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The Digging Around Existing Structures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Hazardous materials
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Electric shock
- Machine malfunction
- 3. Site Assessment
- Unexpected obstacles
- Underground pipelines or cables
- 4. Setting Up Safety Barriers
- Obstruction to passersby
- Falling objects
- 5. Digging Initial Trench
- Striking underground services
- Ground instability
- Workers hit by excavator
- 6. Soil & Rock Removal
- Slide or cave-in
- Dust inhalation
- 7. Installing Supports
- Falling support structure
- Inadequate guardrail systems
- 8. Continuation of Digging
- Struck by flying objects
- Excessive noise
- 9. Supervision Check
- Miscommunication
- Lack of site control
- Insufficient personal protective equipment for workers
- 10. Backfilling the Trench
- Collapse of trench
- Machinery runs over foot
- 11. Dismantling Supports
- Fall hazard from unstable surfaces
- Struck by falling supports
- 12. Down Tools
- Unsafe storage of tools
- Injury due to inappropriate tool use
- 13. Finishing Work
- Fatigue related accidents
- Incorrect disposal methods
- 14. Clean Up
- Inadequate waste disposal
- Exposure to dangerous substances
- 15. Review & Reporting
- Incorrect report filed
- Missed hazard notice
- 16. End-of-Day Inspection
- Missed hazards
- Faulty equipment not tagged
- 17. Equipment Secure & Store
- Inappropriate storage
- unsecured heavy equipment rolling
- 18. Debrief Team
- Poor communication
- Missing critical updates