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The Landscaping Tasks Surrounding Fence Installation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips
- Slips and Falls
- Unsafe use of tools
- Exposure to harmful materials
- 2. Site Inspection
- Contact with live electrical wires
- Encountering hazardous biological material
- 3. Digging Trench for Fence Posts
- Strain or sprain from manual labour
- Injury from falling in trench
- 4. Installing Fence Posts
- Accidental contact with underground services
- Crush injuries from post-driver
- 5. Attaching Fencing Materials
- Cuts and abrasions from fence materials
- Falls from height (if applicable)
- 6. Finishing & Clean Up
- Injuries from power tools
- Back injuries from lifting heavy objects
- 7. Installation of Fence Rails
- Working at height
- Manual handling
- 8. Detailed Site Assessment
- Exposure to toxins
- Exposure to extreme weather elements
- 9. Mixing Concrete
- Skin irritation from wet concrete
- Inhaling cement dust
- 10. Erecting Temporary Fencing
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Poor visibility leading to accidents
- 11. Checking Installed Fence
- Splinters from timber fencing
- Chemical exposure from treated fencing
- 12. Loading and unloading Materials
- Risk of falling objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Work Area Delineation
- Struck by moving objects
- Tripping hazards
- 14. Material Disposal
- Dust and debris inhalation
- Sharp object injuries
- 15. Daily Fence Inspection
- Mould exposure if timber fencing
- Injury from loose or damaged fence parts
- 16. Safety Meetings
- Communicative misunderstandings leading to accidents
- Lack of knowledge on safety procedures
- 17. Risk Assessment Review
- Incomplete risk assessments leading to potential overlooked hazards
- Inadequate control measures in place
- 18. Site Clean-Up and Sign Off
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect disposal of hazardous waste materials
- 19. Maintaining Tools & Equipment
- Injury from faulty equipment
- Electric shock from improperly maintained machinery
- 20. Work Completion Reporting
- Ergonomic implications from prolonged paper work
- Overwork leading to fatigue