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The Ladder Use For Painting Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Slips and falls from damaged ladder
- 3. Ladder Setup
- Muscle strain from lifting
- Falling from heights
- 4. Climbing Up
- Unbalanced load
- Falling from heights
- 5. Work at Height
- Wind speed
- Working from the edge
- Falling objects
- 6. Descending Down
- Unbalanced load
- Falling from heights
- 7. End Work/Packing Up
- Fatigue related mistakes
- Mishandling of equipment
- 8. Transporting Tools
- Injury during transportation
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals
- 9. Dealing with Hazardous Wastes
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Incorrect disposal
- 10. Emergency Response/Medical Assistance
- Insufficient access to medical assistance
- 11. Checking personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Incorrect or faulty PPE
- 12. Traffic Management
- Mishap from machinery
- Ineffective signal communication
- 13. Identifying safety zones
- Confusion or misunderstanding about safety zone
- Negligence of safety protocols
- 14. Positioning the ladder accurately
- Ladder slippage
- Uneven ground causing instability
- 15. Repeat of tasks
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Mental fatigue leading to errors
- 16. Cleaning up after work
- Incorrect disposal of material
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 17. Dealing with electrical equipment (if necessary)
- Electrical shocks
- Fires due to faulty wiring
- 18. Storage of tools and equipment
- Unsafe storage causing accidents
- Inadequate locking causing theft
- 19. Ongoing supervision
- Poor working conditions
- Lack of supervision leading to accidents
- 20. Training workers
- Inadequate understanding of safety protocols
- Poor performance due to lack of training