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The Working In Scorching Summer Heat Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Heat exhaustion
- Dehydration
- 2. Equipment Check
- Burns from hot equipment
- Poor visibility due to heat haze
- 3. Travel to Site
- Vehicle overheating
- Poor road conditions due to heat
- 4. Site Assessment
- Heat exhaustion
- Sunburn
- 5. Load/Unload Tools
- Injury due to slipping on sweat-soaked surfaces
- Heat stress
- 6. Work Start
- Sunstroke
- Fatigue due to excessive heat
- 7. Regular Breaks
- Dehydration
- Heat stroke
- 8. Hydration & Nutrition
- Dehydration
- Insufficient nutritional intake
- 9. Work Resume
- Muscle cramps due to heat
- Skin burn from direct sun exposure
- 10. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Skin rashes due to sweat and heat
- Eye damage from sunlight reflection
- 11. Communication
- Poor coordination due to heat-induced fatigue
- Miscommunication due to mental fatigue
- 12. Work End/ Clean-Up
- Heat exhaustion
- Burns from hot surfaces
- 13. Tool & Machinery Maintenance
- Burns from hot tools
- Slippery tools due to excessive sweating
- 14. Staff Welfare Check
- Heat stroke
- Mental health issues from prolonged exposure to high temperature
- 15. Documentation & Reporting
- Misreporting due to heat induced fatigue
- Inattentiveness due to excessive heat
- 16. Departure from Site
- Vehicle overheating due to prolonged exposure to heat
- Fatigue induced driving errors
- 17. Return & Storage of Tools
- Burns from hot tools
- Injury from mishandling of slippery tools
- 18. Post-Work Debrief
- Heat stroke
- Mental weariness from high temperature exposure
- 19. Rest & Recovery
- Mental health issues due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures
- Physical drain from working in high heat conditions
- 20. Evaluation & Improvement
- Inefficiency due to heat fatigue
- Lack of focus due to persistent high temperatures