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The Sewer Drain Installation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect use of equipment
- slip/trip/fall hazards
- 2. Site inspection
- Unstable ground structure
- exposure to harmful gasses
- 3. Equipment setup
- Manual handling injuries
- equipment malfunction
- 4. Excavation
- Cave-in/ collapse
- contact with underground services
- 5. Pipe Laying
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- falling into trench
- 6. Installation of drainage
- Objects falling onto workers beneath
- improper installation
- 7. Backfilling
- Cave-in/ collapse
- struck by heavy equipment
- 8. Restoration of surface
- Trip and fall
- improper restoration causing hazards
- 9. Disposal of waste materials
- Improper handling of waste
- hazardous waste material
- 10. Cleaning and storage of equipment
- Poor housekeeping
- manual handling injuries
- 11. Testing sewer drain
- Inadequate test procedure
- exposure to harmful substances
- 12. Documentation and review
- Missing or inaccurate data
- compliance issues
- 13. Transporting materials on site
- Struck by moving vehicle
- loading/unloading injuries
- 14. Use of personal protective equipment
- Unfit/improper PPE
- lack of training
- 15. Emergency response planning
- Lack of adequate emergency plan
- untrained staff
- 16. Debrief and Review
- Lack of communication
- information disregarded
- 17. Dismantling and removal of equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- equipment damages
- 18. Final inspection
- Missed hazards from earlier steps
- compliance issues
- 19. Communicating findings
- Inaccurate information
- miscommunication
- 20. Follow-up
- Failed to address raised concerns
- lack of monitoring