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The Installing Overhead-Structures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Material mishandling
- falls from height
- 2. Site Assessment
- Risks of electrocution
- incompatible work activities
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Malfunctioning tool
- improper use of equipment
- 4. Installation Planning
- Improper load handling
- structure collapse
- 5. Overhead Structure Set up
- Falling materials
- tip-over accidents
- 6. Positioning the Overhead Structure
- Strains and sprains
- inadequate support for structure
- 7. Securing the Overhead Structure
- Improper locking
- insecure attachment
- 8. Use of Personal Protective Equipment
- Non-compliance to PPE
- incorrect fit
- 9. Power Tool Use
- Electric shock
- amputation
- noise hazards
- 10. Material Handling and Storage
- Manual handling injuries
- unsafe stacking
- 11. Waste Management
- Tripping on waste
- sharp objects in waste
- biological hazards
- 12. Regular Inspection
- Equipment failure
- structural instability
- 13. Maintenance Procedures
- Poor technique
- non-compliance to procedures
- 14. Emergency Response Plan
- Inadequate preparation for emergencies
- panic during emergency situation
- 15. Clean Up
- Exposure to chemicals
- slips and trips due to untidy workplace
- 16. Post-job Assessment
- Ignoring minor injuries
- lack of post-job analysis
- 17. Reporting Incidents
- Non-reporting
- inaccurate reporting
- 18. Training Workers
- Insufficient training
- complacency of workers
- 19. Verifying Results
- Incomplete verification process
- overlooked defects
- pressure imbalances
- 20. Review SWMS
- Inadequate review periodicity
- negligence in noting down changes and updates