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The Installing Swimming Pool Cover Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Exposure to sunlight
- 2. Measure pool dimensions
- Incorrect measurements
- Slipping on wet area
- 3. Select appropriate cover
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 4. Transport cover to pool area
- Manual handling injuries
- Tripping hazards
- 5. Unroll cover onto pool
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Drowning risk
- 6. Secure cover to anchors
- Finger/hand injuries
- Back strain from bending
- 7. Check fitting and tension
- Slips near pool edge
- Eye strain
- 8. Test cover for safety
- Drowning hazard if cover fails
- Injury due to sharp edges
- 9. Clean-up of work area
- Tripping over equipment
- Sharp object injuries
- 10. Document installation
- Eye strain
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- 11. Train client on use
- Miscommunication
- Inadequate training received
- 12. Final inspection
- Unattended tools/equipment
- Review of documentation
- 13. Pack up tools/equipment
- Sharp object injuries
- Tripping hazards
- 14. Dispose of waste materials
- Injury from sharp objects
- Environmental hazard
- 15. Return to base
- Traffic accidents
- Fatigue