SWP: Handling Steel Slabs

Ref No: POS_SWP 20_Handling Steel Slabs

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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

• Pinch points

Do

• Only trained and monitored personal to handle steel slabs.

• 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.

• Allow space between slab stacks to allow for fork protrusion.

• Undercut load once brought back and ensure load is heeled on the forks prior to travelling with the slab.

• Good housekeeping in and around storage area.

• Ensure that heavy slabs are placed at the base of a stack wherever possible.

• Create box effect with kickers at either end on the bottom 3 slabs in any stack of 7/8 (See below).

• Always wear full PPE at all times.

• Stand well clear of any live load.

• Top slab must be left blank on top of rearmost stack.

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

 Stand in between slab stacks when forklift truck is operating in or in the vicinity of the stack.

 Attempt to store slabs more than 8 tiers high unless specifically instructed to do so by TL.

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

 Attempt to allow yourself to be carried on any slab 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.

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 01_Working at Heights

• POS 02_Use of Ladders

• POS 05_Slips & Trips

• POS 06_Manual Handling

• POS 09_First Aid

• POS 10_Young and Inexperienced Workers

• POS 11_Operating Plant and Machinery

• POS 13_Inclement or Extreme Weather

• POS 15_Confined Spaces

• POS 21_Handling_Steel_Products

SWPs:

• POS_SWP 04_Accessing Cargo Holds

• POS_SWP 05_Safe Work in Confined Spaces

• 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 24_Loading Rail Carriages

• POS_SWP 26_ Driving Tug Units With Trailers