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The Safe Use Of Scaffold Stairways Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect scaffolding selection
- Untrained staff
- 2. Transporting materials
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and falls
- Struck by moving objects
- 3. Erecting scaffolding
- Falling from heights
- Scaffold collapse
- Material drop
- Overhead power lines
- 4. Inspecting scaffold
- Inadequate inspection
- Falls from height
- Trips on loose materials
- 5. Climbing stairway
- Slip
- trip and fall
- Overloading of scaffold
- Incorrect footing
- 6. Working at Height
- Falls from heights
- Falling objects
- Equipment failure
- Weather conditions
- 7. Dismantling scaffold
- Falling objects
- Scaffold collapse
- Falling from heights
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Safely discarding materials
- Incorrect disposal
- Injury from sharp objects
- Hazardous substance exposure
- 9. Post work assessment
- Missed or overlooked hazards
- Incomplete procedures
- 10. Training and Induction
- Unfamiliarity with equipment
- Lack of hazard awareness
- Non-adherence to safety processes