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The Obstructions In Work Area Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Items falling from height
- 2. Access/Egress
- Incorrect lifting techniques
- Uneven surfaces causing trip hazards
- 3. Manual Handling
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Falls
- 4. Equipment and Tools Usage
- Electrical hazards
- Unsafe equipment use
- 5. Work at Height
- Working at heights
- dropping tools/materials causing injury to public/other workers below
- 6. Housekeeping
- Poor housekeeping leading to slip/trip hazards
- Dust and debris causing respiratory issues
- 7. Use of Powered Industrial Truck
- Accidents due to malfunction
- Partial or total collapse of a load
- Collision with pedestrians
- 8. Lifting Operations
- Improper posture during lifting
- Strains and sprains from lifting loads improperly
- 9. Environmental Assessment
- Fire hazard
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 10. Chemical Handling
- Chemical spills
- chemical burns
- Inhalation
- skin contact
- 11. Power Tools Operation
- Electric shock
- Explosion
- Noise
- Vibration
- 12. Demolition Work
- Falling materials and dust
- Static electricity
- 13. Asbestos Removal (if present)
- Asbestos exposure
- Incorrect disposal of asbestos waste
- 14. Excavations
- Collapse of excavation
- Falling into trench
- 15. Earth Moving Equipment Operation
- Vehicle collisions or roll-overs
- Struck by moving plant
- Caught between plant and fixed structure
- 16. Welding Operations
- Electric shock
- Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
- Burns from hot welding arcs or flames
- 17. Disposal of waste material
- Incorrect disposal causing pollution
- Hazardous waste
- 18. Site Clean-Up
- Skin contact with harmful substances
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 19. Signage Installation
- Falls from heights
- inappropriate use of hand tools
- 20. Job Completion
- Extended work hours leading potential for fatigue-related injuries
- Failure in machinery