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The Ladder Placement On Uneven Grounds Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- Accidental ladder release
- 2. Check Equipment
- Improper equipment
- Defective ladders
- 3. Ground Inspection
- Trips and falls
- Uneven surface
- 4. Positioning Ladder
- Injury from incorrect handling
- Ladder slippage on uneven ground
- 5. Securing the Ladder
- Fall from height
- Ladder movement during usage
- 6. Climbing Up/Down
- Fall from height
- Loss of balance
- 7. Working at Height
- Musculoskeletal injury from overreaching
- Lose of balance
- 8. Carrying Tools/Materials up/down the Ladder
- Drop tools/materials on people below
- Struck by moving objects
- 9. Re-position Ladder
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Injury from incorrect handling
- 10. Dismantle Ladder
- Musculoskeletal injury
- falling objects
- 11. Housekeeping
- Trips on discarded materials
- Slipping on cleaning fluids
- 12. Debriefing and Reporting
- Ignoring report protocols
- Miscommunication
- 13. Vehicle Loading
- Injury from improper handling
- Back injuries from manual handling
- 14. Transporting Ladder Back to Storage
- Injuries due to improper stacking
- Falling ladder during transport
- 15. Storing Ladder
- Injuries due to overreaching
- Trip hazard due to inappropriate storage
- 16. Maintenance Inspections
- Injury from faulty equipment
- Electrocution from testing process
- 17. Reporting Faults
- Ignoring report protocols
- Miscommunication
- 18. Review and Continuous Improvement
- Improper document handling
- Ignoring procedures
- 19. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- Panic during emergency situations
- 20. Regular Training
- Inefficient training methods
- Skipping safety parts in training