Skip & Rollon-Rolloff (Roro) Vehicle Operations: Risk Assessment Doc Ref: IM 101
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Hazard / Risk
Control Measures
Additional control measures/Site specific
● Contact Emergency services. ● Only eject load when instructed by fire service. ● In the event of a fire in load during transit, find a safe place to stop and consider removing the container from vehicle if safe to do so.
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Contact with waste
● Driver Training/awareness. ● Wear the appropriate PPE including task specific gloves. ● Use of hygiene systems i.e. hand wipes in vehicles. ● Contact the depot/line manager if further first aid treatment is needed. Report at the site if appropriate. ● Return to depot and change contaminated clothing. ● Remove gloves before eating/drinking. ● Carry working with waste card – Weil’s disease. ● Report all incident/Near misses/Accidents. ● All staff to have manual handling training. ● Before clearance commences staff to carry out a dynamic risk assessment. ● Use proper manual handling techniques. ● Test any load/item before moving. ● Report overweight bins to service department. ● Report contaminated bins to service department and seek advice. ● Only remove contaminants if safe to do so and wear gloves provided.
All staff issued HSE working with waste card and toolbox talk completed on Weil’s disease.
Injury from sharps (glass/scrap metal/needles)
Illness or disease from contact with waste (biological hazards)
Infection from Vermin, urine, faeces, waste
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Manual Handling - Moving/Collecting Bins. Opening closing container doors. Lifting chains . Lifting, pushing, or pulling heavy loads i.e. chains and doors on Roro containers
Vehicles serviced in accordance with company operator licence (6 or 8 weekly service intervals).
LOLER Inspections completed on lifting equipment by third party 6/12 monthly.
Uneven surfaces, wet or slippery ground, obstacles in the path
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