QPP147.2RISKASSESSMENTPick&CarryCranesQPP147.2InsideCoverRevised:Apr17RISKASSESSMENTPick&CarryCranesQPP147.2Contents/IntroductionRevisedApr17RiskAssessmentContentsRevisionCoverApr17InsideCoverApr17Contents/IntroductionApr17Section1–GeneralpotentialhazardsandriskcontrolsApr17Section2–OperationalpotentialhazardsandriskcontrolsApr17Section3–PostoperationalpotentialhazardsandriskcontrolsApr17Section4–InspectionandmaintenancepotentialhazardsandriskcontrolsApr17Appendix1–WorkingEnvironment(Site)ChecklistApr17RISKASSESSMENTQPP147.2(Contents/Introduction)Page1(RevisedApr17)AsamanufacturerofplantinAustralia,TerexAustraliaPty.Ltd.isprovidingthisinformationregardinghazardidentification,riskassessmentandrecommendationsonriskcontrolmeasurestobetaken:TheinformationprovidedinthisdocumentissourcedfromthemanualsprovidedbyTerexAustralia(thedesigner/manufacturer),attachmentmanufacturers,theexperienceoftechnicalpersonnelfromTerexandindustryconsultants.Whilsttheinformationinhazardidentification,riskassessmentandriskcontrolmeasuresisnotexhaustive,Terexbelievesthatthemanualprovidespracticalguidanceforthesafeoperationofthecrane,providedthatthecraneisusedinaccordancewiththedesigners/manufacturer'srecommendationforwhichtheplantisdesignedandmanufactured.Agenericassessmenthasbeencarriedoutforclassesortypesofplantthathavesimilarfunctionsandproductivecapacityandtheprocedurescarriedoutfortheclassofplantdonotresultinanypersonbeingsubjecttoadifferentriskthaniftheprocedureswerecarriedoutforeachindividualitemofplant.Anyvariationsofindividualmodelsofplantfromthegenerichazardswillbeidentifiedifrequired.Thisreportidentifiesallthepre-operational,operationalandpost-operationalhazardsandassociatedriskcontrolsforallTerexPick&Carrycranesincommercialserviceatthetimeofwriting.Inaddition,hazardsassociatedwithattachmentsarealsoincludedtogetherwiththerecommendedriskcontrols.ThissectionliststhepotentialhazardsandriskcontrolprecautionsthatshouldbeobservedwhenoperatingormaintainingPick&Carrycranes.Thepointsraisedheremustbefullyunderstoodandobservedtoworksafely.Readandunderstandtheoperationandmaintenancemanuals.Furtherprecautionsmaybenecessaryduetotheattachmentsinuseorthesiteconditions.Theusershouldcontinuallyre-evaluatethesiteconditionsastheworkingenvironmenthasamajorinfluenceontheriskassociatedwiththeuseofPick&Carrycranes.RISKASSESSMENTQPP147.2(Contents/Introduction)Page2(RevisedApr17)WARNINGDONOTOPERATEORWORKONTHECRANEUNLESSYOUHAVEREAD&UNDERSTOODTHEINSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGSINTHEOPERATOR’SANDMAINTENANCEMANUALS.FAILURETOFOLLOWINSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGSCOULDRESULTINDAMAGETOTHECRANE,INJURYORDEATH.RISKASSESSMENTQPP147.2Section1Rev.April171.GENERALPOTENTIALHAZARDS&RISKCONTROLSRISKASSESSMENTQPP147.2Section1Rev.April17A.GENERALHAZARDSA1.Unintendedmovementofplantduetoclothinggettingcaughtortangledincontrolleversandmechanicalparts.RISKCONTROLS&GENERALPRECAUTIONSA1.Whendrivingoroperatingthemachine,donotwearclothingwithdanglingparts,whichmightcatchoncontrolleversormechanicalparts.Wearappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipmentasnecessary.A2.Unintendedmovementofplantfromoperatingwrongcontrolsorerrorsinjudgment.A2.Donotoperatethecranewhenyouareexcessivelyfatiguedorunwell.ReadtheOperatorsManual&RiskAssessment(“thismanual”)thoroughly,familiarizingyourselfwithallcontrolsbeforeyoustartoperatingthecrane.Followinstructionsandwarningsinthis...