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The Hoisting Large-Scale Awnings Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate instruction
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Site Assessment
- Trip
- fall hazards
- Unidentified underground services
- 3. Material Inspection
- Defective materials
- Unsuitable equipment
- 4. Equipment Setup
- Incorrect usage of tools
- Improper hoisting of awnings
- 5. Hoisting
- Falls from height
- Dropping object
- 6. Securing Awnings
- Fall from heights
- Improper securing of awnings
- 7. Tensioning and Adjustments
- Struck by moving objects
- Caught between or struck by adjusting equipment
- 8. Clean Up
- Slip/Trip hazards
- Incorrect storage of materials
- 9. Decommissioning site
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Traffic hazards while removing equipment
- 10. Equipment Check & Maintenance
- Maintenance related injuries
- Faulty equipment causing accidents
- 11. Documentation and reporting
- Miscommunication
- Ignoring safety procedures due to lack of documentation
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate first aid provision
- Inadequate evacuation plan
- 13. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage
- Incorrect and unfit PPE usage
- Lack of knowledge in using PPE
- 14. Rest Periods
- Fatigue due to continuous work
- Not taking breaks leading to lack of focus
- 15. Training
- Non-compliance with training
- Lack of understanding
- lack of knowledge in operating new systems
- 16. Inspection before leaving site
- Misplacement of tools and equipment
- Leftover hazardous substances
- 17. Post hoisting Checks
- Incorrect final positioning of awnings
- Unsuitable tensioning adjustments
- 18. Ladder/Scaffold use
- Falls from height
- Instability of ladder/scaffold
- Misuse of ladder/scaffold
- 19. Material handling
- Incorrect manual handling
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- 20. Waste Disposal
- Inadequate waste disposal techniques
- Exposure to hazardous waste