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The Unavoidable Work At Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Contact with electricity
- 2. Ladder positioning
- Falls from height
- Overexertion and strain injuries
- 3. Safety equipment setup
- Inadequate fall protection
- caught in moving parts
- 4. Clambering on the ladder
- Falling from a height
- Struck by falling objects
- 5. Working at heights above two meters
- Falls from height
- Overexertion and strain injuries
- 6. Using handheld equipment
- Electric shock
- Falling objects
- 7. Working near power lines
- Contact with live electricity
- Electrocution
- 8. Moving materials up to the work area
- Struck by falling object
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 9. Down-climbing on the ladder
- Falls from height
- Overexertion and strain injuries
- 10. Dismantling safety equipment setup
- Caught in moving parts
- inadequate fall protection
- 11. Dealing with hazardous substances
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Slips and trips due to spillages
- 12. Cleanup of the area
- Trips and falls due to unclean area
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 13. Ladder storage
- Trip over improperly stored equipment
- Struck by falling object
- 14. Reporting of any safety incidents
- Failure to report may lead to repeat incidents
- Miscommunication resulting in safety breaches
- 15. Reviewing and updating the SWMS
- Updated hazards not reflected
- Ignorance of new hazards
- 16. Emergency preparedness
- Lack of knowledge about emergency response
- Insufficient training
- 17. Toolbox talks
- Lack of Safety awareness
- Miscommunication
- 18. Working near public access points
- Struck by pedestrian or vehicle
- Uncontrolled access to work area
- 19. Working in adverse weather conditions
- Slips due to wet conditions
- Lightning strikes
- 20. Maintenance of equipment
- Equipment malfunction causing injuries
- Inadequate maintenance records leading to unsafe conditions