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Key Features:
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The Working at Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling from height
- Unauthorised access to work area
- 2. Equipment setup
- Incorrect equipment setup
- Tripping hazards
- 3. Installing safety measures
- Ineffective safety system
- Untrained personnel
- 4. Accessing work area
- Loose footing
- Edge protection failure
- 5. Performing tasks at height
- Falling objects
- Loss of balance
- 6. Moving between work areas
- Falls
- Uneven surfaces
- 7. Adjusting equipment
- Incorrect load rating
- Overloading
- 8. Communication with ground team
- Miscommunication
- Equipment malfunction
- 9. Removing safety measures
- Loose hardware
- Inadequate fall protection
- 10. Dismantling work site
- Tripping hazards
- Equipment damage
- 11. Cleaning up
- Slips on wet surfaces
- Tripping over debris
- 12. Debrief and review
- Information not shared
- Inadequate documentation