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The Install Thermal Insulation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Improper use of tools
- 2. Materials handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 3. Working at heights
- Falls from height
- Dropping objects
- 4. Insulation installation
- Cuts and abrasions
- Exposure to fibres
- 5. Cutting insulation materials
- Eye injuries
- Cuts and abrasions
- 6. Working in confined spaces
- Poor ventilation
- Lack of emergency escape routes
- 7. Use of power tools
- Noise exposure
- Vibration-related injuries
- 8. Electrical work
- Electrocution
- Fire hazards
- 9. Material disposal
- Punctures or cuts from material
- Improper waste disposal
- 10. Cleanup
- Trips and falls
- Exposure to chemical cleaners
- 11. Tools storage
- Injury from improper storage
- Trips and falls
- 12. Heavy lifting
- Back injury
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- 13. Maintenance work
- Exposure to fibres
- Electric shock
- 14. Unplanned work
- Unidentified hazards
- Non-compliance with procedures
- 15. Emergency response
- Lack of knowledge on procedures
- Anxiety/panic conditions
- 16. Quality check
- Exposure to fibres
- Faulty equipment/tools
- 17. Dehydration
- Heat illness
- Fatigue
- 18. Sun exposure
- Skin cancer
- Eye damage
- 19. Noise exposure
- Hearing loss
- Stress
- 20. Vibration exposure
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome