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The Night Time Wildlife Survey Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Insufficient lighting
- Inappropriate equipment
- 2. Field orientation
- Tripping or falling in the dark
- Exposure to cold temperatures
- 3. Equipment setup
- Electrical faults with lighting tools
- Incorrect handling of equipment
- 4. Survey procedures
- Interacting with wild animals
- Slipping on uneven ground
- 5. Taking notes
- Dim lighting leading to reading/writing errors
- Cold temperature affecting hand movement
- 6. Equipment disassembly
- Incorrect handling causing injury
- Encountering nocturnal animals
- 7. Return to base
- Accidents due to fatigue
- Lost in the dark
- 8. Data review and analysis
- Mistake due to fatigue
- Eye strain from computer use
- 9. Cleaning of Equipment
- Improper handling causing accidents
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 10. Storage of Equipment
- Injury from improper lifting
- tripping over unorganized equipment
- 11. Report Writing
- Overexertion
- Stress or fatigue
- Poor ergonomics at the workstation
- 12. Client Meeting
- Travel incidents
- Miscommunication or misunderstanding
- 13. Debriefing team
- Emotional distraction if survey is unsuccessful
- Misinformation due to communication error
- 14. Updating client post survey
- Stress related to client's response
- Misunderstanding in communication
- 15. Documentation and Archiving
- Improper handling or storage leading to loss of data
- Eye strain during digital documentation
- 16. Equipment maintenance
- Physical injury from poor manual handling
- Chemical hazards from cleaning supplies used in maintenance
- 17. Winding up the survey project
- Stress related to reaching conclusion
- Physical fatigue due to long working hours
- 18. Future Survey Planning
- Work overload
- Miscommunication within team resulting incorrect planning
- 19. Team Evaluation
- Psychological stress from performance review
- Conflict within team during evaluation
- 20. Preparing for next wildlife survey
- Fatigue due to overwork
- Stress from anticipation of next survey