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The Hand Excavation Near Services Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unidentified services
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Set up
- Falling debris
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 3. Locating Services
- Contact with services
- Misinterpretation of service plans
- 4. Excavation Initiation
- Strikes against services
- Cave-ins
- 5. Manual Digging
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Repetitive strain injuries
- 6. Breaks
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 7. Continual Inspection
- Undetected services
- Changes in ground conditions
- 8. Verification of Services
- Electrocution
- Gas leak
- 9. Deeper Excavation
- Cave-ins
- Engulfment
- 10. Trench Shoring Installations
- Crushing
- Pinch points
- 11. Service Protection Measures
- Damage to services
- Fire / explosion
- 12. Backfilling and Compacting
- Struck by equipment
- Dust generation
- 13. Clean up
- Trips over leftover materials
- Contact with hazardous substances
- 14. Review Work
- Incorrect procedures
- Overlooking steps for safety
- 15. Document Adjustments
- Loss of documents
- Mistakes in documentation
- 16. Final Checks
- Oversights leading to dangers
- Non-compliance to regulations
- 17. Sign Off and Close Out
- Miscommunication
- Non-compliance to regulations
- 18. Maintenance Checks
- Non-compliance to maintenance checks
- Overlapping duties
- 19. Documentation and Reporting
- Misinterpretation of data
- Loss of documents
- 20. Contingency Plan Preparation
- Inadequate plans
- Lack of foresight