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The Fix Counterweight System Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Unsafe handling of tools
- 2. Safety briefing and tool box talks
- Miscommunication
- Incorrect understanding of safety procedures
- 3. Setting up counterweight system
- Risks from moving heavyweight items
- Falling from height
- 4. Inspection of the worksite and equipment
- Loose equipment
- Improper set-up
- 5. Assembling/disassembling counterweights
- Musculoskeletal injuries due to heavy lifting
- Dropping weights
- 6. Load testing
- Failure of equipment
- Falling objects
- 7. Regular maintenance check
- Risks from not detecting worn out parts
- Failure of equipment
- 8. Identify any other hazards not listed
- Misjudgement of risks
- overlooked hazards
- 9. Final safety briefing before work commences
- Miscommunication
- Inadequate understanding of risks or procedures
- 10. Gathering and Storing Tools
- Incorrect storing procedures leading to accidents
- Muscular strain from incorrect lifting and carrying practices
- 11. Clean up of site
- Slips
- Trips and falls
- Contact with hazardous substances
- 12. Post-work site inspection
- Risks from neglected sections or leftover hazards
- Employees not properly trained in hazard identification
- 13. Prepare for unexpected emergencies
- Improper response to emergency situations
- Lack of first aid training
- 14. Post-work debriefing
- Insufficient communication of difficulties or near misses during operation
- Inadequate feedback system
- 15. Documentation of work procedure and incident reporting
- Inaccurate record keeping
- Failure to report incidents for fear of consequences
- 16. Disposing waste materials
- Incorrect disposal methods
- Exposure to hazardous substances during disposal
- 17. Regular safety inspections
- Risks from undetected hazards due to insufficient inspection
- Non-compliance to safety standards
- 18. Emergency practice drills
- Insufficient preparedness for emergencies
- Stress injuries from emergency response simulation
- 19. Review and upgrade of safety systems
- Failure to identify and rectify ineffective safety practices
- Resistance to changes in safety protocols
- 20. Final cleanup and shutdown
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect shutdown procedure causing accidents