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The Installing Lights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential for slips
- trips
- and falls on uneven ground
- Exposure to sharp objects
- 2. Evaluate worksite
- Risk of Electrical Hazards
- Unsafe installation location
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Risk of shock from damaged lights
- 4. Positioning Ladder
- Ladder instability
- Potential for falls from height
- 5. Dismantling old Lighting unit
- Exposure to electrical hazards
- Falling objects
- 6. Isolating Power Supply
- Risk of electric shock
- Unexpected reconnection of power
- 7. Installing new Lighting Unit
- Risk of falling objects
- Faulty wiring
- 8. Affixing Lights
- Falls from heights
- Overexertion injuries
- 9. Replacing Wiring
- Exposure to electrical hazards
- incorrect wiring
- 10. Restoring Power Supply
- Potential for short-circuiting
- Electrical Fire
- 11. Cleaning Worksite
- Potential for slips
- trips
- and falls from untidy workplace
- Inadequate disposal of waste materials
- 12. Operational Check
- Faulty installation
- Persistent Electrical Issues
- 13. Completion and Documentation
- Missing or improper documentation
- Miscommunication of completed task
- 14. Maintenance and Inspection
- Misidentified faults
- Improper maintenance procedures
- 15. Emergency Planning
- Inadequate response to emergencies
- Lack of knowledge in handling safety equipment
- 16. Training and Supervision
- Inadequate training
- Lack of proper supervision
- 17. Personal Protective Equipment
- Inadequate or incorrect use of PPE
- Lack of PPE provision
- 18. Regular testing and board inspections
- Faulty circuits unnoticed
- Inadequate inspection procedures
- 19. Quality Check
- Misidentification of faults
- Overlooked defects in light units
- 20. Final documentation and Sign-off
- Missed faults due to lack of proper documentation
- Miscommunication on completed tasks