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The Managing Trip Hazards From Tile Spacers And Tools Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Tool related injuries
- 2. Procuring tile spacers and tools
- Musculoskeletal injuries from heavy lifting
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 3. Transporting materials to work site
- Injury from manual handling or carrying heavy loads
- Traffic related accidents
- 4. Setting up workspace
- Tripping over equipment
- electrical hazards from power tools
- 5. Laying out tile spacers
- Injury from improper use of tools
- Slipping due to uneven surfaces
- 6. Adhering tiles
- Chemical exposure from adhesive
- Cuts from sharp edges of tiles
- 7. Using power tools to cut/shape tiles
- Noise induced hearing loss
- dust inhalation
- 8. Cleaning up work area
- Tripping over debris
- Chemical exposure from cleaning products
- 9. Inspecting completed work
- Falls from height while inspecting elevated installations
- Musculoskeletal strain
- 10. Loading and unloading equipment
- Back injury from heavy lifting
- Impact injury from dropped equipment
- 11. Maintenance of tools and equipment
- Injury from maintenance of power tools
- Electric shock
- 12. Storing tile spacers and tools
- Falls from height while storing items at height
- Trips over improperly stored items
- 13. Disposal of waste materials
- Cuts or punctures from sharp objects in waste
- Tripping over discarded waste
- 14. Debrief and review of work process
- Musculoskeletal strain from prolonged sitting
- Mental stress
- 15. Emergency procedures
- Injury during evacuation
- Stress in emergency situations
- 16. Review and maintenance of safety protocols
- Lower risk awareness from lack of regular review
- Complacency due to repetition of tasks
- 17. Breaks and shift changes
- Fatigue related accidents
- Confusion on task handover
- 18. Training for new or unskilled workers
- Mistakes due to lack of training
- Lower morale as a result of inadequate instruction
- 19. Discussion of safety concerns
- Inadequate resolution of safety concerns
- Frustration leading to decreased focus on safety
- 20. Final clean up and pack down
- Risk of injury while handling equipment
- Tripping over left items