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The Assessing Scaffold Lifeline Security Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate scaffold base
- poor ground conditions
- 2. Load Materials
- Improper lifting techniques
- overloaded scaffold
- 3. Install Scaffold
- Falls from height
- striking against sharp object
- 4. Attach Lifeline
- Incorrect attachment
- defected safety tools
- 5. Safety Check
- Missing inspections
- safety tools malfunction
- 6. Operations Phase
- Misuse of scaffolds
- tripping over debris
- 7. Access and Egress
- Slip and fall
- unstable access points
- 8. Dealing with Weather elements
- High winds
- lighting strikes
- 9. Electrical Safety
- Electrocution
- Electric Fire
- 10. Fall Protection
- Falls from heights
- improper use of harness
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of Emergency plan
- inadequate training
- 12. Maintenance
- Scaffold collapse due to wear & tear
- rusting
- 13. Dismantling
- Falling objects
- improper dismantling technique
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Hazardous waste exposure
- improper disposal
- 15. Post Inspection
- Mistakes overlooked
- potential dormant hazards
- 16. Report & Documentation
- Incomplete reports
- miscommunication
- 17. Storage
- Incorrect storage
- exposure to harsh weather
- 18. Training
- Inadequate training/competence
- lack of periodic refreshers
- 19. Communication Failure
- Miscommunication
- misunderstood instructions
- 20. Staff Welfare
- Lack of rest
- dehydration
- fatigue work