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The Installing Temporary Edge Protection Fencing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and fall
- collision with equipment
- 2. Transport Materials
- Vehicle collision
- manual handling injuries
- 3. Set Up Fencing Area
- Falling from height
- unsafe ground conditions
- 4. Install Fencing Posts
- Electric shock from power tools
- falling objects
- 5. Connect Fencing Panels
- Hand injuries
- unsuitable weather conditions
- 6. Inspect Installed Fence
- Falling from height
- unstable fence
- 7. Maintaining the Fence
- Exposure to harmful UV rays
- heat exhaustion
- 8. Dismantle Fence
- Collisions with moving equipment
- falling objects
- 9. Repack Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- trip and fall
- 10. Transport Materials Back
- Vehicle accident
- incorrect stowage of materials
- 11. Post-Operation Clean-Up
- Slips on wet surfaces
- exposure to harmful substances
- 12. Documentation & Reporting
- Strain from prolonged use of computer
- mental stress
- 13. Maintenance Checks
- Electric shock from defective equipment
- burns
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Panic or confusion during emergencies
- injuries due to lack of first aid knowledge
- 15. Regular Training
- Inadequate skills
- misunderstanding safety instructions
- 16. Decommissioning
- Environmental contamination
- improper waste disposal
- 17. General Site Safety Checks
- Snakes or spider bites
- uneven ground causing trips and falls
- 18. Weather Considerations
- Heat strokes in summer
- slipping on wet surfaces in rain
- 19. Equipment Safety Checks
- Using defective tools causing injuries
- electric shock from faulty equipment
- 20. Personal Protective Equipment
- Inadequate protection leading to injuries
- excessive dust causing vision impairment