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The Groundworks In The Vicinity Of Underground Services Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inaccurate site plans
- Inadequate protection measures
- Travelling to site
- 2. Site Set-up
- Poor ground conditions
- Absence of warning signs
- Poorly maintained equipment
- 3. Vehicle Unloading
- Vehicles reversing
- Traffic control absence
- Falling objects
- 4. Examination of Services
- Incorrect location of services
- Absence of personal protective equipment
- Unauthorised alterations
- 5. Digging Operation
- Damage to underground services
- Contact with live wires
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 6. Identification of Services
- Inadequate marking of utilities
- Poor lighting
- Incomplete documentation
- 7. Proximity Work
- Unmarked underground cables
- Hygiene considerations for sanitation workers
- Silent vibration syndrome
- 8. Exposing Services
- Unclear labelling/colour coding
- Inhalation of hazardous dusts or gases
- Misidentifications
- 9. Isolating Services
- Incomplete procedures
- Human error in operation
- Ineffective locking of isolation devices
- 10. Working Around Live Services
- Ignition of flammable gases/vapours
- Detonation of pressure devices
- Electrical shock from live services
- 11. Ground Stabilisation
- Ground instability risks such as cave-ins
- Failure of retaining structures
- Footing failure
- 12. Backfilling Operations
- Contacting buried services
- Mechanical hazards from heavy machinery
- Uncontrolled movement of vehicles
- 13. Site Reinstatement
- Incorrect restoration causing future hazards
- Inadequate compaction leading to subsidence
- Material hazards due to improper disposal
- 14. Reporting & Documentation
- Non-compliance risks
- Inaccurate information reporting
- Missing handover procedures
- 15. Contingency Preparation
- Inadequate health and safety training
- Poor maintenance record of equipment
- Lack of emergency procedures
- 16. Debrief & Disassembly
- Poor communication causing confusion
- Unsecured disassembled parts
- Unmanaged traffic control at end-of-day