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Key Features:
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The Conducting Excavations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Site Preparation
- Underground services
- Weather conditions
- 2. Marking Out
- Inaccurate markings
- Trip hazards
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Equipment failure
- Incorrect handling
- 4. Excavation Commencement
- Collapse of sides
- Striking utilities
- 5. Soil Removal
- Manual handling injuries
- Machinery movement
- 6. Trench Support Installation
- Collapsed trench
- Equipment malfunction
- 7. Access Provision
- Falls
- Slips and trips
- 8. Ongoing Inspection
- Unstable edges
- Water ingress
- 9. Utilities Handling
- Electrocution
- Gas leaks
- 10. Environmental Management
- Dust
- Noise
- 11. Lighting
- Risk of night work
- Poor visibility
- 12. Personnel Rotation
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 13. Emergency Procedures Review
- Delayed response
- Inadequate first aid
- 14. Housekeeping
- Obstructions
- Slippery surfaces
- 15. Final Inspection
- Incomplete work
- Miscommunication
- 16. Sign-off Work
- Lack of documentation
- Non-compliance issues
- 17. Equipment Dismantling
- Incorrect dismantling
- Hurry in ending shift
- 18. Waste Disposal
- Incorrect disposal methods
- Hazardous materials exposure
- 19. Area Restoration
- Failure to restore properly
- Environment harm
- 20. Reporting
- Data inaccuracies
- Missed details