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The Climbing On Ladder To Reach High Spots Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Wet conditions
- poor lighting
- 2. Checking Ladder
- Ladder defect
- lack of ladder stability
- 3. Positioning Ladder
- Obstacles in the way
- unstable ground
- 4. Climbing Up Ladder
- Dizziness or light-headedness
- overreaching
- 5. Working at Height
- Falling objects
- windy conditions
- 6. Descending the Ladder
- Rushing to get down
- unsteady foot placement
- 7. Moving Ladder
- Heavy load
- moving obstacles
- 8. Cleaning Up Work Area
- Tripping on tools/equipment
- overly wet floor
- 9. Storing Ladder
- Incorrectly secured ladder
- overcrowded storage area
- 10. Post-Work Inspection
- Failure to identify damaged equipment
- overlooking hazards
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of first aid supplies
- delayed emergency response
- 12. Safety Equipment Checks
- Faulty safety equipment
- inadequate safety training
- 13. Regular Maintenance
- Delayed maintenance schedule
- inadequate cleaning procedures
- 14. Record Keeping
- Data loss
- Inaccurate records
- 15. Communication
- Poor communication
- inconsistent instructions
- 16. Safety Training
- Insufficient training
- failure to understand procedures
- 17. Regular Audits
- Missed inspection
- disregard of safety standards
- 18. Incident Reporting
- Delay in reporting
- inaccurate incident details
- 19. Equipment Update
- Old equipment
- slow adoption of newer
- safer technology
- 20. Safety Culture Development
- Lackadaisical attitude towards safety
- poor hazard identification skills