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The Suspension Trauma Awareness Prevention Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incomplete planning and briefing
- Lack of proper equipment
- 2. Safety Equipment Selection
- Inappropriate size or type
- Non-compliance with standards
- 3. Fitting Harness
- Improper fit
- Unfamiliarity with harness adjustment
- 4. Area Inspection
- Rough terrain
- Sharp or abrasive surfaces
- 5. Work at Height
- Slip
- trip and fall
- Suspension trauma
- 6. Partner-check
- Overlooking safety equipment flaws
- Miscommunication
- 7. Suspension
- Incorrect weight distribution
- Long suspension time
- 8. Regular Breaks
- Physical exhaustion
- Mental fatigue
- 9. Communicate regularly
- Miscommunication
- Radio failure
- 10. In case if a Fall
- Lack of fall recovery training
- Panic attack
- 11. Rescue Plan
- Weak or inefficient rescue plan
- Delayed rescue activation
- 12. Implement Rescue Plan
- Inefficient execution
- Rescuer injury
- 13. Post-Rescue Care
- Delayed medical assistance
- Insufficient rehydration
- 14. Check Equipment
- Worn-out safety equipment
- Failure to observe maintenance intervals
- 15. Debrief/Feedback
- Limited understanding or indifference to feedback process
- Incomplete report
- 16. Regular Training & Drills
- Low skill retainability
- Overconfidence in capabilities
- 17. Review SWMS regularly
- Obsolete or irrelevant control measures
- Incomplete hazard identification
- 18. Ensure immersion syndrome awareness
- Belief of no personal susceptibility
- Lack of continual learning culture
- 19. Allow for Rest and Recovery
- Insufficient rest breaks
- Ignoring early signs of fatigue
- 20. Final Check
- Overlooking damaged equipment
- last minute changes in worksite condition