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The Accessing High Level Platforms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Incorrect equipment selection
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Untrained personnel
- 3. Loading Equipment
- Load falling
- Back injuries from improper lift
- 4. Safe Ground Preparation
- Unstable or uneven ground
- Hit by moving vehicle
- 5. Erecting the Platform
- Falls from height
- Crush injuries
- 6. Accessing the Platform
- Fall from height
- Misstep
- 7. Working at Height
- Falling objects
- Vertigo or fainting
- 8. Transiting Materials and Tools
- Struck by swinging loads
- Spillages
- 9. Emergency Procedures
- Ineffective procedures
- Panic
- 10. Descending the Platform
- Hits and collisions
- Fatigue
- 11. Dismantling the Platform
- Crush and entrapment injuries
- Equipment failure
- 12. Unloading Equipment
- Back injuries from improper lift
- Falling objects
- 13. Equipment Maintenance or Repair
- Electric shock
- Fire and explosion risks from hot work
- 14. Safety checks
- Incomplete procedure
- Overlooking of safety aspects
- 15. Wrapping Up and Housekeeping
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Left out items causing injury