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The Strip Footing Excavation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unstable ground
- Slips and trips
- Poorly maintained equipment
- 2. Clearing and Marking Work Area
- Tripping over materials
- Contact with services (electricity etc.)
- 3. Setting Out
- Falls from height
- Unstable footing
- 4. Excavation Marking
- Incorrect measurements
- Mistakes in marking
- 5. Trench Excavation
- Collapse of trenches
- Noise
- Dust
- 6. Installing Shoring System
- Collapse of trench
- Falling objects
- 7. Inspecting Before Each Shift
- Ignored hazards due to poor inspection
- Faulty safety equipment
- 8. Excavation Work Underway
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Fatigue
- 9. Material Handling and Storage
- Back injuries
- Muscle strains or sprains
- 10. Concrete Pouring
- Contact with wet concrete
- Chemical burns
- 11. Burying Services
- Struck by moving vehicle
- Service strike
- 12. Backfilling
- Collapse of excavation
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Compacting Fill Layers
- Vibration-related injuries
- Noise
- 14. Finishing Work
- Mistakes in finishing work
- Poor quality
- 15. After Completion Inspection
- Missed defects due to poor quality inspection
- Accidents after handover
- 16. Clean Up
- Slips and trips
- Incorrect waste disposal
- 17. Equipment Demobilisation
- Manual handling injuries
- Damage to equipment
- 18. Site rehabilitation
- Risks to environment
- Damage to site
- 19. Documentation & Reporting
- Mistakes in documentation
- Not reporting incidents
- 20. Assessment and review
- Mistakes in evaluating hazards
- No hazard/risk following up