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The Barbed Wire Installation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Inappropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Transporting Materials
- Vehicle accident
- Manual handling injuries
- 3. Unloading Materials
- Falls from height
- Crushing accidents
- 4. Site Layout Assessment
- Trips and slips
- Incorrect use of tools
- 5. Clearing the Path
- Cutting injuries
- Noise exposure
- 6. Post Hole Digging
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Underground services
- 7. Post Installation
- Overhead electric shock
- Falls from unstable surfaces
- 8. Affixing Barbed Wire
- Cuts from wire
- Eye injuries
- 9. Tensioning Wire
- Struck by snapped wire
- Hand injuries
- 10. Securing Wire to Posts
- Hand injuries
- Use of power tools
- 11. Attaching Tools and Fencing Gear
- Incorrect tool use
- Lifted weight causing strain
- 12. Cleaning Up Job Site
- Trip hazards
- Handling waste material
- 13. Disposing Removed Wire
- Cuts from wire
- Lifting heavy materials
- 14. Final Inspection
- Incomplete installation
- Uneven ground
- 15. Signing Off on Work
- Missed documentation
- Failure in communication
- 16. Review and Modifying Safe Work Method Statement
- Poorly reviewed SWMS
- lack of update on SWMS
- 17. Maintenance of Tools and Equipment
- Poorly maintained tools
- Inadequate storage
- 18. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of emergency procedures
- Poor training
- 19. Post Installation Checks and Maintenance
- Faulty installation
- Wear and tear on fencing
- 20. Reporting Incident/ Near Misses
- Lack of reporting system
- inadequate follow-up measures