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The Ditching And Trenching Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential for slips
- trips and falls
- Danger of manual handling injuries
- 2. Marking Out
- Risk of incorrect measurement
- Risk of eye injury from dust or flying particles
- 3. Mobilisation
- Hazards related to traffic control
- Equipment failure risks
- 4. Trench Excavation
- Collapse of trench
- Noise pollution hazards
- 5. Utility Detection
- Risks associated with live utilities
- Mistaking utility locations
- 6. Soil Stabilisation
- Potential for soil collapse
- hazardous vibrations
- 7. Installation of Shoring
- Risk of trench collapse
- Hazards associated with heavy lifting
- 8. Access And Egress
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Hazards associated with ladders
- 9. Trench Inspection
- Possibility of trench collapse
- Exposure to dangerous gases
- 10. Dewatering Operations
- Risks associated with pumping equipment
- Risk of electrical shock
- 11. Laying Pipeline Conduit
- Manual handling risks
- Potential falling objects
- 12. Backfilling
- Risks from moving plant
- Potential for trapped fingers or hands
- 13. Soil Compaction
- Risk of vibration injury
- Dust inhalation risk
- 14. Surface Restoration
- Manual handling risks
- Risk of slips
- trips and falls
- 15. Demobilisation
- Risks associated with traffic control
- Equipments failure risks
- 16. Documentation & Completion
- Risks from poor communication
- Paper cut risk