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The Handling Long Extension Poles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Lack of Personal Protective Equipment
- 2. Pole Selection
- Using incorrect equipment
- Malfunction of equipment
- Tripping over equipment
- 3. Pole Inspection
- Misidentifying faults
- Using faulty equipment
- 4. Pole Assembling
- Inadequate training
- Incorrect assembly process
- 5. Ground Level Work
- Insufficient lighting
- Tripping hazards
- Fatigue from prolonged work
- 6. Elevated Work
- Risks of falling objects
- Risk of fall from height
- 7. Working Near Powerlines
- Risk of electrocution
- Equipment contact with powerline
- 8. Working in public areas
- Potential interference
- Hazards to public
- Hazards from traffic
- 9. Dismantling and Packing Away
- Unsafe lifting practices
- Miscommunication between workers
- 10. Maintenance and Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful cleaning substances
- Faulty equipment
- 11. Transporting
- Trip hazards
- Injury from incorrect lifting technique
- 12. Storage
- Risks of falls from inadequate storage
- Fire hazard from improper storage
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate first aid knowledge
- Inefficiency of evacuation procedures
- 14. Training and Supervision
- Inadequate training
- Insufficient supervision
- 15. Safety Evaluation
- Incomplete safety checks
- Ignorance of potential hazards