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The Emergency Rescue From Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate planning
- incorrect equipment
- 2. Accessing Site
- Slips
- trips and falls
- vehicle traffic
- 3. Securing Area
- Unauthorized access
- unstable ground
- 4. Setting Up Equipment
- Equipment failure
- falling objects
- 5. Safety Inspection
- Missing PPE
- defective gear
- 6. Establishing Anchor Points
- Weak anchor points
- improper placement
- 7. Attaching Harness
- Incorrect harness fitting
- inattentive workers
- 8. Ascending Heights
- Overexertion
- loss of balance
- 9. Performing Rescue
- Physical strain
- panic response
- 10. Lowering Injured Person
- Equipment malfunction
- miscommunication
- 11. Monitoring Weather
- Sudden weather changes
- poor visibility
- 12. Communication Coordination
- Radio failure
- misunderstanding
- 13. Emergency Response Plan
- Unfamiliarity with procedures
- delayed response
- 14. Administering First Aid
- Incorrect first aid
- biohazards
- 15. Debriefing Incident
- Incomplete reports
- missed learning
- 16. Repacking Equipment
- Damaged gear
- improper storage
- 17. Inspecting Equipment Post-use
- Not identifying damage
- contamination
- 18. Restoring Site Conditions
- Debris
- residual hazards
- 19. Mental Health Check
- Stress
- post-incident trauma
- 20. Reviewing and Updating Procedures
- Outdated protocols
- overlooked issues