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The Setup Temporary Safety Railings Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips on wet surfaces
- tool failure
- 2. Site Inspection
- Uneven terrain
- sharp objects in area
- 3. Equipment Unloading
- Manual handling injury
- traffic interference
- 4. Setting Up Barricades
- Trips over materials
- incorrect placement
- 5. Assemble Tools and Equipment
- Improper tool use
- defective equipment
- 6. Install Support Posts
- Falling objects
- incorrect installation
- 7. Secure Anchor Points
- Lack of secure attachment
- inadequate anchors
- 8. Position Railing Sections
- Incorrect alignment
- rail collapse
- 9. Fasten Railings
- Over-tightening fasteners
- finger injuries
- 10. Adjust Rail Height
- Strain from bending
- improper adjustments
- 11. Inspect Installation
- Missed hazard spots
- incomplete setup
- 12. Perform Load Testing
- Structural failure
- exceeding load limits
- 13. Final Safety Check
- Missed safety breaches
- procedural errors
- 14. Worker Training
- Inadequate knowledge transfer
- missed instructions
- 15. Personal Protective Equipment
- Wrong PPE for task
- PPE damage
- 16. Communication Plan
- Miscommunication of hazards
- lack of signal clarity
- 17. Tool Storage
- Improper storage leading to obstruction
- misplaced tools
- 18. Area Clean-Up
- Remaining debris
- trip hazards
- 19. Removal of Temporary Railings
- Falling rails
- uncontrolled dismantling
- 20. Post-Job Review
- Overlooking incident reports
- follow-up failures
- 21. Documentation and Reporting
- Incomplete records
- data entry errors