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The Inspecting Scaffolding For Defects Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper protective equipment
- Lack of training
- 2. Site Assessment
- Poor lightening conditions
- Unstable ground
- 3. Set-up Scaffolding
- Falling from height
- Musculoskeletal injury (due to lifting)
- 4. Inspection of Scaffolding
- Defective equipment
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- 5. Report Generation
- Incorrect reports due to improper judgement
- 6. Rectification
- Falls from heights while fixing defects
- Improper tools use
- 7. Re-inspection
- Missed defects on first inspection
- 8. Reporting
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- 9. Demobilisation
- Musculoskeletal injury (due to lifting)
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 10. Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 11. Documentation
- Error in reporting
- Miscommunication
- 12. Review Process
- Misinterpretation of data
- Errors in risk assessment
- 13. Equipment maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Inadequate isolation
- 14. Training Programmes
- Inadequate training leading to handling errors
- 15. Process Audit
- Incorrect audit process
- Missed hazards