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The Erect Temporary Platforms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- Tripping over
- 2. Site Set-up
- Unstable ground
- Impact injuries from heavy equipment
- 3. Material Transporting
- Manual handling injury
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 4. Platform Assembly
- Falls from height
- Crushing injuries
- 5. Inspection and Testing
- Risk of collapsing
- Risk of materials not secured properly
- 6. Use of Platform
- Falls from height
- Equipment failure
- 7. Maintenance and Repair
- Electrical shock
- Falls from height
- 8. Supervision and Monitoring
- Failure to adhere to safety guidelines
- Inadequate safety gear
- 9. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate emergency access
- delay in emergency response
- 10. Disassembling
- Falling materials
- incorrect disassembling procedures
- 11. Waste Management
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- Incorrect waste disposal
- 12. Transportation
- Vehicle accident
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Storage
- Crushing injuries from poor stacking
- fire hazard
- 14. Review and Improvement
- Unclear work instructions
- Lack of WHS system adoption
- 15. Platform Recycle and Disposal
- Improper handling of tools
- improper disposal
- 16. Debrief and Report
- Miscommunication
- Poor reporting procedure
- 17. Training
- Inadequacies in skill and knowledge
- improper use of equipment
- 18. Tool Checking
- Using damaged tools
- tools failure during operation
- 19. Worker Shift Change Procedure
- Miscommunication
- confusion with responsibilities
- 20. End of Work Day Procedure
- Fatigue-related mistakes
- accidents due to hurrying to finish