SWP: Handling Steel Plate

Ref No: POS_SWP 19_Handling Steel Plates

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Date: 02/11/21

Key Hazards

Risks

Personal Protective Equipment

• Operating MHE in restricted spaces

• Lifting heavy loads from height

• Moving Vehicles

• Weather Conditions

• Loads or Attachments

• Trapping

• Crushing

• Overturning

• Collision with personnel

• Collision with other vehicles/equipment

Do

• Only trained and monitored personal to handle steel plate.

• Stop all operations if you see any dangerous occurrence and report to a Team Leader.

• Check the physical condition of the cargo prior to loading. If there is any doubt, then bring it to the attention of a Cargo Team Leader.

• Ensure that mast is vertical when lifting stacked loads.

• If vision is impaired by load then travel in reverse.

• Good housekeeping in and around storage areas.

• Stow plate in the correct manner by size to avoid bending and damaging the plates.

• Work in pairs when loading of steel plate.

• Always wear full PPE.

• Report any damage of steel plate to a Cargo Team Leader as it occurs.

• Stand well clear of any live load.

• Use steel chock to split plate.

• Lift within the safe working parameters of the IFLT being used.

• Be wary of mast sections resting on the trailer bed when lowering cargo.

Do Not

 Attempt to load the trailer without the driver being in attendance and overseeing the operation.

 Attempt to load trailer until you have a visual of the driver.

 Stow plates on top of any obstructions.

 Put yourself in dangerous position at any time during the handling of steel plate.

 Attempt to allow yourself to be carried on any plate during the moving of the cargo via a forklift truck.

 Leave timber/chocks in and around the storage/route area.

 Turn your back to a live load.

 Attempt to lift steel plate during the hours of darkness.

 Use forks tip to split the plate where avoidable.

 Lower the load onto trailer unless driver is in full view and stood in a safe position.

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Specific Training Requirements:

• Basic Training - through an accredited training provider training to the standards outlined in the L117 ACOP.

• Specific job training - tailored to the needs of the organisation.

• Familiarisation training - Familiarisation training is the third stage of training, which should be carried out on the job, under close supervision, by someone with appropriate knowledge.

Risk Assessments:

• POS 05_Slips & Trips

• POS 06_Manual Handling

• POS 07_Stress

• POS 08_Driving at Work

• POS 09_First Aid

• POS 10_Young and Inexperienced Workers

• POS 11_Operating Plant and Machinery

• POS 13_Inclement or Extreme Weather

• POS 21_Handling_Steel_Products

SWPs:

• POS_SWP 07_Forklift Truck Operations

• POS_SWP 08_Use of Lifting Gear

• POS_SWP 13_Operating LHM Mobile Crane

• POS_SWP 16_ Driving Port Vehicles

• POS_SWP 26_ Driving Tug Units With Trailers