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The Performing Hardwood Flooring Installation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unorganised workspace
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 2. Material Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 3. Measuring And Marking Out
- Imperfect measurements
- use of incorrect tools
- 4. Cutting Timber To Size
- Wood dust
- Noise
- Kick-back from power tools
- Eye injury due to flying particles
- 5. Checking For Defects
- Splinters
- Poor visual inspection leading to flawed flooring
- 6. Installing Underlay
- Tripping over underlay
- Dust inhalation
- 7. Nailing Floorboards
- Struck by flying nails
- Misuse of nail gun
- 8. Sanding Floors
- Excessive vibrations
- Noise
- Inhalation of wood dust
- 9. Applying Sealant
- Exposure to chemical hazards
- Fumes from sealant
- 10. Clean Up
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- Improper waste disposal
- 11. Electrical Work
- Electric shock
- Fires from faulty wiring
- 12. Manual Lifting
- Back injury
- Tripping while carrying heavy objects
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury from malfunctioning equipment
- Electric shock from damaged electrical equipment
- 14. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Usage
- Inadequate protection
- Misuse of PPE
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient knowledge of procedures
- Panic during emergency situation
- 16. Working at Height
- Falls from height
- Objects falling onto people below
- 17. Using Outside Contractors
- Unfamiliarity with site safety measures
- Inadequate safety culture
- 18. On-site Communication
- Miscommunication
- Inadequate signage leading to hazards like bumps and falls
- 19. Site Security
- Unauthorized access to site
- Theft of equipment and materials
- 20. Health and Safety Training
- Inadequate training
- Non-compliance with safety rules