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The Setting Up Temporary Walkways Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate lighting
- 2. Site Assessment
- Unstable ground conditions
- Weather conditions
- Pedestrian / Vehicle interaction
- 3. Planning & Design
- Miscommunication of plan
- Incorrect design leading to pedestrian hazards
- 4. Resource Gathering
- Manual handling injuries
- Equipment misuse
- 5. Walkway Setup
- Pinch points
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by falling objects
- 6. Stakeholder Communication
- Poor communication leading to misunderstandings
- Misuse of walkway
- 7. Monitoring & Modifying
- Inadequate inspections
- Neglected change in environments
- 8. Disassembly & Removal
- Manually handling
- Misuse of equipment
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 9. Post-operation Assessment
- Incorrect documentation
- Overlooking critical information
- 10. Training staff
- Insufficient training causing unsafe actions
- Ignorance to proper procedures
- 11. Walkway Inspection
- Missed detection of loose materials
- Ineffective repair work
- 12. Repairing Damaged Areas
- Working at height
- Handling hazardous materials
- 13. Clean-up
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Manual handling
- 14. Meeting with Stakeholders
- Miscommunication
- Ignoring safety procedures
- 15. Documentation & Reporting
- Misreporting
- Unrecorded safety incidents
- 16. Evaluation & Feedback Processing
- Ignoring critical feedback
- Lack of follow-up actions
- 17. Restocking Equipment
- Inappropriate storage
- Manual handling injuries
- 18. Delivery of Safety Instructions
- Miscommunication
- Ignoring safety procedures
- 19. Regular Maintenance Check
- Overlooking maintenance schedule
- Lingering hazards
- 20. Emergency Response Planning
- Inadequate planning
- Incomplete emergency procedures