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The Locate and Expose Existing Services Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect PPE
- Inadequate training
- 2. Site Assessment
- Inaccurate site marking
- Trip hazards
- 3. Obtain Permits
- Missing permit
- Expired permits
- 4. Service Locating
- Poor equipment calibration
- Electromagnetic interference
- 5. Excavation area setup
- Poor barricading
- Unstable ground
- 6. Operating excavation equipment
- Striking services
- Inexperienced operator
- 7. Manual excavation
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Encountering debris
- 8. Expose existing utilities
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by objects
- 9. Potholing
- Collapsed pit walls
- Contact with underground services
- 10. Document findings
- Inaccurate data recording
- Loss of documentation
- 11. Backfilling
- Crushed or damaged utilities
- Collapse of excavated area
- 12. Compaction & levelling
- Improper tool use
- Uneven surfaces
- 13. Clean-up & waste removal
- Manual handling injuries
- Hazmat exposure
- 14. Signage & barricade removal
- Premature removal
- Obstructed visibility
- 15. Final inspection & report
- Incomplete documentation
- Unidentified hazards