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The Trench Digging For Installation Or Repair Of Underground Utilities Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to traffic
- tripping or falling hazards
- 2. Site Assessment
- Manual handling injuries
- slips
- trips and falls
- 3. Trench Excavation
- Bystander struck by equipment
- cave-in of trench
- 4. Utility Location Confirmation
- Electrocuting due to underground power lines
- gas leak from pipeline damage
- 5. Trench Safety System Installation
- Struck by objects
- falls into trench
- 6. Inside Trench Work
- Cave-ins
- hazardous atmospheres within the trench
- 7. Material Handling Above and Around Trenches
- Struck by objects
- manual handling injuries
- 8. Unsafe Conditions Monitoring
- Misjudgement of soil composition leading to collapse risk
- risky behavior
- 9. Trench Exit/Entry Methods Utilisation
- Fall while entering/exiting trench
- improper ladder usage
- 10. Utilities Installation/Repair
- Contact with live services (electricity/gas)
- manual handling injuries
- 11. Backfilling Method Utilisation
- Struck by moving equipment
- manual handling injuries
- dust inhalation
- 12. Trench Collapse Emergency Response
- Panic causing injury
- secondary collapse
- 13. Area Reinstatement and Clean Up
- Tripping over debris
- manual handling injuries
- 14. Debrief and Documentation
- Paper cuts
- eye strain from computer use
- 15. Equipment Maintenance
- Inadequate maintenance leading to equipment failure
- injuries during maintenance activities
- 16. Safety Inspection
- Exposure to residual hazards from work site
- inappropriate PPE usage
- 17. Signages and Barriers Installation
- Incorrect signage leading to unauthorised access
- manual handling injuries
- 18. Trench Shoring and Shielding
- Collapse of shoring/shielding system
- incorrect installation injuries
- 19. Weather Monitoring and Site Condition Analysis
- Slippery conditions due to rain
- high winds causing loose material to blow around
- 20. Traffic Management During Operations
- Vehicle striking personnel
- incorrect signal understanding