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The Earthworks On Slope Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Uneven terrain
- weather conditions
- 2. Site Inspection
- Unstable ground
- underground services
- 3. Hazard Identification
- Wildlife encounters
- site access
- 4. Equipment Setup
- Incorrect machinery setup
- electrical hazards
- 5. Excavation Plan Review
- Miscommunication
- inadequate planning
- 6. Soil Testing
- Contaminated soil
- equipment failure
- 7. Bench Cut Formation
- Slides and slips
- insufficient equipment
- 8. Slope Monitoring
- Visual obstruction
- unstable slopes
- 9. Material Transport
- Vehicle rollover
- unsecured loads
- 10. Drainage Installation
- Water accumulation
- incorrect installation
- 11. Backfilling Operations
- Ground collapse
- overloading equipment
- 12. Compaction Activities
- Machinery malfunction
- dust generation
- 13. Vegetation Clearance
- Falling debris
- hazardous plants
- 14. Final Grading
- Inadequate grading
- surface water flow
- 15. Site Clean-up
- Slip and trip hazards
- waste disposal issues
- 16. Safety Review
- Overlooked hazards
- communication failure
- 17. De-mobilisation
- Traffic hazards
- equipment damage
- 18. Environmental Checks
- Pollution
- landscape disruption
- 19. Reporting & Feedback
- Data inaccuracy
- incomplete documentation
- 20. Continuous Improvement
- Resistance to change
- lack of comprehensive review