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The Diving In Confined Areas Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from faulty equipment
- Lack of appropriate training
- 2. Entry Into Confined Space
- Fall/Slip/Trip hazards
- Low Oxygen Levels
- 3. Start Diving
- Submersion / Drowning
- Faulty diving gear
- 4. During Dive
- Limited Visibility
- Equipment malfunction
- Underwater obstacles/collision
- 5. Surface Interval
- Hypothermia
- Dehydration
- 6. Decompression Stops
- Enhanced risk of decompression sickness from poor timing
- Nitrogen narcosis
- 7. Ascent
- Rapid ascent errors leading to decompression illness
- Dangerous marine life
- 8. Surface And Exit Water
- Exhaustion
- Bodily harm from improper exit procedure
- 9. Post-Dive Care
- Illness related to decompression (‘The Bends’) or lung over-expansion
- Delayed Onset Hypoxia
- 10. Pack Up And Clean Up
- Slips/Trips/Falls
- Mishandling of equipment
- 11. Document Control And Record Keeping
- Loss of important document
- Personal details improperly protected
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate training or knowledge of emergency procedures
- Equipment failure
- 13. Regular Inspection and Maintenance
- Missed or incorrect maintenance leading to accident
- Not wearing PPE while performing maintenance
- 14. Training and Skills Enhancement
- Inadequate ongoing education and training
- Failure to follow safe work practices
- 15. Health Monitoring
- Lack of regular health monitoring
- Ignoring signs of possible illness/injury
- 16. Safety Audits
- Negligence in conducting safety audits regularly
- Inadequate auditing process