ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

Delivering a Backhoe Delivering a Backhoe in Kuwaitin Kuwait

Another example of doing it Another example of doing it right nowright now instead of doing it instead of doing it

rightright

ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

The Corps of Engineers contracts with The Corps of Engineers contracts with local nationals to bring in a big back local nationals to bring in a big back

hoehoe

ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

The plan: drive off the flat bed onto a The plan: drive off the flat bed onto a pile of sand. The left wheels go into a pile of sand. The left wheels go into a

hole. The rig isn’t tied down and it hole. The rig isn’t tied down and it bounces off.bounces off.

ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

The driver feels uneasy and The driver feels uneasy and uses his bucket to stabilize the uses his bucket to stabilize the

situation.situation.

ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

The equipment springs a leak, loses The equipment springs a leak, loses hydraulic and radiator fluid, and refuses to hydraulic and radiator fluid, and refuses to

start.start.

ORM: Occasional Risk Mismanagement

This breakdown forces cooler heads to This breakdown forces cooler heads to prevail. Additional assets are brought to prevail. Additional assets are brought to bear. The equipment is lifted up safely and bear. The equipment is lifted up safely and the truck drives off from underneath. No one the truck drives off from underneath. No one is injured and the damages are reduced. A is injured and the damages are reduced. A little risk management anywhere along the little risk management anywhere along the line could have prevented this from line could have prevented this from happening. The operator initially refused happening. The operator initially refused outside advice about the risks of what he outside advice about the risks of what he was planning.was planning.

Thanks to Mike BradfordThanks to Mike Bradford205th MI BDE Safety Manager, Camp Victory 205th MI BDE Safety Manager, Camp Victory

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