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The Install Exterior Lights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping hazards
- incorrect use of equipment
- electrical shock
- 2. Inspection
- Improper knowledge of equipment
- electrical shock
- 3. Equipment setup
- Incorrect handling
- tripping over wires and cables
- falls from height
- 4. Ladder positioning
- Falls due to unstable ladder positioning
- overhead obstructions
- 5. Remove old lights
- Electrical shock
- cuts and abrasions
- falls from height
- 6. Wire new lights
- Electrical shock
- incorrect wiring
- wire related injuries
- 7. Light fixture installation
- Falling objects
- electrical shock
- falls from height
- 8. Seal fixtures
- Handling chemicals
- exposure to dust and debris
- slip and falls
- 9. Test lights
- Failure of lights
- electrical shock
- 10. Clean up
- Tripping over tools/equipment
- lifting heavy objects
- cut on sharp objects
- 11. Secure site
- Tripping hazard due to loose wires or equipment
- falling equipment
- 12. Dispose of waste
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- cut on sharp objects
- improper disposal
- 13. Post-installation check
- Faulty wires
- failed light operation
- fall from height during checks
- 14. Debrief team
- Inadequate communication leading to future faults
- feeling of inadequacy in some team members
- 15. Documentation
- Miscommunication
- incomplete record keeping
- lack of follow up on identified issues
- 16. Maintenance plan
- Ongoing electrical hazards
- lack of scheduled upkeep leading to deterioration
- injury during maintenance
- 17. Feedback session
- Misunderstood corrective actions
- ego clashes in team
- dissatisfaction among team members
- 18. Lessons learned meeting
- Miscommunication
- repeated mistakes due to inadequate knowledge sharing
- 19. Continuous improvement
- Inadequate improvements leading to issues reoccurring
- process stagnation
- 20. Final review and closure
- Incomplete assessment
- overlooking potential hazards
- document errors