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The Directing Traffic During Busy Hours Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- exposure to traffic
- 2. Arrival
- Traffic accidents
- inattention from drivers
- 3. Job site assessment
- Risks from nearby workers or machinery
- lack of visibility
- 4. Check required tools and safety equipment
- Faulty equipment
- missing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 5. Setup traffic control devices
- Incorrect setup
- non-compliant devices
- 6. Begin directing traffic
- Inattentive drivers
- fast moving vehicles
- 7. Monitor traffic flow
- Aggressive driving
- insufficient lighting
- 8. Revision of control measures
- Improper precaution measures
- overlooked hazards
- 9. Calm down high risk situations
- Angry drivers
- violence
- 10. Emergency actions
- Insufficient response plan
- lack of first aid supplies
- 11. Communication with the public
- Verbal abuse
- language barrier
- 12. Periodically checking all signs are still in place
- Damaged signs
- hidden or obstructed markings
- 13. Adjusting order depending on the changing traffic flows
- Increased vehicle speed
- distracted drivers
- 14. End of activity cleaning up and pack away
- Poor waste management
- inappropriate disposal of PPE
- 15. Documentation and report making
- Misfiled documents
- overlooking incidents
- 16. Review and adjust the procedure if necessary during shift
- Inaccurate review
- overlooked hazards
- 17. Traffic controller shift change
- Poor communication
- lack of understanding about ongoing situations
- 18. Departure
- Fatigue
- inattention while departing the work site
- 19. Post task review and improvement plans
- Unnoticed issues
- overlooked procedural errors
- 20. Rest and recovery
- Inadequate rest
- job stress