This risk assessment is for a pallet pump truck/trolley. A pallet truck (also known as a pump truck or pallet jack) is a wheeled trolley designed to lift and transport pallets. The truck's tapered forks slot underneath the pallet and the pump handle can then be used to raise and lower the load.
This mostly completed editable Risk Assessment will give you a good indication of the hazards such as, mechanical failure, uneven surfaces, slopes, manual handling, uneven or unbalanced loads and more.
This file contains the following:
A mostly pre-completed and detailed ready to use risk assessment for using a Pallet pump truck/Trolley and the hazards, risks and necessary controls. You can edit the text to produce a site-specific risk assessment document for your project or workplace.
A safe operating procedure. This outlines a set of detailed instructions to help workers perform a pallet pump truck/trolley operation properly and safely. Having standard operating procedures in place means workers don’t have to guess what to do next and can perform tasks efficiently and without danger to themselves or others.
