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How it can go wrong
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MAIN CAUSES OF INJURY Manual handling (accounts for over 30% of all injuries in MVRs) + Use mechanical aids for heavy/awkward items such as engines and gearboxes where possible + Train employees to lift and carry loads safely + Use equipment designed to reduce the risk of strains and sprains Slips and trips (accounts for around 20% of all injuries in MVRs) + Provide and maintain level floors which are free from holes with non-slip surfaces + Mark gangways and keep them clear + Put parts and equipment away + Prevent spillages of lubricants stand oil drums on drip trays + Avoid trailing leads Struck by object (accounts for around 20% of all injuries in MVRs) • Ensure parked vehicles are braked or chocked, especially on vehicle lifts, jacks or axle stands + Engines should always be started and run with brakes on and in neutral, with someone in the driver's seat Falls from height (accounts for nearly 10% of all injuries in MVRs) O. Mark edges of all openings in floors, fence or board them when not in use + Ensure good lighting levels • Control customer access • Provide proper access to any work at height with equipment to prevent people from falling + Where practical, provide permanent access. Otherwise ladders should be secured. Provide guards rails around open edges Workplace transport (accounts for 4% of all injuries in MVRs) + Keep vehicles and pedestrians apart + Provide safe parking for customers + Reduce the need for reversing ire Ensure vehicles are driven slowly in/out and around the workplace Plant and equipment (accounts for 4% of all injuries in MVRs) + Ensure lifting equipment is regularly serviced, maintained and thoroughly examined + Correctly position jacks and axle stands, and use chocks + Ensure that vehicles are always properly supported + Guards and other safety equipment must be maintained in good condition Fires and explosions (cause of most deaths and property damage in MVRs) + Use a proprietary fuel retriever/adaptor when draining petrol from tanks and lines + Don't drain petrol over or close to a pit or drain + Don't smoke, weld or carry out other 'hot work while handling petrol or flammable paints/thinners Store containers of flammable liquids in a safe place + Where 'hot work' on a tank or drum is necessary, reduce the risks by emptying, cleaning, gas-freeing or using an inert gas MAIN CAUSES OF FATAL INJURY + Trapped by something collapsing/ overturning eg vehicles falling off jacks or jacks failing + Struck by a vehicle eg vehicles being driven in/out/around premises + Struck by moving or falling objects eg vehicles falling off inspection lifts, loads falling from forklift trucks + Fire/explosion eg through mishandling of petrol