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The Buddy Assisted Gear Donning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 2. Safety briefing
- Lack of understanding
- Miscommunication
- 3. Equipment check
- Improper working order
- Faulty equipment
- 4. Buddy check
- Inadequate inspection
- Missed issues
- 5. Donning gear
- Incorrect fitting
- Equipment failure
- 6. Buddy assists with gear
- Incorrectly placed gear
- Lack of helper attention
- 7. Initial movement
- Miscalculation of weight
- Tripping
- 8. Final gear check
- Inadequate inspection
- Missed defects
- 9. Positioning for work
- Falling from height
- Inappropriate body postures
- 10. Performing work task
- Equipment malfunction
- Physical injury
- 11. Buddy monitoring
- Inadequate supervision
- Delayed response to issue
- 12. Regular communication
- Miscommunication
- Lack of alertness
- 13. Finishing work task
- Carelessness
- Equipment malfunction
- 14. Doffing gear
- Incorrect removal
- Physical strain
- 15. Buddy assists with gear removal
- Incorrectly removed gear
- Lack of helper attention
- 16. Gear inspection
- Missed defects
- Improper handling
- 17. Reporting issues
- Delayed report
- Inaccurate information
- 18. Storing gear
- Incorrect storage
- Damage to equipment
- 19. Debriefing
- Inadequate communication
- Misunderstanding
- 20. Ending shift
- Fatigue
- Hazardous conditions left unaddressed