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The Working With Asbestos Based Fences Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inhalation of Asbestos dust
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Equipment setup
- Defective equipment
- improper use of protective gear
- 3. Removal of fence
- Release of asbestos fibres
- sharp objects
- 4. Containment and Wetting Down
- Asbestos contamination
- risk of slips or falls from wet surfaces
- 5. Disposal of Asbestos Material
- Unsecured loads
- Incorrect disposal causing environmental hazard
- 6. Clean-up work site
- Improper cleaning causing asbestos residue
- eye injury
- 7. Decontamination
- Insufficient removal methods
- residual asbestos traced back to communal areas
- 8. Inspection & Testing
- Ineffectual safety measures
- undetected asbestos
- 9. Equipment Dismantling
- Improper handling causing exposure to asbestos
- manual handling injuries
- 10. Transportation for Disposal
- Transport accident
- spillage of asbestos waste
- illegal dumping
- 11. Post-Removal Survey
- Incomplete removal of asbestos
- inaccurate documentation
- 12. Reporting
- Failure to report risks and incidents
- incorrect paperwork
- 13. Emergency Procedures Review
- Miscommunication
- unpreparedness for emergencies
- 14. Ongoing Monitoring
- Exposure over long periods
- undetected health issues due to asbestos
- 15. Review and Update SWMS
- Not updating procedures after changes occur
- compliance issues