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The Below Ground Drainage Work Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- 2. Site Survey
- Risk of injury from unsuitable ground conditions
- Exposure to hazardous particles in the soil
- 3. Excavation
- Collapsing ground
- Falls into excavation
- Noise and vibration
- 4. Installation
- Manual handling injuries
- Trips over equipment
- Being struck by tools or equipment
- 5. Drain Laying
- Falls into trenches
- Exposure to hazardous gases
- 6. Connection Work
- Machinery accidents
- Exposure to raw sewage
- 7. Backfilling
- Falls into filled areas
- Collapsed walls due to unstable fill
- 8. Compaction
- Damage to drains by heavy machinery
- Noise and vibration
- 9. Surface Reinstatement
- Trips and falls over disturbed ground
- Manual handling injuries
- 10. Disposal of Leftover Material
- Manual handling injuries
- Dust exposure
- 11. Testing and Commissioning
- Release of harmful gas
- Contamination risk
- 12. Mobilisation and Demobilisation
- Vehicle strikes
- Load transportation injuries
- 13. Traffic Management
- Risks from moving vehicles
- Pedestrian risks
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Injury during emergency procedures
- Inadequate evacuation routes
- 15. Post-work Inspection and Cleaning
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Risks from cleaning equipment
- 16. Documentation and Record Keeping
- Eye strain
- Repetitive strain injury
- 17. Maintenance Inspections
- Risks from working at height
- Risks from hazardous substances
- 18. Regular Training
- Risks from poor manual handling training
- Risk of insufficient knowledge on safety procedures
- 19. Safety Checks
- Risk of overlooked faulty equipment
- Health risks due to repeated exposure to hazardous substances
- 20. Final Evaluation
- Risks from overlooked hazardous situation
- Risk of incorrect task execution