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The Installing Skirting Boards After Flooring Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping on items
- Cuts from tools
- Electrical hazards
- 2. Measurements
- Accurate measurements not taken causing waste of material
- 3. Cutting Skirting Boards
- Injury from saw
- Dust inhalation
- Excessive Noise
- 4. Sanding
- Eye injury from dust particles
- Respiratory problems from dust
- 5. Painting/finishing
- Fumes inhalation
- Eye and skin irritation from paint chemicals
- Fire hazard from flammable materials
- 6. Positioning Skirting Board
- Musculoskeletal injuries due to awkward positions
- Handling large or heavy skirting boards
- 7. Fixing to Wall
- Struck or crushed by falling objects
- Inaccurate fixing leading to material wastage
- 8. Final Finishing Touches
- Exposures to chemicals
- Incorrect use of tools
- 9. Site Cleanup
- Slips
- trips
- and falls from debris or materials left in work area
- Injury from handling heavy waste materials
- 10. Disposal of Waste Material
- Injury while disposing off sharp-edged cut-offs
- Fire hazard from careless disposal of flammable materials
- 11. Maintenance and Storage of Tools
- Motor vehicle incident during transportation
- Slips trips and falls due to inappropriate storage of tools
- Risk of theft
- 12. Workplace Inspections
- Safety inspection failures
- Discovery of unidentified risks
- 13. Skills Training and Demonstrations
- Injury due to lack of skills or training
- Lack of understanding or awareness regarding safety measures
- 14. First Aid Readiness
- Not providing immediate medical attention
- Incorrect first aid methods leading to further injuries
- 15. Equipment Adjustment and Regular Checks
- Mishandling of equipment
- Unseen internal damages in machinery
- 16. Safety Briefings
- Lack of knowledge about work hazards
- Unprepared for emergency situations
- 17. Machinery Servicing and Maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Burns from hot surfaces
- 18. Emergency Drills
- Inappropriate evacuation or rescue procedures
- Panic or injury during drills
- 19. Hazard Identification and Reporting
- Undetected hazards posing risks
- Inadequate action taken for the reported hazard
- 20. Regular Health Checks
- Deteriorating health conditions ignored
- Medical emergencies not addressed promptly