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The Excavating Ground For New Enclosures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from incorrect manual handling
- Exposure to harmful dust
- 2. Site Assessment
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by moving objects
- 3. Equipment Check
- Incorrect use of equipment leading to personal injury
- Equipment malfunction
- 4. Soil Testing
- Exposure to unknown contaminants
- Botulism
- Tetanus
- 5. Marking Out Area
- Handling marking chemicals
- Trip hazards from markers
- 6. Digging Commencement
- Struck by moving equipment
- Unexpected ground conditions
- 7. Excavation Work
- Cave-ins
- Falling materials,Unsafe atmosphere
- 8. Removal of Soil
- Excessive dust production
- Injury due to heavy soil bags
- 9. Inspection of Trench
- Fall into trench
- Collapse of trench walls
- 10. Installation of Enclosures
- Manual handling injuries
- Struck by enclosure
- 11. Backfilling the Excavation
- Collapse of backfill
- Manual handling injuries
- 12. Compacting Soil
- Dust exposure
- Noise pollution from machinery
- 13. Site Cleanup
- Unsecured objects
- Trip hazards
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- Incorrect handling of waste
- 15. Equipment Check & Maintenance
- Incorrect use of equipment
- Unplanned release of hazardous substances
- 16. Incident Reporting
- Failure to report incidents
- Incorrect incident reporting
- 17. Periodic Site Check
- Unnoticed hazards
- Lack of hazard controls
- 18. Final Assessment
- Remaining hazards
- Incomplete works
- 19. Task Debriefing
- Miscommunication
- Unreported issues
- 20. Documentation & Records
- Inaccuracy in records
- Missing documents