others damage to L=2 personnel accordance with workplace conditions. At blind corners, signs planning L=2 property R=Medium and audio-visual warnings will be considered. . R= Low Fall of load from Injuries, S=3 Persons Dumper trucks are not to be overloaded in excess of Training, supervision S=3 truck damage L=3 adjacent manufacturer’s recommendations. Loads must be checked for L=2 R=Medium security before carriage. Load skip evenly within working weight R= Low limit with no projecting materials. Overturning of Fatality, S=5 Operative, Extra care must be taken when working on slopes, especially Training, supervision S=3 serious injury L=2 persons when crossing the gradient. Dumper trucks are not to be L=2 R=High adjacent overloaded in excess of manufacturer’s recommendations. R= Low Rollover protection and/or restraining systems Impaired driver vision Collision, S=3 Persons A banksman is to be used where driver’s vision is impaired or Planning, training, S=3 injury L=2 adjacent operating in congested areas. supervision L=2 R=Medium R= Low Persons falling from Truck Serious injury S=4 Driver Passengers must not be carried unless additional seat is fitted. Training, supervision S=3 L=2 Passenger Rollover protection and/or restraining systems will be required L=2 R=Medium where there is a risk of the truck rolling or toppling over R= Low
Risk Assessment Part A – Generic Hazards Risk Assessment Ref: - Activity: Use of Dumper Truck Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Hazards Harm Risk prior to Control Measures Persons at Risk Required Control Measures Records/Actions Risk - Control Measures Applied Legal competence of driver and vehicle Mechanical breakdown, Collision with others Fall of load from truck Overturning of Impaired driver vision Persons falling from Truck Invalid insurance Accident leading to injury Injuries, damage to property Injuries, damage Fatality, serious injury Collision, injury Serious injury S=5 L=2 R=Medium S=2 L=2 R=Medium S=5 L=2 R=Medium S=3 L=3 R=Medium S=5 L=2 R=High S=3 L=2 R=Medium S=4 L=2 R=Medium All site personnel All site personnel All site personnel Persons adjacent Operative, persons adjacent Persons adjacent Driver Passenger Operator must be competent. Formal training and certification in type used. Driving Licence required for use on public roads. Check vehicle test certificate, road tax, maintenance programme and serviceability of vehicle before use Daily driver checks must include brake testing. Planned maintenance programme applies to dumper trucks. Vehicles must not be driven at excessive speeds: and only in accordance with workplace conditions. At blind corners, signs and audio-visual warnings will be considered. . Dumper trucks are not to be overloaded in excess of manufacturer’s recommendations. Loads must be checked for security before carriage. Load skip evenly within working weight limit with no projecting materials. Extra care must be taken when working on slopes, especially when crossing the gradient. Dumper trucks are not to be overloaded in excess of manufacturer’s recommendations. Rollover protection and/or restraining systems A banksman is to be used where driver’s vision is impaired or operating in congested areas. Passengers must not be carried unless additional seat is fitted. Rollover protection and/or restraining systems will be required where there is a risk of the truck rolling or toppling over Planning, training, employment checks Maintenance records, supervision Training, supervision, planning Training, supervision Training, supervision Planning, training, supervision Training, supervision S=2 L=1 R=Low S=3 L=2 R= Low S=3 L=2 R= Low S=3 L=2 R= Low S=3 L=2 R= Low S=3 L=2 R= Low S=3 L=2 R= Low
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