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The Activity Near Water Bodies Like River, Ponds, Etc. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- drowning
- 2. Arrival at Site
- Water-related accidents
- wildlife encounters
- 3. Gear Setup
- Misuse of equipment
- falling objects
- 4. Safety Briefing
- Misunderstanding safety protocols
- 5. Entry into Water
- Slipping
- falling into water
- or drowning
- 6. Activity Initiation
- Collision with floating debris
- physical strain
- 7. Monitoring of Activity
- Inadequate supervision leading to injury
- 8. Emergency Responses
- Inability to respond effectively to emergency situations
- 9. Activity Closure
- Slips and falls when exiting water
- inadequate de-gearing processes
- 10. Debriefing/Monitoring
- Unattended feedback leading to future incidents
- 11. Clean-up
- Injury from mishandling of equipment
- slips and falls from wet surfaces
- 12. Equipment Return
- Damage or loss of equipment
- injury during transportation
- 13. Travelling back
- Traffic accidents
- wildlife encounters
- 14. Reporting
- Miscommunication or lack of due diligence leading to future incidents
- 15. Post-Activity Analysis
- Mistakes overlooked or repeated in future activities
- 16. Maintenance Checks on Equipment
- Injury due to faulty/unsafe equipment
- 17. Staff Training
- Inadequate training leading to injury
- 18. Safety Equipment Checks
- Missing or faulty safety equipment
- 19. Environmental Impact Mitigation
- Harmful impact to local fauna and flora
- 20. Dealing with Weather Conditions
- What to do when lightning storms or gale occur?