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The Sloped Roof Working Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of safety awareness
- wrong use of tools
- 2. Material Packing and Loading
- Back injuries from lifting
- trip hazards
- falling objects
- 3. Accessing the roof
- Fall from height
- slipping or tripping
- unstable ladders
- 4. Setting Up Fall Protection
- Incorrect installation
- equipment failure
- 5. Removing Old Roof
- Dust inhalation
- exposure to asbestos if present
- cuts from sharp materials
- 6. Installing New Roof
- Fall from heights
- struck by falling tools
- hand injuries from power tools
- 7. Inspecting Installation
- Roof collapse
- fall from rooftop
- trip hazards
- 8. Cleaning up the area
- Inhaling dust particles
- sharp material causing injuries
- trip hazards
- 9. Leaving the site
- Trip hazards
- injury from heavy lifting
- 10. Unloading and storing unused materials
- Injury from improper lifting
- vehicle accidents
- 11. Routine maintenance checks
- Equipment failure
- fall from heights
- electrical hazards
- 12. Reporting faults or issues
- Mistakes due to improper communication
- lack of prompt action on hazardous conditions
- 13. Dismantling and removing equipment
- Mishandling of equipment
- fall from heights
- 14. Reviewing work processes
- Inefficient communication
- overlooking evident risks
- complacency
- 15. Conducting regular training
- Inadequate training
- complacency
- disregard for safety protocols
- 16. Safety briefings
- Inadequate information dissemination
- overlooking evident risks
- 17. Regular equipment checks
- Regular maintenance overlooked
- equipment malfunctions
- 18. Accident reporting
- Non-compliance to procedures
- delay in reporting
- inaccurate details due to panic
- 19. Periodic risk assessments
- Non-identification of hazards
- complacency in conducting assessments
- 20. Continuous improvement plan
- Resistance to change or improvement
- knowledge gap in new procedures