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The Fire Safety Regulations In Excavations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poorly marked area
- unstable adjacent structures
- 2. Risk Assessment
- Lack of proper protective gear
- Non-compliance with safety guidelines
- 3. Excavation Planning
- Inadequate shoring
- Lack of escape plan in the event of a fire
- 4. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- inadequate fire extinguishers
- 5. Digging Trenches
- Risk of collapse
- fire risk due to friction/heat
- 6. Erecting Shoring System
- Structure instability
- fire hazard
- 7. Daily Inspections
- Fire risk due to neglected maintenance
- lack of routine checks
- 8. Emergency Procedures Training
- Lack of preparedness
- inefficiency during critical moments
- 9. Site Clean-up
- Debris causing hazards
- risk of fire from flammable materials left behind
- 10. Regular Tool and Equipment Maintenance
- Malfunction causing accidents
- fire hazards due to faulty electricals
- 11. Installing Fire Alarm Systems
- Failure of system
- inadequate response time in case of fire
- 12. Safety Gear Checks
- Non-compliance
- Improper protective gear leading to harm
- 13. Safety Drills
- Poor execution
- lack of seriousness among workers
- 14. Disposal of Flammable Material
- Improper disposal leading to ignition
- storage of hazardous material at site
- 15. Regular Fire Safety Audits
- Non-compliance
- missed fire risks due to negligence
- 16. Staff Training Updates
- Outdated safety knowledge causing mishaps
- Untrained staff in case of fire emergency
- 17. End of Day Shutdown Procedures
- Loose wires
- active equipments causing fire risk
- 18. Closure and Restoration
- Leftover materials causing hazards
- fire risk from untreated site areas
- 19. Review and Feedback
- Improper analysis of risks
- unchecked potential hazards
- 20. Refresher Training
- Outdated safety knowledge
- unaddressed misconceptions in safety measures