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The Excavation Site Traffic Control Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip and fall
- Handling heavy equipment
- 2. Setting Up Traffic Control Devices
- Public interaction
- Use of machinery
- 3. Site Establishment
- Working near traffic
- Operating heavy machinery
- 4. Trench Excavation
- Trench collapse
- Underground utility strikes
- 5. Traffic Management
- Traffic accidents
- Lack of visibility
- 6. Equipment Operation
- Unintentional machine operation
- Machine malfunction
- 7. Soil Disposal
- Dust exposure
- Heavy lifting strains
- 8. Installation of Support Structures
- Fall from height
- Moving heavy objects
- 9. Backfilling the Trench
- Crush injuries
- Overexertion
- 10. Clean-up and Rehabilitation
- Inadequate clean up
- Excessive noise
- 11. Dismantling Traffic Control Devices
- Motor vehicle incidents
- Public intrusion
- 12. Monitoring and Maintaining Traffic Controls
- Unauthorised access
- Ineffective signal devices
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Machinery breakdown
- Poor maintenance practices
- 14. Document Control and Record Keeping
- Data loss
- Information misinterpretation
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient training
- Delay in emergency response
- 16. End of Day Closure Procedures
- Poor lighting conditions
- Fatigue-related errors
- 17. Site Inspections
- Unsafe working conditions
- Non-compliance to safety regulations
- 18. Staff Training and Inductions
- Inadequate employee training
- Non-adherence to protocols
- 19. Equipment Transport and Storage
- Traffic accidents
- Improper handling of equipment
- 20. Reviewing Project Progress
- Process oversight
- Inaccurate project assessment