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The Demolishing Brickwork Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over materials
- Exposure to harmful dust
- Noise pollution
- 2. Demolition Equipment
- Incorrect handling of equipments
- Faulty equipment
- 3. Brickwork Inspection
- Fall from height
- Being struck by loose bricks
- 4. Brickwork Removal
- Risk of cuts or punctures from sharp edges
- Struck by falling objects
- 5. Worksite clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual Handling Injuries
- 6. Waste disposal
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Incorrect manual handling techniques
- 7. Materials Handling
- Manual Handling injuries
- Collisions while transporting materials
- 8. Use of hand tools
- Injury due to improper use
- Electric shock in case of powered tools
- 9. Stabilisation of remaining structures
- Collapse of structures
- Inadequate safety barriers
- 10. Dust Control
- Airborne contaminants
- Lack of suitable respiratory protective equipment
- 11. Undertake work within confined spaces
- Lack of adequate ventilation
- Poor lighting
- 12. Working at Heights
- Risks from falling from heights
- Flying debris
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Electric shocks
- Contact with moving parts
- 14. Emergency procedures not known
- Risks related to panic
- Missteps causing injury
- 15. Meeting health & Hygiene Standards
- Spread of bacteria and germs
- Allergic reactions
- 16. Traffic management
- Risks from moving vehicles
- Poor visibility
- 17. Noise Control
- Hearing loss or damage due to high decibel noise
- Disturbances due to unexpected loud noise
- 18. PPE Not used appropriately
- Body injury
- Eye injury
- Respiration problems
- 19. Fire Safety
- Fires due to electrical faults or inflammable materials
- 20. Site Securing
- Unauthorised access
- Accidental falls