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Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
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• Regulatory Compliance: Built to align with Australia’s WHS legislation and Codes of Practice, these templates include guidance notes and reference links to help you stay compliant.
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The Trencher Pedestrian Type Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Falling objects
- 2. Marking Trench Area
- Uneven terrain
- Sharp tools
- 3. Setting up Barricades
- Falling into trench
- Traffic accidents
- 4. Pedestrian Type Trencher Set-Up
- Incorrect assembly
- Collision risks
- 5. Trench Excavation
- Striking underground utilities
- Cave-ins
- 6. Soil Disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 7. Trench Edge Shoring
- Collapsing edges
- Pinch points
- 8. Trench Inspections
- Slips and falls
- Encountering hazardous substances
- 9. Manhole Access/Placement
- Falls from height
- Confined space risks
- 10. Pipe/Cable Laying
- Crushing injuries
- Struck-by moving equipment
- 11. Trench Backfilling
- Working near machinery
- Collapse of excavated materials
- 12. Site Clean-up
- Exposure to contaminants
- Waste disposal injuries
- 13. Equipment De-Mobilisation
- De-energising equipment
- Transport incidents
- 14. Sign Off and Handover
- Communication issues
- Incomplete work