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The Unearthing Hidden Pipe Work Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping hazards
- Inadequate PPE
- 2. Locating Utility Records
- Inaccurate records
- out-of-date information
- 3. Contacting 'Dial Before You Dig'
- Failure to identify all services
- Inaccurate service marks
- 4. Site Inspection
- Physical hazards (holes
- uneven surfaces)
- Biological hazards (animals/insects)
- 5. Marking Out Work Area
- Incorrect marking
- Overlooking underground utilities
- 6. Utility Depth Check
- Striking utility lines
- soil instability
- 7. Site Establishment and Exclusion Zones Setting
- Unauthorized access
- safety barriers failure
- 8. Machine/Equipment Pre-checks
- Machine malfunction
- faulty safety equipment
- 9. Excavation
- Accidental contact with utilities
- Cave-ins or landslides
- 10. Placement of Excavated Material
- Tripping hazards
- blockages
- 11. Maintaining the Working Space
- Space limitation
- Restricted movement
- 12. Exposure, Verification of Utilities
- Misinterpretation of location
- damage to utilities
- 13. Backfill and Compaction
- Insufficient compaction
- damage to utilities during backfill
- 14. Site Clean-up & De-establishment
- Improper waste disposal
- residual hazards
- 15. Reporting and Documentation
- Incomplete/ inaccurate data
- missing reports
- 16. Review of Safe Work Procedure and SWMS
- Non-compliance with safety regulations
- inadequate review process