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The Underwater Cutting Or Welding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsafe work environment
- Lack of proper training
- 2. Diving equipment set up
- Equipment failure
- Hazards related to high pressure
- 3. Entering water
- Rapid change in pressure
- Water entry injuries
- 4. Underwater navigation
- Risks from marine life
- Getting lost
- 5. Setup workplace underwater
- Poor visibility
- Inadequate checkpoints
- 6. Using hand tools underwater
- Hand injury due to improper use
- Tool malfunction
- 7. Pre-cutting or welding procedures
- Electrocution
- Eye strain or injuries
- 8. Cutting/welding procedures
- Burns
- Explosion
- Drowning
- 9. Post-cutting or welding procedures
- Residue handling
- Hot surfaces
- 10. Surface finish and inspection
- Cut or burns from edges
- Debris in eyes
- 11. Clean up of underwater site
- Entanglement hazards
- Sharp objects
- 12. Exiting water
- Emersion-related illness
- Oxygen toxicity
- 13. Diving gear removal
- Rush to remove gear causing injury
- Tripping over gear
- 14. Inspection of diving equipemnt
- Undetected damages leading to future accidents
- 15. Documentation & Reporting
- Miscommunication
- Lost reports
- 16. Maintenance and storage of equipment
- Improper storage
- Poor maintenance
- 17. Debriefing and training
- Inadequate training leading to future risks
- Miscommunication
- 18. Exposure to sun & Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
- dehydration
- 19. Working at heights (climbing out of the water)
- Falls from height or slips
- trips & falls
- 20. Ongoing health monitoring
- Undiagnosed injuries or health conditions