General Risk Assessment Form

Date: 19 April 2010 Assessed by: Muhammad Azam Location: Shop floor of PMTF Assessment # NDC-2/0090
Task/Premises: Lifting of Semi finished/ finished products Review Date: 19 April 2011

No Activity/Plan/ Hazard Persons in Severity Likelihood Rate Measures/ Result*

Danger
Material etc. 1-10 1-10 Comments
People being Workers,
1 Material handling
by Forklift Struck by forklift managers,
8 3 24 -Isolate forklift
operation from
N
visitors pedestrians

-Fit warning devices

on forklift

-Specify and ensure

operator follow
speed limit
People being Workers, visitors
trapped between
4 4 16 -Fit warning devices
on the fork lift
A
forklift and fix
structure -Designate specific
walking areas for
pedestrians
Crashed by falling Workers,
loads managers,
10 2 20 N
visitors -Fit overhead guards

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 on forklift

-Ensure operator
receiving proper
training on load
handling
People being
thrown out by
Operators
5 3 15 T
forklift Hip support bar
fitted as standard to
the forklift
Injury caused by Workers,
explosion of dusts, visitors,
8 1 8 Battery charging to
be done in well
T
gases, vapors or managing staff, ventilated area, as
liquids produced operator battery will emit a
due to operation of small amount of
fork lift hydrogen during
charging
Electric shocks operators
due to overload of
8 1 8 -Maintain leads,
check for split and
A
Electric circuit cracks

-Fit control system

to eliminate
possibility of electric
circuit overload
Suffocation of operators
operator due to the
5 1 5 Not an issue since
electric forklifts do
A
exhaust fumes in not emit fumes.
confined areas

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 T = Trivial Result
* Key to result
A = Adequately Controlled

N = Not Adequately Controlled

U = Unable to decide. Further information required

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