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The Maintenance Work At Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of training
- improper use of equipment
- inadequate fall protection
- 2. Assembling Tools & Equipment
- Dropped objects
- manual handling injuries
- equipment failure
- 3. Ladder placement and safety checks
- Slips
- trips and falls from height
- unstable ladder placement
- 4. Accessing Height Area
- Falls from height
- slips
- trips and falls
- 5. Execution of Work at Heights
- Structure instability
- falling objects from above areas
- wind and weather condition.
- 6. Safety Perimeter Setup
- Unauthorised access to high-risk area
- 7. Gear and Equipment Handling
- Faulty gear or equipment
- incorrect handling procedures
- 8. Height Safety System Inspection
- Mishandling of safety systems
- insufficient checking procedures
- 9. Working with Electricals
- Electrical shocks
- burn hazards
- 10. Material Hoist
- Fall of material
- mechanical failures
- 11. Regular Communication
- Incomplete communication
- misunderstanding of instructions
- 12. Finishing work
- Leaving tools or materials at height
- not properly checking work done
- 13. Dismantling Safety Setup
- Inherent risks present when removing safety systems prematurely
- mistakes during dismantling can potentially cause accidents
- 14. Clearing Work Site
- Potential for slip
- trip and Fall Hazards due to debris left on site
- potential for injury with mishandling of waste or sharp objects
- 15. Review and Debrief
- Improper handling of equipment post-operational checks
- lack of proper debrief leading to recurring mistakes
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Not properly trained for emergencies
- panicking under pressure
- 17. Regular Inspection & Maintenance
- Physical pain or discomfort
- poor maintenance procedures lead to faulty equipment
- 18. Reporting
- False reporting
- miscommunication between teams and safety officers
- 19. Training sessions
- Misunderstanding instructions
- not attending important safety seminars
- 20. Equipment Storage
- Poor storage system
- potential falling objects