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The Low Temperature Working Conditions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Cold stress
- Slips/falls due to icy surfaces
- 2. Getting to work location
- Traffic accidents due to icy roads
- Exposure to cold when outside vehicle
- 3. Setting up equipment
- Manual handling injuries due to working in bulky cold weather clothing
- Equipment failure due to cold temperatures
- 4. Work commencement
- Frostbite
- Hypothermia due to prolonged exposure to cold
- 5. Break periods
- Dehydration due to not feeling thirsty in cold temps
- Continued exposure to cold during breaks
- 6. Equipment operation
- Decreased manual dexterity leading to machinery accidents
- Equipment malfunction due to cold temps
- 7. Clean-up and pack-down
- Manual handling injuries due to fatigue and cold weather clothing
- Accidents due to haste to finish work and get warm
- 8. Leaving work location
- Traffic accidents due to icy road conditions
- Accident due to fatigue and decreased alertness in cold temperatures
- 9. Reporting and administration
- Errors due to numbness in fingers from cold temps
- Eye strain due to lower light levels
- 10.Decontamination
- Cold stress while taking off protective clothing
- Slippery floor surfaces
- 11.Storage of equipment
- Manual handling issues due to bulky gloves
- Misplacement of tools due to being covered with snow/ice
- 12.Training of new staff
- Reduced attention span due to cold environment
- Lack of understanding due to trying to hurry to keep warm
- 13.Emergency drills
- Hypothermia due to prolonged exposure
- Confusion due to complex instructions given in difficult conditions
- 14.Regular maintenance of equipment
- Potential for injuries due to lack of sensitivity in hands from cold
- Equipment failure leading to danger
- 15.Meetings and planning sessions
- Concentration issues due to cold environment
- Communication problems due to bulky clothing/masks
- 16.Final inspection
- Reduced attention to detail due to cold conditions
- Mistakes due to haste to complete work
- 17.Post-work debriefing
- Compromised communication due to cold stress
- Fatigue leading to errors in understanding/reporting
- 18.General winter driving
- Traffic accidents due to icy road conditions
- Stranding due to vehicular breakdowns in cold conditions
- 19.Post-shift health check
- Misdiagnosis due to numbness/decreased sensation from cold
- Delay in identification of cold related ailments
- 20.Documentation and record keeping
- Loss of documents due to windy/snowy conditions
- Misplacement or incorrect filing due to wearing gloves while handling papers