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The Bitumen Laying Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper site layout
- Unstable ground conditions
- 2. Stockpile Setup
- Incorrect manual handling
- High noise levels from machinery
- 3. Delivery of Bitumen
- Spillage during off-loading
- Breathing in fumes
- Skin burns
- 4. Heating Bitumen
- Burns on skin/contact with high temperature substances
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 5. Surface Cleaning
- Back or muscle injury
- Debris causing trips and falls
- 6. Applying Primer
- Ineffective control of traffic
- Chemical contact with skin/eyes
- 7. Laying Bitumen
- Spray injuries
- Contact with hot material
- 8. Spreading & Compacting
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Heat exhaustion/stress
- 9. Tact Coat Application
- Slips
- trips and falls
- High pressure injection/spraying hazards
- 10. Curing
- Exposure to traffic
- Vehicle collision
- 11. Final Inspection
- Falls from height
- Injured by sharp objects
- 12. Site Clean up
- Manual handling injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 13. Removal of safety signs
- Road Traffic Incidents
- Misuse/Malfunction of Manual Equipment
- 14. Waste Material Disposal
- Manual Handling Injury
- inappropriate waste disposal
- 15. Post-Job Review
- Mental Stress
- Poor communication