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Key Features:
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The Excavator Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Falling objects
- 2. Plant Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate maintenance
- 3. Site Assessment
- Uneven terrain
- Overhead obstacles
- 4. Excavation Planning
- Collision with services
- Inadequate site controls
- 5. Pre-Excavation Setup
- Incorrect positioning
- Unstable materials storage
- 6. Equipment Operation
- Struck by moving parts
- Noise exposure
- 7. Digging and Loading
- Uncontrolled movement of excavated material
- Slips and falls
- 8. Trenching and Shoring
- Trench collapses
- Inadequate shoring system
- 9. Spoil Placement
- Moving vehicle collisions
- Incidents while loading/unloading
- 10. Backfilling
- Inadequate compaction
- Collapsing backfill
- 11. Demobilisation
- Equipment struck during transport
- Hazards while cleaning up
- 12. Traffic Control
- Site congestion
- Pedestrian and worker safety
- 13. Environmental Controls
- Contaminated soil
- Erosion and sediment loss
- 14. Maintenance and Cleaning
- Inadequate lockout/tagout
- Working with hazardous substances
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate emergency procedure training
- Lack of communication