Operational Risk Assessment
A number of Occupational, Workplace Health and Safety and Mining Safety Acts or
Regulations require an operational risk assessment to be supplied by the equipment
provider to the end user.
Detailed on the following pages is an operational risk assessment for the towing, set up,
operational use and cleaning of the Vacuum Excavator including water blasting and vacuum
excavating. The risk assessment is strictly operational and as such does not include any
non-operational maintenance tasks that may need to be performed on the machine from
time to time. For example, engine oil change etc.
The Risk Assessment assumes that the operator will become competent in the operation of
the machine via reading and following the operating instructions detailed in this Operating
Manual. Any deviation from the operational instructions or misuse of the machine either
deliberately or inadvertently will potentially leave the operator or nearby persons at risk of
injury or harm to their health.
It is essential that the operating person(s) need to have both the physical strength and
mental capacity to safely operate the machine. As such, the machine shall only be operated
by adult persons who have the required capacities.
Furthermore, it is essential that the vacuum system does not remove any material that due
to the combination of the large quantity or air could lead to the creation of either an explosive
or flammable environment in the collection drum.
It is also essential that all operators review this risk assessment and use it as a basis of
performing their own “on the job” hazard assessment and control as required by relevant
occupational, workplace or mining operations health and safety laws.
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