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The Location of Underground Services Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect equipment usage
- 2. Marking the Site
- Inaccurate marking
- Obstructed visibility
- 3. Potholing
- Ground collapse
- Slips and falls
- 4. Scanning for Services
- Inaccurate readings
- Unidentified utilities
- 5. Excavating Trench
- Struck-by accidents
- Cave-ins
- 6. Traffic Management
- Vehicle collisions
- Pedestrian accidents
- 7. Exposing Utilities
- Utility damage
- Breathing obstructions
- 8. Isolating Utilities
- Electrical hazards
- Gas leak
- 9. Locating Cables
- Electrocution
- Cable damage
- 10. Documenting Findings
- Inaccurate documentation
- Missed hazards
- 11. Backfilling Trench
- Cave-ins
- Damaged utilities
- 12. Site Clean-up
- Improper waste disposal
- Trip hazards
- 13. Final Inspection
- Undetected hazards
- Unresolved issues
- 14. Monitoring Progress
- Inadequate supervision
- Access restrictions