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The Operating In High Wind Conditions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects due to wind
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Work area setup
- Slips and trips
- falling from height due to wind disruption
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment operation in high winds
- electric shock
- 4. Operate Equipment
- Injury caused by uncontrolled equipment movement in high wind
- 5. Maintenance Checks
- Working at heights
- injuries while inspecting equipment
- 6. Secure Area
- Inconsistent wind speeds causing losing balance
- dropping of tools due to the wind
- 7. Dismantling Setup
- Falling from heights
- body strain as a result of heavy lifting
- 8. Storage of equipment
- Improperly secured equipment becoming airborne
- manual handling injuries
- 9. Site clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls due to debris
- 10. Reviewing work procedure
- Miscommunication can cause individual errors in high wind conditions work
- 11. Training session
- Lack of knowledge about managing high winds
- not knowing SOPs for emergency weather situations
- 12. Liaising with weather services
- Incorrect forecasts leading to unsuitable work conditions
- poor decision making regarding operations
- 13. Adjust activity to wind conditions
- Mishandling of equipment due to uncontrollable gusts
- injuries caused by sudden changes in wind speed
- 14. Emergency shutdown procedure
- Stumbling or tripping during rush
- mishandling during sudden equipment shutdown
- 15. Debrief and report
- Incorrect windspeed record causing future hazards
- missing critical information in reports