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The Fix Roof Valleys Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Fall from height
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Skin burns (from hot tar)
- 2. Set up of mobile scaffold
- Incorrectly assembled scaffold resulting in a collapse
- Fall from height
- 3. Installing safety nets
- Incorrect installation leading to fall
- Equipment failure
- 4. Remove old tiles and waterproofing
- Exposure to silica dust
- Falling debris
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 5. Identification and disposal of Asbestos materials
- Inhalation of asbestos fibres
- Incorrect handling of asbestos
- 6. Checking the condition of rafters and joists
- Caught or crushed by collapsing structures
- Splinters causing injury
- 7. Install new membrane
- "Contact with adhesive vapours
- Harmful exposure due to lack of PPE"
- 8. Replacing Damaged Tiles
- Cutting self on damaged tiles
- Back injury due to incorrect lifting practices
- 9. Apply roofing cement
- Skin burns
- Contact with harsh chemicals
- 10. Clean up
- Slippery surfaces causing slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect waste disposal
- 11. Testing: water flow, multiple valleys convergence
- Falls from height during inspection
- Unexpected rainfall causing slippery conditions
- 12. Completion of Job : sign off & client handover
- Miscommunication between workers and customers
- Clients slipping or tripping over tools/notices
- 13. Dismantling Scaffolding
- Disassembly error leading to injury
- Dropped materials
- 14. Clean up of Site
- Cuts from sharp objects during clean up
- incorrect lifting procedure leading to back injuries
- 15. Final Review
- Review errors: overlook hazards