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Key Features:
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The Concreting Jobs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- back injuries from lifting
- exposure to noise
- 2. Formwork Assembly
- Falls from height
- being hit by falling objects
- cuts from sharp tools
- 3. Steel Fixing
- Cuts and punctures from steel bars
- muscular strains
- 4. Concreting
- Dust inhalation
- contact dermatitis
- chemical burns
- 5. Concrete Finishing
- Exposure to noise
- vibration injuries
- repetative strain injuries
- 6. Formwork Dismantling
- Falls from height
- being hit by falling objects
- cuts from sharp tools
- 7. Curing
- Chemical exposure
- slips and falls due to wet surfaces
- 8. Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- needlestick injuries
- incorrect disposal procedures
- 9. Loading and Unloading Materials
- Back injuries from heavy lifting
- being run over by vehicles
- slips
- trips and falls on site
- 10. Transporting Materials
- Vehicular accidents
- back injuries from manual handling of materials
- 11. Cutting Formwork
- Accidents involving power tools
- noise exposure
- dust inhalation
- 12. Working in Close Proximity with Mobile Plant
- Being struck by mobile plant
- being caught between mobile plant and structure or other vehicle
- 13. Erecting Safety Signage
- Falls from heights while installing signage
- being hit by vehicular traffic
- 14. Hand Finishing
- Vibration white finger
- noise induced hearing loss
- 15. Tool Maintenance and Cleaning
- Cuts and abrasions from sharp tools
- irritation or allergies to cleaning chemicals
- 16. Site Clean-Up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- exposure to hazardous substances
- back injuries from lifting
- 17. Site Debriefing
- Psychological stress
- physical harm due to congestion in gathering areas
- 18. Material Storage
- Injury from improper storage of materials
- falls while reaching for stored materials
- 19. Working with Power Tools
- Electrocution
- cuts and abrasions
- hearing damage
- 20. Erecting Safety Barriers
- Physical strain during installation
- risk of falling while setting up barriers