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The Installing Flag Poles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor ground conditions
- Poor weather conditions
- 2. Site Assessment
- Inadequate information
- Unexpected utility services
- 3. Excavation
- Manual handling injuries
- Colliding with underground utilities
- 4. Concrete Pouring
- Exposure to wet cement
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 5. Pole Installation
- Crushed by pole
- Manual handling injuries
- 6. Attachment of Flag
- Rising to height risks
- Manual handling injuries
- 7. Raising of Flagpole
- Dropped objects
- Uncontrolled movement of flagpole
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 9. Inspection and Maintenance
- Working at heights
- Manual handling injuries
- 10. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient first aid training
- Lack of emergency procedures
- 11. Documentation
- Incomplete documentation
- Absence of safety instructions
- 12. Weather Evaluation
- Poor weather conditions
- Lightning strike risk
- 13. Pre-use Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Untrained staff
- 14. Safety Briefings
- Inadequate hazard communication
- Incomplete PPE
- 15. Post-Installation Check
- Unstable flagpole
- Inadequate safety measures in place
- 16. Disassembly and Storage
- Manual handling injuries
- Uncontrolled release of stored energy
- 17. Transportation of Flag pole
- Unsecured load
- Traffic accident while transporting
- 18. Reporting and Monitoring
- Incomplete documentation
- Non-compliance to safety standards
- 19. Post Job Assessment
- Exposed to hazardous substances
- Unclear job roles and responsibilities
- 20. Training and Induction
- Inadequate training
- Non - compliance due to lack of knowledge