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The Bulk Excavation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping hazards
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Uneven ground surface
- 2. Site Inspection
- Slips and trips
- Falling objects
- 3. Mobilisation
- Collisions with vehicles
- Damage to underground services
- Dust exposure
- 4. Setting up Equipment
- Incorrect setup of equipment
- Accidental startup of machinery
- 5. Bulk Excavation
- Collapse of excavation sides
- Vibration damage
- Noise Exposure
- 6. Isolation and Lockout
- Unintended re-energising of equipment
- Entrapment
- Electrical shock
- 7. Loading and Unloading
- Falling loads
- Moving vehicles
- Inadequate PPE
- 8. Hauling
- Overturning vehicles
- load shift
- Collisions
- 9. Deposit Site Identification
- Falls from heights
- Slips and trips
- falling objects
- 10. Deposition and Spread
- Dust generation
- Noise pollution
- Vehicle manoeuvring
- 11. Compacting and Grading
- Sudden equipment movement
- Working near powerlines
- Dust Exposure
- 12. Stockpile Management
- Stockpile collapse
- Indiscriminate movement of vehicles
- 13. Decontamination and Cleanup
- Disposal of hazardous waste
- Slips and trips
- Lack of ventilation
- 14. Demobilisation
- Machinery collision
- Incorrect disassembling of equipment
- 15. Post Operation Inspection
- Slips and trips
- Contact with harmful substances
- 16. Site Securing
- Unauthorized access
- Tripping hazards
- 17. Documentation and Reporting
- Miscommunication
- Lost or incomplete documentation
- 18. Emergency Procedures Training
- Unprepared for emergency situations
- Lack of communication
- 19. Maintenance
- Faulty equipment
- inadequate maintenance procedures
- 20. Review and update procedure
- Outdated procedures
- Non-compliance to regulatory requirements