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The Secure Shingle Courses Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect Manual Handling
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- 2. Site Evaluation
- Exposure to Harmful Dust
- Noise Pollution
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Electric Shock
- Fire Hazard
- 4. Removing Old Shingles
- Falling Objects
- Cuts and Abrasions
- 5. Inspection of Roof
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Exposure to Sun/Heat
- 6. Installing New Shingles
- Cuts and abrasions
- Incorrect manual handling
- 7. Nail Gun Usage
- Unintended Discharge
- Noise
- Vibration
- 8. Ladder Safety
- Falls from Height
- Unstable Support
- 9. Use of Other Tools
- Injury from Sharp Edges
- Noise
- Vibration
- 10. Shingle Cutting tips
- Eye Injuries from Flying Debris
- Cuts
- 11. Clean up Work Area
- Trips over Debris
- Exposure to Harmful Dust
- 12. Transporting Waste Material
- Improper Lifting Techniques
- Broken glass and nails in waste
- 13. Electrical Safety (if applicable)
- Fire Hazard
- Electric Shock
- 14. Fall Protection
- Falls while Working at Heights
- Exposure to Sun/Heat
- 15. End-of-day Procedures
- Long Working Hours
- Mental Fatigue
- 16. Equipment Removal
- Electric Shock
- Fire Hazard
- 17. Site and Roof Inspection (Post-Work)
- Unidentified hazards
- Remaining debris
- 18. Undertake Maintenance Procedures
- Injury from Sharp Edges
- Incorrect manual handling
- 19. Record and Report any Safety Incidents
- N/A
- 20. Secure and Store Equipment Safely
- Theft
- Unauthorized usage