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The Ensure Playground Safety Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Unsecured equipment
- Falling objects from height
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 3. Cleaning playground
- Chemical exposure
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Playground inspection
- Rusted equipment
- Sharp edges
- 5. Sandbox check
- Sharp foreign objects
- Contaminants
- 6. Softfall check
- Insufficient cushioning
- Uneven surface
- 7. Swings inspection
- Weak chains
- Unstable supports
- 8. Slide inspection
- Rough slide surface
- Insufficient landing space
- 9. Seesaw inspection
- Faulty pivot point
- Splinters and sharp edges
- 10. Monkey bars inspection
- Loose bolts
- High fall risk
- Rusty rungs
- 11. Climbing wall inspection
- Loose hand holds
- Inadequate fall protection
- 12. Rotating roundabout inspection
- Fast moving parts
- Dizziness and falling hazards
- 13. Carousel inspection
- Fast moving parts
- Pinch points
- 14. Repair and maintenance work
- Hand-tools injuries
- Electrical hazards
- Falling from height
- 15. Final sweep and checklist
- Missed hazards
- Checklist not comprehensive
- 16. Reporting and recording
- Inadequate record keeping
- Missing reporting of hazards
- 17. Supervision during play
- Improper supervision
- Children collision
- Unruly behaviour
- 18. Emergency protocol
- Incomplete first aid kit
- Lack of training in emergency response
- 19. Waste disposal
- Exposed to hazardous substances
- Sharps and cutting hazards
- 20. Post-operation briefing
- Miscommunication
- Omitted details