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The Fastening Timber Or Metal Structures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling
- Trips and falls
- Noise exposure
- 2. Site Inspection
- Exposure to asbestos or other harmful substances
- Unstable ground
- 3. Equipment check
- Faulty equipment
- Electric shock
- 4. Setting up work area
- Obstructed access/exit
- Objects falling from height
- 5. Marking out
- Cutting injury from sharp tools
- Eye injury from debris
- 6. Cutting timber/metal
- Manual handling
- Noise exposure
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
- Splinters or metal shards
- 7. Assembly of structures
- Crushing injury from falling materials
- Incorrect assembly leading to instability
- 8. Fastening Structures
- Electric shock from powered tools
- Struck by moving vehicle if performing near traffic
- 9. Quality Checks
- Repeated movement causing strain
- Falling from height for checks at elevation
- 10. Disassembling temporary work area
- Trips and falls
- Manual handling of heavy components
- 11. Waste Management
- Exposure to hazardous substance
- Cuts or abrasions from waste products
- 12. Final site inspection
- Missed hazards remaining on site
- Unstable protective barriers
- 13. Review and Reporting
- Ergonomic hazards from poor seating posture
- Eye strain from screen exposure
- 14. Maintenance and Servicing operations
- Work at heights
- Manual handling
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Fire hazards
- 15. Safety training
- Miscommunication
- Inadequate understanding of procedures