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The Stainless Steel Handrail Installation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Inspection
- Uneven surfaces
- falling objects
- 3. Material Handling
- Heavy lifting
- collision with obstacles
- 4. Tool and Equipment Check
- Defective tools
- electrical hazards
- 5. Install Temporary Barriers
- Trips on barriers
- inadequate securement
- 6. Measuring and Marking
- Inaccurate measurements
- tool-related cuts
- 7. Drilling Holes
- Noise exposure
- flying debris
- 8. Anchor Installation
- Incorrect anchor placement
- vibration hazards
- 9. Handrail Positioning
- Pinching fingers
- overexertion
- 10. Welding Connections
- Burns
- eye damage
- 11. Grinding/Sanding
- Dust inhalation
- noise pollution
- 12. Bolting Components
- Struck by moving parts
- repetitive strain injuries
- 13. Aligning Handrails
- Misalignment causing structural risk
- back strain
- 14. Inspection and Testing
- Electrical shock from testing equipment
- unsafe work positioning
- 15. Final Adjustments
- Cuts from sharp edges
- incorrect adjustments leading to instability
- 16. Surface Treatment
- Chemical exposure
- slippery surfaces
- 17. Clean-Up
- Slip/trip hazards from tools/materials
- waste handling injuries
- 18. Dismantle Temporary Barriers
- Uncontrolled removal leading to collapse
- inadequate disposal of materials
- 19. Debrief and Documentation
- Miscommunication
- paper handling risks
- 20. Site Handover
- Lack of information transfer
- incomplete documentation