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The Work Near Skylights Or Vents Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- incorrect manual handling
- 2. Skylight Identification
- Fall from heights
- exposure to sunlight
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- electric shocks
- 4. Setting up safe work zone
- Falling tools or materials
- slips
- trips and falls
- 5. Accessing the roof
- Fall from height
- slips
- trips and falls
- 6. Inspecting skylights / vents
- Breakage of skylights or vent panes
- fall from height
- 7. Covering Skylights / vents
- Cutting or abrasion injuries
- fall from height
- 8. Work within exclusion zone
- Trip hazards
- falling objects
- 9. Removal of skylights/vents covers
- Fall through skylight
- cutting or abrasion injuries
- 10. Cleaning up the area
- Improper waste disposal
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 11. Dismantling safe zone
- Falling tools or materials
- slips
- trips and falls
- 12. Securing worksite
- Risk of theft
- unsecured dangerous goods
- 13. Documentation & Reporting
- Inadequate record keeping
- lack of accident incident reporting
- 14. Emergency procedures
- Fire hazard
- accidents due to improper procedure
- 15. Training for Workers
- Inadequate training
- non-adherence to safety measures
- 16. Maintenance of Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- electric shocks
- 17. Regular Site Inspections
- Non- detection of hazards
- inadequate remedy or controls for hazards
- 18. Communication & Consultation
- Miscommunication of safety procedures
- lack of understanding
- 19. Review and monitor process
- Inadequate monitoring
- non-adherence to safety measures
- 20. Final check & Sign off
- Incomplete task check
- oversight in hazard control