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The Painting Or Staining Fences Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsupervised access to work area
- Misplacement of tools
- Uneven ground surface
- 2. Transporting Materials
- Poor manual handling techniques
- slip
- trip or fall hazards
- 3. Surface Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful dust and chemicals
- Slippery surface
- 4. Gap Filling
- Exposure to harmful substances
- improper use of tools
- 5. Sanding
- Dust inhalation
- eye injury from flying particles
- 6. Priming
- Harmful fume inhalation
- skin contact with harmful substances
- 7. Painting/Staining
- Prolonged exposure to harmful substances
- slip
- trip and fall hazards
- 8. Brush Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful cleaning substances
- skin contact with harmful substances
- 9. Inspection
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- unforeseen structural issues
- 10. Clean Up
- Incorrect disposal of waste
- sharp object injuries
- 11. Storage
- Incorrect lifting techniques
- trapped fingers/limbs
- 12. Loading & Unloading
- Poor manual handling techniques
- vehicle movement accidents
- 13. Fence Repair – Temporary Bracing
- Falling equipment/materials
- Incorrect use of tools
- 14. Erecting New Fence Panels/Sections
- Incorrect manual handling techniques
- falling equipment/materials
- 15. Painting/Staining New Sections
- Prolonged exposure to harmful substances
- falling from height
- 16. Sign Off Completed Work & Handover
- Paper cuts
- missed hazards during final check
- 17. Reversing & Manoeuvring Vehicles
- People being hit or crushed
- vehicle collisions
- 18. Use of Small Plant & Equipment
- Incorrect operation
- entanglement in moving parts
- 19. Use of Powered Hand Tools
- Incorrect operation
- hand-arm vibration syndrome
- 20. Access, Egress from Work Area
- Falling from heights
- slip
- trip and fall hazards