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The Installing Floating Floors Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Exposure to dust
- Manual Handling
- 2. Assessment of subfloor condition
- Fall hazard
- Injury from sharp objects
- 3. Subfloor preparation
- Manual Handling
- Dust inhalation
- Noise exposure
- 4. Layout planning
- Eyestrain
- Incorrect measurements
- 5. Acclimatisation of floating floors
- Manual Handling
- Material mishandling
- 6. Cutting of floor panels
- Injury from tools
- Flying particles
- Noise exposure
- 7. Installation of underlay
- Tripping over materials
- Dust inhalation
- 8. Fitting of floor panels
- Manual handling
- Tripping over offcuts
- 9. Trimming and edging
- Injury from tools
- Noise exposure
- Dust inhalation
- 10. Fixing of skirting board
- Finger injuries
- Trip and fell hazards
- Noise exposure
- 11. Clean up and disposal of waste
- Manual handling
- Trip and fell hazards
- Exposure to dust & sharp objects
- 12. Inspecting the finished installation
- Tripping over
- Injury from leftover sharp objects
- 13. Training employees on safety measures
- Inadequate knowledge
- Operator error
- Non-compliance
- 14. Using personal protective equipment
- Improper fit
- Non-compliance
- 15. Ensuring regular safety audits
- Non-detection of safety lapses
- Overlooked risks
- 16. Maintenance of tools and equipment
- Injury from malfunctioning tools
- Electrical hazards
- 17. Emergency response preparedness
- Lack of immediate response
- Inadequate training
- 18. Regular toolbox talks
- Non-compliance
- Duplication of errors
- 19. Implementing a safety reward program
- Demotivation
- Non-participation
- 20. Periodic evaluation of the safety procedures
- Non-detection of lapses
- Inconsistent application