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The Painting In High Places Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unstable working platform
- Exposure to harmful paint fumes
- 2. Equipment Set Up
- Falling objects
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 3. Safety Briefing
- Inadequate knowledge of safety measures
- Noise disturbance
- 4. Working At Elevation
- Falls from height
- Electricity hazard
- 5. Painting
- Paint spills
- Contact with eyes and skin
- 6. Manual Handling
- Strains and sprains
- Cuts or abrasions
- 7. Clean Up
- Slips on wet floor
- Inhaling cleaning chemicals
- 8. Ladder Use
- Falling off ladder
- Overreaching causing instability
- 9. Equipment Dismantling
- Dropping heavy equipment
- Sharp edges causing injury
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Incorrect segregation of waste
- Spilling bio-hazard materials
- 11. Emergency Response Training
- Inadequate training
- Panic during emergencies
- 12. Maintenance Work
- Handling heavy loads
- Electrical faults
- 13. Access/Egress To Working Area
- Tripping over tools/equipment
- Poor visibility
- 14. Tool/Equipment Inspection
- Use of damaged equipment
- Lack of regular inspection
- 15. Personal Protective Equipment Check
- PPE not used properly
- Damaged PPE
- 16. Weather Considerations
- Working in extreme weather
- Sun exposure
- 17. Night Work
- Poor visibility
- Fatigue
- 18. First Aid Preparation
- Inadequate first aid knowledge
- delay in treatment
- 19. Equipment Maintenance
- Failure to maintain equipment
- Untrained personnel handling maintenance
- 20. Communication Procedures
- Miscommunication of tasks
- Lack of hazard warning