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The Marine Salvage Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery malfunctions
- Worker fatigue
- 2. Diving operations
- Diver entrapment
- Inadequate training for emergency procedures
- 3. Lifting Operations
- Falling objects
- Equipment failure
- 4. Wreckage dismantling
- Sharp objects
- Heavy object injuries
- Slips and trips
- 5. Material removal
- Non-hazardous waste handling
- Hazardous waste handling
- 6. Welding/Cutting operations
- Gas leaks
- Fire explosions
- Breathing problems(inhaling toxic fumes)
- 7. Rigging operations
- Incorrectly rigged loads falling
- Faulty equipment
- 8. Decontamination operations
- Chemical exposures
- Slips and falls from wet surfaces
- 9. Surveying operations
- Drowning
- Low visibility
- Entanglement in wreckage
- 10. Salvage equipment retrieval
- Equipment caught in underwater debris
- Losing grip of equipment
- 11. Diving decompression
- Decompression sickness
- Weariness
- Extreme cold
- 12. Transportation of salvage
- Load shifting
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Offloading salvage
- Falling items during offload
- Damage to dockside
- 14. Reporting and documentation
- Miscommunication
- Missing documentation
- 15. Clean-up/Restoration
- Waste residues causing hazards
- Incorrect waste disposal
- 16. Equipment maintenance
- Machinery/equipment malfunction
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 17. Team debriefing
- Miscommunication
- Inadequate feedback
- 18. Salvage value appraisal
- Under-appraisal resulting in loss
- Over-appraisal causing disputes
- 19. Post-operations review
- Risks missed during initial assessment
- Ignoring adjustments suggested by team
- 20. Employee counselling & health monitoring
- Incorrect advice given
- Ignoring employee well-being concerns