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The Installing Sub-Surface Drainage Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips and falls
- exposure to chemicals
- 2. Mark Out Area
- Incorrect scope
- dust
- noise pollution
- 3. Excavation
- Damaging underground utilities
- soil collapse
- 4. Install Drainage
- Manual handling injuries
- dust
- unknown underground services
- 5. Connect Pipework
- Working in confined spaces
- noise
- 6. Back Fill
- Strains and sprains
- dust
- noise pollution
- 7. Compaction
- Noise
- vibration
- 8. Site Clean-up
- Tripping over left materials
- contact with harmful substances
- 9. Plant and Equipment Operation
- Machinery accidents
- hitting underground services
- 10. Manual Handling
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- cuts and abrasions
- 11. Confined Space Entry
- Lack of oxygen
- hazardous gas
- 12. Excavated Material Handling
- Dust
- drop & fall hazards
- 13. use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Inadequate PPE
- PPE failure
- 14. Underground Services - Power, Water, Gas, etc.
- Electrical shock
- explosion
- 15. Transporting Tools/Equipment
- Tripping
- dropping heavy equipment
- 16. Traffic Management
- Moving vehicle accidents
- incorrect signal communication
- 17. Arranging for Utility Locating
- Not locating all utilities
- inaccurate utility location
- 18. Disposal of Excavated Material
- Environmental pollution
- illegal dumping
- 19. Shift work fatigue
- Mental strain
- Impaired judgment / poor decision-making
- 20. Close Out Documentation
- Unrecorded data
- unreported incidents