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The Maintaining Balance On Narrow Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect footwear
- work platform defect
- 2. Inspection of work area
- Possible trip hazards
- unstable narrow surface
- 3. Risk assessment
- Risks not correctly identified
- safety measures missed
- 4. Planning of work path
- Unexpected obstacles
- uneven surface
- 5. Sequential task start
- Distraction
- rush to finish task
- 6. Establish support points
- Misjudgement of balance
- slipping off edge
- 7. Transfer weight
- Sudden loss of balance
- foot slip
- 8. Move to next step
- Miss a step
- weak grip causing fall
- 9. Continual Balance Maintenance
- Muscle strain
- vertigo
- 10. Task completion
- Miscalculation in final steps
- relaxation of safety vigilance
- 11. Removing Protective Equipment
- Posture deviation causing imbalance
- stumbling on equipment
- 12. Tool and equipment storage
- Trips and falls over tools
- reaching for high storage causing imbalance
- 13. Site Clean Up
- Falls from scattered materials
- improper lifting leading to imbalance
- 14. Report Writing
- Poor sitting posture
- RSI from repetitive keyboard use
- 15. Reviewing Work Process
- Overlooking of crucial steps leading to repeat mistakes
- distraction during review process
- 16. Staff Debriefing
- Inattentiveness due to fatigue
- underappreciation of recommendations
- 17. Team Dismissal
- Hurrying to leave site
- complacency with final inspections
- 18. Follow Up
- Neglecting to monitor recovery and learning from mishaps
- poor handover communication causing misunderstandings
- 19. Administrative Closure
- Missed documentation of safety incidents
- overlooking minor incidents
- 20. Equipment Maintenance
- Faulty equipment causing unexpected accidents
- lack of regular checks leading to higher risks