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Key Features:
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The Nightly Rounds In The Dark Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate lighting
- Tripping over objects
- 2. Equipment check
- Faulty safety equipment
- Electric shocks from faulty devices
- 3. Nightly rounds commencement
- Slips or falls due to darkness
- Unsecured areas access
- 4. Patrols in building perimeter
- Unexpected wildlife
- Inadequate security fencing
- 5. Handling emergency situations
- Strain or injury from handling heavy objects
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 6. Updating logbooks
- Errors due to poor visibility
- Misplacement of documents
- 7. Communication with supervisor
- Miscommunication due to poor network
- Distractions leading to accidents
- 8. Inspecting doors and windows
- Tripping on stairs
- Cuts or bruises from broken glass
- 9. Responding to alarms
- Potential altercations
- Sprains or strains running to scene
- 10. Reporting incidents
- Poor quality reports due to rushed writing
- Misrecorded data due to poor lighting
- 11. Rest breaks
- Possibility of falling asleep
- Dehydration or hunger affecting concentration
- 12. Finishing the round
- Trip hazards when gathering belongings
- Self-harming when packing equipment poorly
- 13. Safe return
- Vehicle collision
- Getting lost due to inadequate route marking
- 14. End of shift report submission
- Rushed report writing due to fatigue
- Lost documents due to lack of organisation
- 15. Cleaning and storing equipment
- Cuts from tools
- Lost items due to poor storage
- 16. Debriefing session
- Concentrated fatigue leading to drowsiness
- Not understanding instructions due to distraction
- 17. Reading and signing off duty
- Risks associated with not being fully informed about changes
- Inadequate briefing leading to confusion
- 18. Handover to next shift
- Miscommunications resulting in incomplete handover
- Mental exhaustion leading to important information being forgotten
- 19. Departure
- Fatigue-related errors when driving
- Personal safety risks in the car park
- 20. Home arrival
- Possibility of encountering home hazards while still fatigued
- Slips
- trips or falls due to low visibility at home.