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The Working Under Load-Bearing Beams Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- tripping over tools or debris
- 2. Removing Obstructions
- Physical strain
- accidental tool discharge
- 3. Placing Temporary Supports
- Structural instability
- falls from height
- 4. Loading the Beam
- Crushing injuries
- beam imbalance/write-off
- 5. Beam Installation
- Falls from height
- electrocution near power lines
- 6. Securing the Beam
- Slips and falls
- material write-off
- 7. Final Inspection
- Trips and falls
- cutting/pinching injuries
- 8. Dismantling Equipment
- Uncontrolled release of energy
- falling objects
- 9. Cleaning Work Area
- Slips and falls
- exposure to hazardous materials
- 10. Debriefing Team
- Physiological stress
- slips and trips
- 11. Site Shut Down
- Physical strain
- exposure to hazardous situations
- 12. Review and Document
- Ergonomic related disorders
- 13. Safe Storage of Tools
- Injury due to improper storage
- injury from sharp edges
- 14. Checking Lighting Conditions
- Falls
- contact with electricity
- 15. Maintaining Fire Extinguishers
- Inhalation of hazardous chemicals
- fire explosion
- 16. Ventilation Check
- Suffocation
- inhalation of toxic gases
- 17. Inspection of Safety Harness
- Falls from height due to harness failure
- 18. Regular Breaks Schedule
- Fatigue
- loss of concentration leading to accidents
- 19. Conducting Random Spot Checks
- Non-compliance with safety measures
- bodily injury
- 20. End of Shift Review
- Fatigue due to overworking
- miscommunication about tasks and hazards