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The Installing Ductwork Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Risk of falling
- risk of hand injuries while handling ductwork
- 2. Ductwork handling
- Struck by moving objects
- manual handling injuries
- 3. Measurement & Marking
- Incorrect measurements
- hazards from sharp objects
- 4. Cutting and shaping
- Hand injuries from tools
- eye injury from flying sparks
- 5. Assembling the ductwork
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- crushed fingers/toes
- 6. Installation of Ductwork
- Falls from height
- struck by moving objects
- 7. Inspection
- Eye strain
- tripping over items left on floor
- 8. Attaching ductwork
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- falling from height
- 9. Sealing ductwork
- Chemical exposure
- Fire risk
- 10. Clean Up
- Slip/Trip/Fall
- cuts or splits from waste debris
- 11. Testing & Maintenance
- Electric shock
- burns from hot surfaces
- 12. Commissioning
- Exposure to high noise levels
- electric shock
- 13. Personal Protection Equipment usage
- Risks from inadequate safety measures
- musculoskeletal strain
- 14. Manual handling
- Back strain
- arm and leg injuries
- dropping heavy objects
- 15. Use of Tools and Equipment
- Injury from misuse of tools
- electrical risks from power equipment
- 16. Waste Handling and Disposal
- Cuts from sharp waste
- exposure to hazardous waste
- 17. Transportation & Storage of Materials
- Falls
- tripping over objects
- vehicle related incidents
- 18. Risk Management Practices
- Inadequate safety measures
- risk of non-compliance with procedures
- 19. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- delay in response times
- 20. Training & Supervision
- Inadequate training causing accidents
- lack of supervision leading to hazards