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The Installing Trench Boxes Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper site setup
- Lack of personal protection equipment
- 2. Site Setup
- Collision with equipment
- Falling debris
- 3. Hazard Identification
- Failure to identify all hazards
- Inadequate risk assessments
- 4. Risk Assessment
- Relying on outdated knowledge
- Not considering all factors
- 5. Resource Allocation
- Insufficient personnel and materials
- Misallocation of resources
- 6. Trench Box Installation
- Falling while working at height
- Injuries from heavy lifting
- 7. Quality Control Checks
- Incomplete inspections
- Rushed checks leading to oversight
- 8. Trench Box Use
- Collapse of the trench box
- Using inappropriately sized trench box for work
- 9. Daily Maintenance
- Poor maintenance practice
- Ignoring minor issues until they become serious
- 10. Periodic Inspection
- Missed inspection schedules
- Incomprehensive inspection
- 11. Trench Box Dismantling
- Injury from dislodging components
- Falling objects during dismantling
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Mishandling of waste
- Improper waste segregation
- 13. Site Clean-Up
- Slip
- trips
- and falls
- Struck by moving object
- 14. Debriefing
- Lack of feedback
- Inaccurate recording and documentation of work done
- 15. Reporting
- Late or inaccurate reporting
- Not following up on corrective actions identified
- 16. Post-Project Evaluation
- Ignoring lessons learned
- fail to implement in next project
- 17. Hazard Reporting
- Failure to report identified hazards
- Lack of follow-up after reporting
- 18. Injury Reporting
- Miseducation about when to report injuries
- Delay in reporting
- 19. Incident Investigation
- Inadequate investigation of incidents
- Not implementing preventive measures
- 20. Equipment Servicing/Repair
- Poor servicing practice
- Missed repair schedules