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The Construction Of Cofferdams Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling
- Tripping hazards
- Noise exposure
- Dust inhalation
- 2. Site Assessment
- Working in traffic
- Contact with utility services
- Exposure to weather conditions
- 3. Design Planning
- Inadequate knowledge
- Errors in design
- Poor communication
- 4. Equipment Selection
- Use of inappropriate equipment
- Mechanical faults
- Inadequate training on equipment use
- 5. Construction of Cofferdam
- Structural instability
- Water entry
- Working at heights
- 6. Bracing Installation
- Struck by objects
- Falling from height
- Crush injuries
- 7. Dewatering
- Water ingress
- Electric shocks
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 8. Excavation
- Collapse of side walls
- Striking underground utilities
- Dust inhalation
- 9. Material Loading
- Poor visibility
- Collision with equipment
- Overloading
- 10. Material Transportation
- Vehicle overturning
- Pedestrian accidents
- Load falling from vehicle
- 11. Unloading
- Manual handling injuries
- injuries from falling objects
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- 12. Cofferdam Removal
- Water re-entry
- Structural instability
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Site Clean Up
- Slips
- trips and falls from debris
- Hazardous materials exposure
- 14. Inspection and Maintenance
- Struck by moving object
- Caught in/between objects
- Electric shock
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate training
- Unplanned events
- Panic situations
- 16. Documentation and Reporting
- Inaccurate recording
- Omission of data
- Lack of confidentiality
- 17. Transportation to Next Site
- Vehicle accidents
- Load shifting
- Spillage of hazardous materials
- 18. Equipment Maintenance
- Maintenance related injuries
- Equipment malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 19. Storage of Materials
- Improper stacking
- Excessive weight
- Fires from flammable materials
- 20. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards