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The Using Torches Under Water Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect set up of equipment
- Slip and Fall
- 2. Pre-Dive Safety Check
- Faulty Equipment
- Drowning
- 3. Entry from Surface to Water
- Drowning
- Impact Injuries
- 4. Underwater Navigation
- Underwater Obstacles
- Marine Life Interference
- 5. Torch Use
- Faulty Torch
- Fire/Explosion in Oxygen rich environment
- 6. Communication with Surface
- Faulty Communication Equipment
- Misunderstandings leading to errors
- 7. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient training
- Panic under stressful circumstances
- 8. Ascent to Surface
- Decompression Sickness
- Drowning
- 9. Post-Dive Equipment Check
- Faulty Equipment
- Missed Damages or Malfunctions
- 10. Equipment Disassembly and Storage
- Equipment Damage
- Incorrect disassembly causing Injury
- 11. Debriefing and Reporting
- Incomplete Information
- Misreporting
- 12. Post-dive recovery
- Physiological stress
- Decompression sickness
- 13. Regular Torch Maintenance
- Fire/Explosion during maintenance
- Incorrect reassembly
- 14. Dive Team Training Drills
- Injury during drills
- Insufficient capability
- 15. Incident Response Plan Review
- Outdated Plans
- Inadequate responses
- 16. Diving Site Clean-up
- Environmental Contamination
- Physical injury during clean-up
- 17. Equipment Transport
- Equipment damage during transport
- Injury during loading/unloading
- 18. Team Physical and Mental Health Review
- Overlooked health issues
- Insufficient attention to mental health
- 19. Regular Safety Audit
- Lax safety practices
- Inadequate commitment to safety measures
- 20. Documentation and Record Keeping
- Lost or corrupted records
- Inaccurate documentation