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The Bowline Tying Under Water Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Risk of drowning
- Equipment malfunction
- 2. Safety Briefing
- Information misunderstanding
- Non-compliance with safety measures
- 3. Selection of diving gear
- Incorrect size
- Faulty gear
- 4. Checking of equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Incomplete equipment
- 5. Diving into water
- Risk of drowning
- Collision with objects
- 6. Underwater orientation
- Disorientation
- Failure to understand signals
- 7. Underwater rope handling
- Tangling
- Risk of cuts
- Failing equipment
- 8. Tying bowline knot underwater
- Incorrect knot tying
- Rope breaking
- 9. Knot strength testing
- Weak knot
- Material breakage
- 10. Untying knot
- Mistake in untying
- Snagging on other materials
- 11. Returning to surface
- Decompression sickness
- Rapid ascent injury
- 12. Removing diving gear
- Equipment mishandling
- Accidental harm to self or others
- 13. Gear maintenance
- Ineffective maintenance
- Missed damage
- 14. Debriefing and reporting
- Non-compliance
- Miscommunication of information
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate first-aid
- Poor communication
- 16. Accident Reporting
- Incomplete reporting
- Delay in report submission
- 17. Post operation gear storage
- Incorrect storage
- Damage to gear
- 18. Waste Management
- Mishandling of waste
- Inadequate disposal measures
- 19. Conducting Routine Checks
- Maintenance failure
- Equipment damage
- 20. Completion and Evaluation
- Missed reporting
- Non-compliance with procedures