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The Excavate Sub-Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips and falls
- Uncontrolled excavation
- 2. Excavate sub-surface
- Cave-ins
- Unstable soil conditions
- Machine tipping
- 3. Install shoring system
- Falls from height
- Structural collapse
- 4. Removal of excavated materials
- Manual handling injuries
- Struck by moving objects
- 5. Manage services in trench
- Electric shock
- Gas leakages
- 6. Break-in to existing services
- Gas leakages
- Exposures to contaminated soil
- 7. Loading, transportation and unloading
- Vehicle accident
- Falling materials
- 8. Quality check and handover
- Inadequate work done
- Miscommunications
- 9. Backfill and compaction
- Cave ins
- Contact with utilities
- Noise exposure
- 10. Cleaning and disposal of debris
- Manual handling injuries
- Trips over left-over debris
- 11. Equipment maintenance and storage
- Manual handling injuries
- Incorrect storing process resulting in damages
- 12. Monitor removed soil for contamination
- Hazardous substance contact
- Inhalation of dusts
- 13. Damage existing services
- Gas Leak
- Environmental damage
- 14. Utility survey and mark out
- Tripping
- Struck by plant or vehicle
- 15. Site restoration and clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Sharp objects
- 16. Regular site inspections
- Unidentified hazards
- Unsafe work conditions
- 17. Failure in communication system
- Delayed or lack of emergency response
- Miscommunication
- 18. Potential for natural disasters
- Severe weather causing unstable conditions
- Failures in emergency procedures
- 19. Continual management of site traffic
- Vehicle accident
- Hit by moving objects
- 20. Closure and handover to clients
- Inadequate closure process leading to hazards
- Clients unaware of potential threats