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Key Features:
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The Anchor Handling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate briefing
- Lack of personal protective equipment
- 2. Equipment Check
- Damaged equipment
- Absence of safety guards on machines
- 3. Loading the Anchor
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 4. Transporting the Anchor
- Traffic accidents
- Improper load securement
- 5. Positioning for Deployment
- Falls from height
- Collisions
- 6. Deploying the Anchor
- Entanglement
- Struck by moving object
- 7. Maintaining Tension
- Entanglement
- Electrical shock
- 8. Monitoring Position
- Fatigue
- Poor visibility
- 9. Adjustments and Corrections
- Crushing
- Entanglement
- 10. Anchor Retrieval
- Falls from height
- Drowning (overboard situation)
- 11. Post-Operation Maintenance
- Chemical exposure
- Electrical shock
- 12. Anchor Stowage
- Crush injuries
- Lifting heavy objects
- 13. Communicate Operations Results
- Miscommunication
- Noise levels
- 14. Data Reporting
- Ergonomic hazards
- Eye strain
- 15. Decommission and Clean Up
- Slip
- trip and falls
- Chemical exposure
- 16. Emergency Response Planning
- Inadequate training
- No clear evacuation path
- 17. Hazardous Substance Handling
- Chemical spill
- Fire and explosion
- 18. Safety Drills
- Lack of real-world applicability
- Complacency
- 19. Document Control and Record Keeping
- Misplacement of documents
- Lack of document control measures
- 20. Regular Reviews and Updates
- Continuance of outdated procedures
- Ineffective communication practices