HW1 (PtD risk assessment)

IENG 662

Mazin Alahmadi

Motor Vehicle Service Workshop (Oil Change) Risk Assessment

Item
ID

Task

Hazard

Initial
Assessment
Severity/
Probability

Risk
Level

Risk Reduction Suggestions (Level

Control Hierarchy*)

Final
Assessment
Severity
Probability

1-1-1

Car lift

Failure of a car lift or jack

may cause severe injuries
to the worker.

Catastrophic/
Remote

Serious

- Preventive maintenance every 6

months (3).
- Avoid over load limits (4).
- Use axle instead of jack once vehicle is
lifted (2).
- Continuous check and wipe oil
spillages (3).
- Use of special slip resistant shoes (5).
- Install caution slippery signs (4).

Catastrophic / Medium
Improbable

- Use automatic conveyor to move

vehicles inside the workshop (2).
- Train workers to drive indoor (4).
- Install traffic mirror (4).

Negligible/
Improbable

- Use automatic hydraulic jack to access

the drain plug in stand position (1).
- Frequent doctor visits (4).
- Use advanced drain plug wrench to
minimize unplugging time (3).
- Wear protective gloves and safety
glasses (5).
- Use bigger equipment to maximize
safe distance from oil (3).
- Have a first aid burn kit in the
workshop (5).

Marginal/
Improbable

Medium

InProg.

Marginal/
Improbable

Medium

Done
6/6

1-1-2

1-1-3

Oil Change

Vehicle
Movement

May cause injury/fracture

through slipping on oil
spillages.

Injury/fracture could occur

in case a vehicle hit a
worker

Critical/
Probable

Critical/
Remote

High

Medium

1-1-4

Unplug
bolt to
drain oil

May cause fatigue or back

pain after repeatedly
accessing the drain plug
under vehicles

Critical/
Remote

Medium

1-1-5

Drain/
pour oil

Contacting the oil may

cause skin/eye burn and/or
other medical problems

Critical/
Occasional

Serious

Risk
Level

(2) Substitute.

(3) Engineering Controls.

(4) Administrative Controls.

Done
6/8
Brain

Marginal/
Remote

Medium

Done
7/9
NH

Low

InProg.
Jane

* Level Control Hierarchy

(1) Eliminate.

Status

(5) Personal Protective Equipment.

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