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The Laying Lines And Grades Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Site Survey
- Traffic hazards
- Unidentified services (gas
- water
- electricity)
- 3. Marking Out Lines
- Incorrect layout
- Manual handling injuries
- 4. Machine Selection
- Use of inappropriate machine for the task
- Mechanical issues leading to injury or damage
- 5. Machine Operation
- Risk of hit by moving object
- machine malfunction
- 6. Laying of Lines
- Exposure to harmful substances/materials
- physical exertion
- 7. Inspection of Works
- Incorrect installation
- Conformation to plans and standards for safety
- 8. Backfilling Trenches
- Collapse of trench walls
- Falling into the trenches
- 9. Surface Restoration
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Heavy equipment operation
- 10. Cleaning & Maintenance of Machines
- Improper handling of chemicals
- mishandling high-pressure cleaner
- 11. Record Keeping
- Data loss
- Confidentiality breach
- 12. Disposal of waste materials
- Incorrect manual handling
- Incorrect disposal leading to environmental impact
- 13. Demobilisation and pack up
- Ineffective safety checks
- Incorrect manual handling procedures
- 14. Review and Debrief
- Poor communication
- Fatigue related errors
- 15. Post-Job Maintenance
- Correct storage
- Inadequate cleaning leading to deterioration of equipment
- 16. Reporting and Follow Up
- Miscommunication
- Data inaccuracies
- 17. Future Plan Development
- Inadequate research and development
- Data inaccuracies
- 18. Client Relations
- Poor communication
- Misunderstanding of requirements
- 19. Project Closing Procedures
- Incomplete documentation
- Ineffective safety checks
- 20. Contract Review
- Contractual errors
- Misunderstanding due to lack of clarity