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Key Features:
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The Open-Cut Mining Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Musculoskeletal injury from lifting
- Exposure to noise and dust
- 2. Drilling Operations
- Injury from interaction with mobile equipment
- Fall from height
- 3. Blasting Operations
- Exposure to explosion
- Fumes inhalation
- 4. Loading and Haulage
- Risk of collision
- Overexertion injuries
- 5. Crushing and Shredding
- Machinery entanglement
- Noise exposure
- 6. Material Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 7. Equipment Maintenance
- Machinery pinch points
- Chemical exposure
- 8. Excavation Operations
- Ground instability
- Inundation and inrush
- 9. Dewatering Activities
- Electrical shock
- Wet and slippery surfaces
- 10. Refuelling Operations
- Fire and explosions
- Spillage and leaks
- 11. Roads Construction and Maintenance
- Vehicle collisions
- Dust inhalation
- 12. Topsoil Management
- Exposure to allergens
- Inhalation of dust
- 13. Site Rehabilitation
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 14. Emergency Response Training
- Insufficient training
- Panic-related injuries
- 15. Disposal of Waste Materials
- Exposure to potentially harmful substances
- Inadequate waste disposal
- 16. Accessing Heights
- Fall from height
- Musculoskeletal strain from climbing
- 17. Use of Hand and Power Tools
- Cutting and puncturing incidents
- Noise exposure
- 18. Camp Setup and Cooking
- Fire hazard
- Food poisoning
- 19. Vehicle and Human Traffic Management
- Traffic accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- 20. Showering and Cleaning
- Slippery surfaces
- Contact with harsh cleaning chemicals