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The Maintaining Balance While Working At Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect lifting techniques
- lack of personal protective equipment(PPE)
- 2. Setup
- Trip hazards
- incorrect scaffolding assembly
- 3. Accessing Heights
- Falls from heights
- unsecured ladders
- 4. Working at Heights
- Loose tools falling
- inadequate harness setup
- 5. Transferring Loads
- Unbalanced loads
- dropped items
- 6. Communication
- Inadequate communication causing accidents
- 7. Breaks and rest periods
- Mental fatigue
- physical exhaustion
- 8. Weather Conditions
- Slippery surfaces due to rain
- wind disruptions
- 9. Inspection
- Overlooking of defects in safety equipment
- 10. Disassembling
- Incorrect dismantling procedures
- trip hazards from left materials
- 11. Storage
- Improper storage causing damages or accidents
- 12. Maintenance
- Fault in tools and equipment causing injury
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- 14. End of work day Clean-up
- Lost tools
- discarded waste tripping hazard
- 15. Reporting
- Failure to report incidents
- inaccuracies in reporting
- 16. Training
- Inadequate training resulting in malpractice
- 17. Equipment Checks
- Falling objects
- damaged tools
- 18. Debrief
- Redundant or obsolete procedures
- missed safety hazards
- 19. Material handling
- Mishandling of sharp objects
- incorrect lifting techniques
- 20. Final Inspection
- Missed safety hazards
- faulty equipment left unattended