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The Carrying Materials Up Stairs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate lighting
- Trip hazards
- 2. Load assessment
- Incorrect manual handling
- Overexertion
- 3. Equipment check
- Faulty equipment
- Unsecured materials
- 4. Stair assessment
- Damaged stairs
- Slippery surface
- 5. Establish clear path
- Obstruction in path
- Uneven surfaces
- 6. Lifting load
- Back injury
- Muscle strain
- 7. Carrying load up stairs
- Falls
- Dropping load onto foot
- 8. Maneuvering on landings
- Collisions
- Falls from height
- 9. Setting down load
- Finger entrapment
- Back injury
- 10. Rest period
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 11. Repeating lift
- Muscle strain
- Repetitive stress injury
- 12. Clearing work area
- Trip hazards
- Falling objects
- 13. Equipment storage
- Misplacement of equipment
- Trip hazards
- 14. Incident reporting
- Non-reporting of hazards
- Ignoring safety procedures
- 15. Review work process
- Ignored safety processes
- Ineffective safety measures