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The Heavy Duty Construction Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Trip hazards from tools/equipment
- 2. Equipment Setup
- Electrical hazards from equipment
- Falling objects
- 3. Material Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips and falls from improper storage
- 4. Elevated Work (scaffolding etc.)
- Falls from height
- Dropped tools/materials causing injury
- 5. Dust Control
- Dust inhalation
- eye irritation
- 6. Debris Disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- sharps injuries
- 7. Cleaning Surfaces
- Slips
- trips and falls due to wet surfaces; Chemical exposure
- 8. Chemical Use
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation of harmful fumes
- 9. Power tool operation
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Vibration white finger (hand-arm vibration syndrome)
- 10. Confined Spaces Work
- Oxygen deficient atmosphere
- Hazardous substances or dangerous goods
- 11. Heat & Sun Exposure
- Dehydration
- Sunburn
- Heat stroke
- 12. Noise Control
- Damage to hearing from loud equipment
- 13. End of Day Clean Up
- Risks from fatigue
- Manual handling injuries
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Injuries from incorrect emergency procedures
- Psychological stress
- 15. Maintenance and inspection
- Electrical shocks
- injuries from faulty equipment/structure
- 16. Risk Management
- Incorrect implementation
- Ineffective control methods
- 17. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use
- Misuse of PPE
- Insufficient PPE
- 18. Worksite Sustainability
- General health hazards from unsanitary conditions
- injury due to disorganisation
- 19. Work Rotation
- Mental fatigue
- Physiological stress
- 20. End of Project Review
- Errors in reporting
- oversight of hazards for future projects