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MasonBirdBuilding,Level1,303SevenoaksSt(cnrGroseAve),CanningtonWA6107LockedBag14,CloistersSquare,PERTHWA6850Telephone:1300307877Email:safety@commerce.wa.gov.auInternet:www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafeChecklistforRoadfreighttransportindustryIntroductionDuring2015/16financialyearWorkSafewillbeconductinganinspectionprogramlookingatsafetyissuesintheroadfreighttransportindustrywithaviewtoincreaseawarenessofsafetyissuesfacedbyyourindustryandhighlighttheeffectandimportanceofappropriatesystemsofworkandsafetymanagementsystems.Pleasetakethetimetoreadtherelevantpartsofthispublicationandusethecheckliststoassistyouinimprovingsafetyinyourorganisation.WhatisaRISKASSESSMENT?Theoccupationalsafetyandhealthlawsrequireriskassessmentstobecarriedout.Ariskassessmentistheprocessofdeterminingwhetherthereisariskassociatedwithanidentifiedhazard,thatis,whetherthereisanylikelihoodofinjuryorharm.Theprocessshouldincludeconsultationwithpeopleinvolvedinthetask,aswellasconsiderationofthe,experienceandtrainingoftheoperator,individualtaskstobeperformedandthelengthoftimetheoperatorisexposedtotheidentifiedhazards.Howarepeoplegettinghurtinyourindustry?Themostcommonlocationofinjuryisthelowerback,followedbyfingers,hands,knee,shouldersandankle.Theoccupationsthatrecordedthemostinjuriesaremotormechanics,cardetailers,storepersonandmotorvehicleorsalesperson.Workactivitiesthatrelatetoinjuriesarediverse,butincludecars,stationwagons,vansandutilitiesanddetachedmachineryorequipmentcomponents.Mostinjuriesintheindustryaretheresultof:Bodystressing-Bodystressinginjuriesincludemusclestrains,backconditions,andtendonitis/tenosynovitis.Falls,tripsandslipsBeinghitbymovingobjectsHittingobjectswithabodypartHowdoIusethesechecklists?1.Usethechecklistsinthisnewslettertoinspectyourworkplace.Youmayseeotherhazardsasyouaregoingthrough–addthemtothechecklist.2.Anythingthatyouhaveticked‘No’oraddedtothelistneedstobefixed.So,lookateachhazardusingthetablebelowtoprioritiseidentifiedhazards.Riskratingtable–forworkingoutlevelofriskUsetheverticalandhorizontalcolumnstoconsiderboththelikelihoodofinjuryorharmtohealthandtheconsequencestoworkoutthelevelofriskLikelihoodofinjuryorharmtohealthConsequencesofanyinjuriesorharmtohealthInsignificantegnoinjuriesModerateegfirstaidMajoregextensiveinjuriesCatastrophicegdeathVerylikelyHighExtremeExtremeExtremeLikelyModerateHighExtremeExtremeModerateLowHighExtremeExtremeUnlikelyLowModerateHighExtremeHighlyunlikely(rare)LowModerateHighHighRiskassessmentisa'bestestimate'onthebasisofavailableinformation.Itisimportanttheresponsiblepersonundertakingariskassessmenthasthenecessaryinformation,knowledgeandexperienceoftheworkenvironmentandworkprocess,orsuchapersonisinvolved.3.Ifthehazardfallsinto‘high’or‘extreme’,basedonyourviewofhowlikelyitissomeonewillgethurtandwhatlevelofinjurycouldhappen,thenyouneedtofixitstraightaway.Ifitislowerdowninthetable–moderateorlow–thenplanwhenyouwillfixit.Rememberhazardshavetobecontrolled–youcan’tignorethem.2|PageInjuryhotspots–TransportandstorageBackMuscleandtendonsprainsandstrainsfromlifting,carryingormovingcratesorcartonsShoulderMuscleandtendonsprainsandstrainsfromlifting,carryingormovingboxes/cratesHandsandfingersWounds/lacerationsfromusingknivesandhandlingmetalorsteelKneeMuscleandtendonstrainsandsprainsfromkneeling,twistingorsteppingonandoffofthingsSource:QueenslandEmplo...