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The Navigating Around Water Hazards Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Inadequate safety gear
- 2. Assess Site
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Unpredictable weather conditions
- 3. Planning Route
- Unfamiliar terrain
- Unexpected water currents
- 4. Execute Plan
- Inadequate communication
- Equipment failure
- 5. Water Entry
- Slippery surfaces
- Improper entry technique
- 6. Navigating in Water
- Underwater hazards
- Poor visibility
- 7. Exiting Water
- Slippery Exit points
- Swift current near exit
- 8. Review Navigation Path
- Failure to recognise changes
- Complacency
- 9. Adjusting Plan
- Lack of adaptability
- Insufficient plan B
- 10. Re-enter water
- Changed water conditions
- Fatigue
- 11. Second navigational round
- Lack of concentration
- Increased water hazard risk
- 12. Final exiting of water
- Poor coordination
- Muscle fatigue
- 13. Post navigation check
- Failure to identify equipment damage
- Complacency
- 14. Clean-up
- Improper handling of equipment
- Skip over sharp objects
- 15. Reporting and documentation
- Miscommunication
- Failure to document