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The Drainage System Construction Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Assessment
- Falling into open trenches
- Interaction with plant machinery
- 3. Soil Excavation
- Collisions with underground utilities
- Noise pollution
- 4. Trench Shoring Installation
- Soil collapse
- Falling objects
- 5. Pipe Laying
- Manual handling injuries
- Working in confined spaces
- 6. Backfilling
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Overexertion and strain
- 7. Compacting
- Hand arm vibration syndrome
- Collision with equipment
- 8. Site Reinstatement
- Flying debris
- Noise pollution
- 9. Drainage System Inspection
- Working at heights
- Electrical hazards
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Involvement in unguarded machinery
- Noise pollution
- 12. Documentation Completion
- Ergonomic risks
- Stress related risks
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Unexpected system failure
- Inadequate evacuation
- 14. Final Review and Sign Off
- Incorrect information
- Neglecting safety concerns
- 15. Clean up
- Trips over left materials
- Exposure to harmful wastes
- 16. Demobilisation
- Moving vehicles
- Load securing during transportation
- 17. Debriefing Team
- Miscommunication
- Unclarified doubts and instructions
- 18. Reporting and Feedback
- Incorrect or incomplete data recording
- Non-compliance with regulations
- 19. Equipment check and storage
- Unguarded machinery
- Inadequate storing facilities
- 20. Site Closure
- Unauthorized access
- Open excavation pits