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The Ground Disturbance Activity Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 10. Backfilling
- Working around heavy equipment
- ground instability
- 11. Compaction
- Noise exposure
- vibration exposure
- 12. Surface Restoration
- Improper surface restoration
- re-occurrence of excavation hazards
- 13. Removal of Protection Structures
- Structural collapse
- slips
- trips
- and falls
- 14. Reinstate Infrastructure
- Contact with live services
- slips and trips
- 15. Clean-up and Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- inadequate waste disposal
- 16. Final Inspection
- Overlooked damages
- incomplete restoration
- 17. Debriefing
- Lack of safety knowledge
- overlooked issues
- 18. Documentation and Reporting
- Incomplete documentation
- miscommunication
- 19. Post-Excavation Monitoring
- Residual hazards
- unforeseen risks
- 20. Contingency Planning
- Unforecasted ground instability
- weather conditions