Work Method Statement:				Movement of Powered Mobile Plant
Activity	What are the Hazards?	What is the Risk?		How are you going to Control the Hazard and minimise the risk of injury?							Who is going to Monitor and
	(What has the potential to cause injury?)	(From Risk Calculator - see below)		A HAZARD MAY REQUIRE THE USE OF ONE OR MORE CONTROL MEASURES - CROSS OUT/ DELETE CONTROL MEASURES NOT USED							Review it and How?
	Exposure to			1.  Ensure all driver/operators hold the correct licences for the mobile plant.							Name
Movement of	moving
Powered	vehicle			2.  Ensure the manufacturers safety instructions for vehicle maintenance,
Mobile Plant				re-fuelling, load restrictions, etc. are abided by.
				3.  Safety Protection Systems are maintained and used correctly - eg.  Seatbelts,
				ROPS, FOPS, etc.
											Signature
				4.  No Person to work in Machinery Operational Zone - eg. Full radius, all ways,
				fully extended.
				5.  All loads are tied down - no unsecured loads are moved.
				6.  A Spotter to be used to assist vehicles on site from making contact with
				overhead powerlines, uneven ground, people, other plant, stockpiles, structure, etc.							Method (How)
											Visual
				7.  Post Warning signs where appropriate and if necessary isolate from the							inspection
				public - eg.  Witches hats around a truck							where required
				8.  Assess Environmental Elements are safe for vehicle use - eg.  Ground is strong							Workers
				enough for imposed loads, Weather conditions are safe for operation, etc.							supervised
				9.  Practice Good Road Safety in respect to Vehicle Movement (speed etc.) and							Use of
				Storage.							competent
											persons where
											required
HOW TO USE THIS RISK TABLE			RISK RATING CALCULATOR		Likelihood					Risk Rating	Prioritisation
			Consequence		Very likely Could happen anytime	Likely Could happen sometimes	Unlikely Could happen, but only rarely	Very Unlikely Could happen, but probably never will		1 or 2	Action to rectify
Step 1:  Identify potential hazards.			What injury/damage could it cause?								must be done
Step 2:  Decide what the possible Consequence could be			Death or permanent disability		1	1	2	3			immediately
Step 3:  Decide How Likely? It is to happen			Long term illness or serious injury		1	2	3	4		3, 4 or 5	Consider
Step 4:  Line up your choices in the table to get a number			Medical attention & several days off work		2	3	4	5			control measure
Step 5:  Use the Priority table (far right side) to guide your next steps			First aid needed		3	4	5	6			as necessary