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The Benching Side Of A Trench Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Strikes from tools
- 2. Site Set-up
- Falling into trench
- Incorrect manual handling
- 3. Excavation Start
- Collapse of trench sides
- Vibratory stress
- 4. Trench Support Installation
- Falling materials
- Working in cramped spaces
- 5. Operating Machinery
- Injury from machinery
- Dust inhalation
- 6. Progress Checks
- Falls from height
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 7. Soil Removal
- Struck by flying debris
- Over-exertion
- 8. Inspections
- Electrical risks
- Buried services strikes
- 9. Material Storage
- Collapsing materials
- Hazardous material leaks
- 10. Equipment Maintenance
- Mechanical faults leading to injury
- Fire hazards
- 11. Waste Management
- Cuts or piercing injuries
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- 12. Final Inspection
- Exposure to unseen hazards
- Trip hazards
- 13. Backfilling
- Trench collapse
- Over-exertion
- 14. Clean Up
- Slippery surfaces
- Disposal of hazardous waste
- 15. Demobilisation
- Traffic accidents
- Strikes from tools
- 16. Review Procedures
- Missed safety measures
- Non-compliance with regulations
- 17. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to evacuate
- Inadequate first aid response
- 18. Health and Safety Training
- Ineffectual training
- Lack of understanding of duties
- 19. Risk Assessment Review
- Outdated risk controls
- Insufficient hazard identification
- 20. Reporting and Documentation
- Paperwork errors
- Inaccurate reporting