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The Underwater Crane Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over materials
- getting hurt by sharp objects
- 2. Pre-dive Safety Check
- Equipment malfunction
- Drowning
- 3. Crane Operation Set-up
- Electrical hazard
- Crane collapse
- 4. Testing Crane Operations
- Injury from moving parts
- Falling heavy object
- 5. Commence Diving Operations
- Insufficient oxygen supply
- Decompression sickness
- 6. Underwater Operation
- Entanglement in underwater structures
- Unexpected marine life encounter
- 7. Lifting Procedures
- Unstable load
- Sudden release of pressure
- 8. Surface Interval
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 9. Resuming Diving Operations
- Rapid ascent
- Barotrauma
- 10. Further Lifting Procedures
- Uneven ground
- Load exceed the lifting capacity
- 11. Crane Shut down
- Improper handling of machinery
- Equipment malfunction
- 12. Post-Dive Procedures
- Equipment mishandling causing injury
- Diver decompression
- 13. Disassembling crane
- Struck by falling equipment
- Body stress or strain
- 14. Post-operation Equipment Check
- Machinery entrapment
- Missed damaged equipment
- 15. Reporting and Documentation Errors
- Mismatch in report data
- Miscommunication
- 16. Site Clean-up
- Slipping on a wet surface or oil spills
- Mishandling of hazardous waste
- 17. Team review and brief about the performance
- Overlooking key points
- Miscommunication
- 18. Crane maintenance and Servicing
- Equipment malfunction or failure
- Risk of fire due to improper servicing
- 19. Required Training for Crew
- Insufficient training causing operational errors
- Miscommunication leading to hazard
- 20. Emergency Response Preparedness
- Inadequate first aid supplies
- Failure in alarm system