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The Working At Heights On Top Of Loads Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential to slip
- fall from height
- 2. Accessing Top Load
- Unstable footing
- unguarded edges
- 3. Setup Safety Barriers
- Trip hazards
- falling objects
- 4. Inspect Safety Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- inappropriate use of safety gear
- 5. Use Ladder/Stairs
- Slips
- falls
- incorrect usage
- 6. Climbing to Top of Load
- Falling from height
- unstable load
- 7. Working at Height
- Lost balance
- unguarded edges
- 8. Lifting Materials
- Manual handling injuries
- dropped objects
- 9. Position Materials on Load
- Falling materials
- trip hazards
- 10. Secure Materials
- Incorrect securing
- falling objects
- 11. Inspect Completed Work
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 12. Dismantle Safety Barriers
- Falling objects
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Descend from Height
- Falling from height
- slips
- trips
- 14. Tidy Work Area
- Trip hazards
- struck by moving object
- 15. Document Job Completion
- Paper cuts
- ergonomic hazards