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The Underground Cabling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Risk of tripping over cables
- Electrical hazards
- 2. Underground Cabling Survey
- Fall in holes or trenches
- Physical strain
- 3. Safety Briefing
- Misunderstanding safety measures
- Unpreparedness
- 4. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipments
- Electric shock
- 5. Establishment of work area
- Falling objects
- Incorrect set up
- 6. Trench Digging
- Collapse of excavation
- Cut by sharp object
- 7. Cable Laying
- Electrocution
- Manual handling injury
- 8. Cable Connection
- Electrical shock
- Fire
- 9. Test Run
- Electrical malfunction
- Exposed wiring
- 10. Clean Up
- Trips and falls
- Hazardous waste
- 11. Operational Check
- Electric shock
- Equipment malfunction
- 12. Confined Space Entry
- Insufficient oxygen
- gas leak
- 13. Manhole Installation
- Slips and Falls
- Being hit by moving vehicles
- 14. Earthwork Compaction
- Risk of being struck by machinery
- Noise exposure
- 15. Backfilling and Restoration
- Dust Inhalation
- Physical strain
- 16. Documentation
- Misfiled documents
- loss of data
- 17. Closure
- Providing incomplete/incorrect information
- Incomplete closures
- 18. Review
- Missing out on important details
- Non-compliance to safety regulations
- 19. Post-Operation Maintenance
- Falling objects
- Faulty equipment
- 20. Debrief
- Miscommunication
- Lack of clarity in roles and responsibilities