RISK ASSESSMENT FOR LIFTING OPERATION WITH A LORRY LOADER

The following risk assessment for the Lifting Operation With A Lorry Loader will help you how to assess the Lifting Operation With A Lorry Loader-related safety and their control measures. 

1. Operation/Issue

• People in area
• Lorry loader stability
• Movement of load
• Suspended load
• Working at Height
• Environmental

2. Hazard

Struck by:

• Lorry loader boom
• Lorry loader chassis
• Moving load
• Ground unable to support lorry loader
• Lorry loader overloaded
• Lorry loader failure
• Load collides with structure
• Load collides with other cranes, excavators etc
• Loader boom comes within arcing distance of overhead lines
• Person’s hand crushed/trapped by load
• The load may fall on the person
• Loose parts on load may fall
• A person falling from height when attaching or removing slings from a load
• High wind causes the load to collide with a fixed object
• Lorry loader becomes unstable

3. Risk

• Fatality or death
• Loss of assets, personnel injury, back injury.
• Bodily Injury
• Hand Injury
• Personnel injury, loss of assets, health impact, body injury.
• Material fall, injury, fire, property damage, injury crane collapse, injury unhygienic condition, fire sickness, water contamination accidents, traffic jam, loss of assets.
• Electrocution & injury to personnel. Damage to equipment
• Loss of assets, personnel injury, fatality, death, falling of personnel,
• Physical injuries, loss of assets due to device & equipment damage, contamination with wastewater, chemicals and dust, unhygienic condition

4. Control Measures to Avoid or Minimise Risk

• The public excluded from a secure site
• Establish an effective exclusion zone in conjunction with Principal Contractor
• All personnel to wear high visibility clothing
• Ensure the lifting team is fully briefed on the need to keep clear of load during lifting
• Establish the presence of voids/underground services with the Principal Contractor
• Assess ground and establish the required size of stabilizer mats
• Crane lifting Supervisor to check  and verify that mats supplied those specified in Method of Statement
• Ensure the weight of the load is known and accurate
• Lorry Loader operator to have valid ALLMI/CPCS card
• Make sure the lorry loader has been properly maintained and has the current report of thorough examination and evaluation.
• The tag line to be attached to the load to control rotation
• Establish an effective exclusion zone in conjunction with Principal Contractor
• Develop the presence or otherwise of overhead lines. If exists arrange for isolation or position lorry loader boom/load outside minimum safe and secure approach distance
• The tag line to be used
• Gloves to be worn
• All slinging to be completed by Slinger/Signaler with valid ALLMI/CPCS card
• Make sure that the lorry loader has been appropriately well maintained, has the current report of a thorough examination and that pre-use checks are carried out.
• Ensure lifting accessories with adequate capacity have been selected, that they are adequately maintained, have the current report of a thorough examination and that pre-use checks are carried out.
• Inspect load for lost objects before the lift and secure/remove loose items.
• All personnel to wear hard hats.
• Sling to be pre-attached to lifting points on the cage roof. 
• Slinger-signalers to stand on a ladder with the upper half of the body through the trap door to attach/remove the master link.
• Wind speed to be examined and checked with handheld anemometer by Crane lifting Supervisor before the lift and lifting operation get started. Lift to be aborted if wind speed exceeds 20 mph.

 Risk Assessment for Lifting Operation with a Lorry Loader

 Risk Assessment for Lifting Operation with a Lorry Loader