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The Working Near Roadways Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Traffic exposure
- inadequate signage
- 2. Site Assessment
- Poor visibility
- uneven terrain
- 3. Signage Setup
- Manual handling injuries
- improper placement of signs
- 4. Barrier Installation
- Vehicle collision
- incorrect installation procedures
- 5. Equipment Check
- Equipment failure
- electrical hazards
- 6. Tool Usage
- Cutting injuries
- tool malfunction
- 7. Material Transport
- Slips and trips
- falling objects
- 8. Traffic Control
- Operator fatigue
- miscommunication
- 9. Working at Heights
- Fall from heights
- ladder instability
- 10. Excavation Work
- Cave-ins
- contact with underground services
- 11. Public Interaction
- Vehicle-pedestrian accidents
- verbal aggression
- 12. Demobilisation
- Fatigue
- inadequate debriefing
- 13. Emergency Response
- Lack of training
- delayed response time
- 14. Weather Monitoring
- Heat stress
- slippery surfaces
- 15. Environmental Care
- Pollution
- waste management issues
- 16. Noise Management
- Hearing damage
- communication breakdown
- 17. Lighting Setup
- Insufficient lighting
- glare
- 18. PPE Compliance
- Non-compliance with PPE requirements
- incomplete PPE sets
- 19. Vehicle Operations
- Overturning
- blind spots
- 20. End of Day Procedures
- Inadequate site security
- loss of tools or equipment