TRAINING MATERIAL FOR ASSESSING THE RISK IN
LAND TRANSPORT

INTRODUCTION

01 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

• 01.01 - Typology of land transportation workplaces
  
• 01.02 - Typology of work equipment
  
• 01.03 - Hazards
  
  • 01.03.01 - Notion of a hazard
    
  • 01.03.02 - Classification of hazards
    
  • 01.03.03 - Hazard effects on human beings
    
• 01.04 - Occupational risk assessment
  
  • 01.04.01 - Purpose and benefits
    
  • 01.04.02 - Employer's interest
    
• 01.05 - Self-study assignment
  

02 - MECHANICAL RISK FACTORS

• 02.01 - Mechanical risk factors in land transportation sector
  
• 02.02 - Unguarded moving parts of machinery:
  
  • 02.02.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 02.02.02 - Impact on human health
    
  • 02.02.03 - Safety measures
    
• 02.03 - Parts with hazardous surfaces
  
  • 02.03.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health
    
  • 02.03.02 - Safety measures
    
• 02.04 - Moving vehicles and work equipment
  
  • 02.04.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health
    
  • 02.04.02 - Safety measures
    
• 02.05 - Objects moving without control
  
  • 02.05.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health
    
  • 02.05.02 - Safety measures to prevent exposure to falling or swaying objects
    
  • 02.05.03 - Safety measures to prevent exposure to rolling, sliding, falling, loosened, scattered or spread around objects
    
• 02.06 - Falls on flat surfaces slips and trips, instable step
  
  • 02.06.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 02.06.02 - Safety measures
    
• 02.07 - Falls
  
  • 02.07.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health, safety measures
    
  • 02.07.02 - Safety measures
    
• 02.08 - Self-study assignment
  

03 - ELECTRICITY RELATED RISK FACTORS

• 03.01 - The notion of electrical tools and electrical safety
  
• 03.02 - Safety labelling
  
• 03.03 - Hazardous currents (current dangerous to human health)
  
  • 03.03.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health
    
  • 03.03.02 - Safety measures
    
• 03.04 - Electric arc
  
  • 03.04.01 - Risk factors, impact on human health
    
  • 03.04.02 - Safety measures
    
• 03.05 - Self-study assignment
  

04 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

• 04.01 - Classification of hazardous substances
  
• 04.02 - Labelling of hazardous substances
  
• 04.03 - Major factors having influence on employeesx health
  
• 04.04 - Gas, safety measures
  
• 04.05 - Vapour, safety measures
  
• 04.06 - Aerosols, liquids, safety measures
  
• 04.07 - Personal protective equipment
  
  • 04.07.01 - Types of personal protective equipment
    
  • 04.07.02 - Protective clothing
    
• 04.08 - Delivery of hazardous cargo
  
• 04.09 - Labelling of vehicles carrying hazardous cargo
  
• 04.10 - Self-study assignment
  

05 - BIOLOGICAL, FIRE, EXPLOSION AND THERMAL RISK FACTORS

• 05.01 - Biological risk factors and safety measures
  
• 05.02 - Fire and explosion hazards
  
  • 05.02.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 05.02.02 - Safety measures
    
• 05.03 - Thermal risk factors
  
  • 05.03.01 - Contact with hot substances
    
  • 05.03.02 - Safety measures
    
  • 05.03.03 - Contact with cold materials, safety measures
    
• 05.04 - Self-study assignment
  

06 - RISK FACTORS RELATED WITH MULTIFORM PHYSICAL EFFECT

• 06.01 - Types of risk factors producing multiform physical effect
  
• 06.02 - Noise
  
  • 06.02.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 06.02.02 - Impact on human health
    
  • 06.02.03 - Safety measures
    
• 06.03 - Whole-body vibration
  
  • 06.03.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 06.03.02 - Safety measures
    
• 06.04 - Self study assignment
  

07 - RISK FACTORS RELATED WITH WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• 07.01 - Microclimate
  
  • 07.01.01 - Notion
    
  • 07.01.02 - Risk factors
    
  • 07.01.03 - Safety measures during the exposure to cold
    
  • 07.01.04 - Safety measures during the exposure to heat
    
• 07.02 - Lighting
  
  • 07.02.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 07.02.02 - Safety measures
    
• 07.03 - Need of space, traffic routes
  
  • 07.03.01 - Risk factors,
    
  • 07.03.02 - Safety measures
    
• 07.04 - Self-study assignment
  

08 - PHYSICAL LOADS, WORK DIFFICULTY, AWARENESS AND ABILITY TO ADAPT

• 08.01 - Hard dynamic work
  
  • 08.01.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 08.01.02 - Safety measures
    
• 08.02 - Monotonous dynamic work, safety measures
  
• 08.03 - Working position, work in one position, safety measures
  
• 08.04 - Combined static and dynamic work, safety measures
  
• 08.05 - Awareness and ability to adapt, safety measures
  
• 08.06 - Self-study assignment
  

09 - MENTAL LOADS, PLANNING AND OTHER HAZARDS

• 09.01 - Mental loads
  
  • 09.01.01 - Activities, social conditions, safety measures
    
  • 09.01.02 - Work planning
    
  • 09.01.03 - Safety measures
    
• 09.02 - Planning
  
  • 09.02.01 - Risk factors
    
  • 09.02.02 - Safety measures
    
• 09.03 - Other risk factors
  
  • 09.03.01 - Personal protective equipment and other risk factors
    
  • 09.03.02 - Technical condition of the vehicle
    
• 09.04 - Self study assignment
  

10 - RISK MANAGEMENT IN LAND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

• 10.01 - Preventive measures
  
• 10.02 - Prevention of emergencies
  
• 10.03 - Benefit of risk management
  
• 10.04 - Examples of good practice
  
• 10.05 - Analysis of accidents and occupational illnesses
  

11 - SAFETY TIPS, HEALTH AND SAFETY LABELS IN WORKPLACES

• 11.01 - Safety tips for the employer
  
• 11.02 - Safety tips for the driver
  
• 11.03 - Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  
  • 11.03.01 - Mandatory requirements
    
  • 11.03.02 - Employerxs obligations
    
  • 11.03.03 - Driverxs obligations
    
• 11.04 - Safety and health signs and labels
  
  • 11.04.01 - Need and type of labels
    
  • 11.04.02 - Prohibitive and warning signs
    
  • 11.04.03 - Obligatory, evacuation and first aid signs
    
  • 11.04.04 - Fire-fighting equipment and other signs
    

12 - RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL

13 - DOCUMENTATION FILES (M5-D1 – M5-D16)

14 - GLOSSARY

15 - INTERNET REFERENCES