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The Damage To Underground Utilities During Excavation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate safety briefing
- improper PPE
- 2. Marking the Ground
- Incorrect location marking
- tripping over ground markers
- 3. Cable Locator Usage
- Electrical shock
- inaccurate readings leading to damage
- 4. Hand Dig Trial Holes
- Striking utility line
- physical strain
- 5. Excavator Digging Around Utility Line
- Machinery malfunction
- accidental striking of utilities
- overhead power lines
- 6. Excavator Removing Soil Above Utility Line
- Damaging utility
- excavation collapse
- 7. Exposing Utility By Hand
- Physical injury from sharp implements
- 8. Verifying and Recording the Position
- Data errors
- poor communication
- 9. Ongoing Checks During Excavation Work
- Unidentified hazards
- complacency leading to accidents
- 10. Backfilling The Excavated Area
- Improper compaction
- work area hazards
- 11. Demobilising Site
- Poor site clean up
- traffic hazards
- 12. Reporting Incidents
- Non-reporting of hazards
- failure to act on incident reports
- 13. Maintenance of Equipment
- Improper maintenance procedures
- equipment failure
- 14. Toolbox Meetings
- Poor communication
- lack of hazard recognition
- 15. Safety Audits and Inspections
- Unidentified hazards
- inadequate risk assessment
- 16. Emergency Response
- Inadequate first aid
- poor emergency response plan
- 17. Project Closure and Review
- Incomplete documentation
- inadequate review procedures
- 18. Disposal of Waste Material
- Violation of waste disposal regulations
- improper classification of waste
- 19. Daily Start-up/Shutdown Procedures
- Non-compliance with procedures
- inadequate checks
- 20. Dealing With Unexpected Utility Finds
- Unsuitable contingency measures
- lack of communication