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The Excavation Deeper Than 1.5 Metres Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Prep
- Tripping
- Falls from Height
- 2. Site Setup
- Falling objects
- Contact with machinery
- 3. Excavation Plan
- Misjudgements
- Incorrect Measurements
- 4. Mark Out Area
- Inaccuracy
- Miscommunication
- 5. Traffic Control
- Vehicle Contact
- Pedestrian accidents
- 6. Material Removal
- Struck by moving object
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- 7. Trench Digging
- Cave-ins
- Falling into excavation
- 8. Install Support Structures
- Crushing
- Failure of support system
- 9. Vehicle operation
- Collision
- Rollover
- 10. Excavating deeper than 1.5m
- Cave-ins
- Trip/slips or falls
- 11. Underground service location
- Shock
- Explosion/Fire
- 12. Soil piling
- Unsafe soil piles
- Landslide
- 13. Inspection before entry
- Gas leak/poisonous gas
- Oxygen deficiency
- 14. Access and egress
- Falls while entering/exiting
- Slipping
- 15. Emergency response
- Delayed action
- Inadequate rescue equipment
- 16. Backfilling
- Caught-in materials
- Collapse of side walls
- 17. Clean Up
- Risk of injuries from cleaning tools
- Slipping due to wet floor
- 18. Disposal
- Injury from sharp objects
- Unclear labelling
- 19. Site Restoration
- Falls during site restoration
- Unstable restoration material
- 20. Review and Report
- Incomplete information
- Miscommunication