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The Shallow Excavation Complexities Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips or falls
- improper handling of tools
- 2. Workers Induction and Training
- Inadequate training
- miscommunication
- 3. Site Set-up
- Falls from height
- equipment malfunction
- 4. Locating Underground Services
- Unexpected utility lines
- hazardous substances
- 5. Excavation Planning
- Uneven surface
- instability of soil
- 6. Marking Out The Area
- Incorrect marking
- risk of over digging
- tripping hazards
- 7. Equipment Inspection
- Equipment failure
- bodily injury due to improper handling of equipment
- 8. Soil Analysis
- Toxic substance release
- incorrect analysis
- 9. Installing Shoring/Shielding Systems
- Collapse of excavation
- falling materials
- 10. Performing Excavation Work
- Soil collapse
- flying debris during excavation
- noise pollution
- 11. Regular Site Clean Up
- Trip and fall risks
- scattered tools and materials
- 12. On-going Monitoring of Excavation Work
- Failure to spot potential dangers
- inadequate supervision
- 13. Emergency Procedures Training
- Risks from inadequate training
- risks from lack of emergency awareness
- 14. Wrapping up And Site Clear Up
- Risk of leaving dangerous equipment unattended
- tripping hazards
- 15. Debrief and Team Evaluation
- Miscommunication
- overlooking of key issues