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The Installation Of Large, Heavy Signs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of personal protective equipment
- Work area not clear of obstacles
- 2. Transportation
- Traffic accidents
- Manual handling injuries
- 3. Unloading
- Falls from height
- Struck by moving object
- 4. Preliminary Assessment
- Incorrect positioning
- Inadequate support structure
- 5. Site Set-up
- Slip
- trips
- falls
- Handling heavy objects
- 6. Installation Position Marking
- Fall from height
- Mistakes in marking
- 7. Pre-Installation Safety Checks
- Operation without safety check
- Equipment failure
- 8. Lifting the Sign
- Manual handling injuries
- Fall of objects
- 9. Fixing the Sign
- Fall from height
- Electric shock from power tools
- 10. Post-Installation Check
- Overlooking problems
- Unsafe sign or support structure
- 11. Clean Up
- Trips due to waste material
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 12. Quality Assurance Check
- Failure of the installed sign
- Overlooking potential hazards
- 13. Customer Handover
- Incomplete handover
- Miscommunication leading to errors
- 14. Documentation
- Error in documenting
- Missing essential detail
- 15. Review and Learning
- Not considering mistakes made
- Other staff unaware of issues
- 16. Maintenance Check
- Overlooking wear and tear
- Failing to identify risks early
- 17. Regular Inspection
- Skipping inspections
- Missing potential problems
- 18. Equipment Calibration
- Using uncalibrated equipment
- Inaccurate results
- 19. Staff Training
- Incomplete training
- Misunderstanding of procedures
- 20. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of emergency procedure knowledge
- slow response time in emergencies