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Key Features:
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The Access Raised Platforms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury due to handling tools
- Tripping hazards
- 2. Site Inspection
- Struck by moving objects
- Electrical hazards
- 3. Setting Up
- Falls from height
- Hand injuries
- 4. Accessing Platform
- Fall from height
- Slips and trips
- 5. Working at Height
- Falls from height
- Overexertion
- 6. Use of Tools
- Injuries *from* powered hand tools
- Eye injury from flying debris
- 7. Movement on Platform
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Encounter with moving machinery
- 8. Positioning Materials
- Manual handling injuries
- Struck by falling objects
- 9. Regular Breaks (Rest)
- Fatigue
- Over-exertion
- 10. Clean Up
- Mishandling tools/materials
- Trip hazards from debris
- 11. Disassembling
- Mishandling materials/tools
- Falls from height
- 12. Leaving Worksite
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Trips on uneven surface
- 13. Documentation Update
- Eyestrain
- Musculoskeletal discomfort (ergonomic)
- 14. Equipment Check
- Maintaining equipment
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 15. Reporting Incidents
- Psychological stress
- Poor communication
- 16. Safety Training
- Knowledge gap
- Miscommunication
- 17. Hazard Reporting
- Unreported hazards
- Inefficient communication
- 18. Conditioning and Rest
- Mental fatigue
- Physical exertion
- 19. Washing and Sanitizing
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- Skin irritations
- 20. Off-hours Response
- Fatigue
- Stress from improper work-life balance