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The Hydraulic Jackhammer Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect equipment selection
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Assessment
- Trip hazards
- uneven ground surface
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- improper maintenance
- 4. Traffic Control
- Vehicle collisions
- pedestrian accidents
- 5. Safety Signage
- Insufficient signage
- unclear directions
- 6. Operator Training
- Inadequate training
- improper use of equipment
- 7. Personal Protective Equipment(PPE)
- Inadequate PPE
- damaged PPE
- 8. Correct Lifting Techniques
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- incorrect posture
- 9. Operator Positioning
- Struck by debris
- ergonomic discomfort
- 10. Jackhammer Operation
- Noise
- vibration-induced injuries
- flying debris
- 11. Material Removal
- Improper disposal
- environmental hazard
- 12. Equipment Maintenance
- Inadequate servicing
- poor repair quality
- 13. Breaks and Rotation
- Fatigue
- repetitive motion injuries
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate response
- ineffective actions
- 15. Reporting Incidents
- Failure to report
- inaccurate information
- 16. Clean Up and Storage
- Trip hazards
- improper equipment storage
- 17. Site Review and Assessment
- Undetected hazards
- incomplete evaluation
- 18. Continuous Improvement
- Failure to implement recommendations