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The Installing Outriggers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Incorrect personal protective equipment
- 2. Loading and Transporting Outriggers
- Improper loading
- Transportation accidents
- 3. Site Inspection
- Unsecured site
- Unstable work conditions
- 4. Setting Outrigger Placement
- Incorrect positioning
- Potential for dropping/heavy loads
- 5. Inspecting Outriggers
- Faulty equipment
- Manual handling risks
- 6. Installing Outriggers
- Falling from height
- Inadequate safety systems
- 7. Leveling Outriggers
- Collapse or overturning of outriggers
- slip & trip hazards
- 8. Weight Testing
- Equipment failure
- Exceeding load capacity
- 9. Work Execution
- Collision from vehicles/machinery
- Electrical shock
- 10. Maintenance
- Mechanical faults
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Ineffective emergency plans
- Delays in reacting to emergencies
- 12. Clean Up
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Slips
- trips & falls
- 13. Dismantling and Packing
- Heavy lifting
- Pinch points
- 14. Transportation
- Transportation accidents
- Improper securing of load
- 15. Offloading and Storage
- Improper offloading
- Inadequate storage condition
- 16. Review and Documentation
- Improper documentation
- Inadequate review of procedure and safety systems
- 17. Quality Control
- Poor quality check
- Miscommunication or misunderstandings
- 18. Training and Refresher Courses
- Insufficient training refreshers
- Out of date training materials
- 19. Pre-start Meetings
- Insufficient communication
- Misunderstandings about work procedures
- 20. Safety Briefings
- Ineffective safety briefings
- Lack of hazard recognition