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Key Features:
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The Structural Landscaping Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect manual handling
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Ground Analysis
- Risk of falling
- Contact with harmful fauna or fauna
- 3. Marking the Area
- Trip hazards
- Chemical reactions from marking sprays
- 4. Material Delivery
- Risk of collision with vehicles
- Manual lifting hazards
- 5. Excavation
- Collapse of excavation
- Noise exposure
- Dust inhalation
- 6. Concreting
- Chemical burns
- Inhaled dust
- Physical injury from equipment
- 7. Paving & Laying Slabs
- Mishandling of tools
- Manual lifting hazards
- Back strain
- 8. Building Walls
- Falls from height
- Mishandling of equipment
- Being hit by falling objects
- 9. Constructing Water Features
- Electric shock
- Drowning risks
- Slips and trips
- Handling heavy materials
- 10. Planting and Seeding
- Manual handling injuries
- Exposure to allergens
- 11. Installing Lighting Fixtures
- Electrical hazards
- Working at heights
- Trip hazards
- 12. Positioning Furniture
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- Splinters and sharp edges
- 13. Final Inspection
- Trips and slips
- Unexpected hazards left behind
- 14. Client Handover
- Miscommunication causing accidents
- Potential trip hazards
- 15. Clean up Process
- Mishandling of waste materials
- Trip and slip hazards
- 16. Routine Maintenance
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals
- Manual handling injuries
- Equipment failure
- 17. Emergency Response Planning
- Lack of adequate safety equipment
- Lack of emergency procedures knowledge
- 18. Safety Mechanism Checking
- Failure of safety mechanisms
- Improper use of safety equipment
- 19. Training & Instruction
- Lack of training leading to accidents
- Misuse of equipment
- 20. Health Monitoring
- Lack of appropriate health surveillance
- Inadequate response to health issues detected