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The Placing Expansion Gaps When Necessary Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- inappropriate clothing/shoes
- 2. Site Evaluation
- Trips/falls
- incorrect material handling
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- lack of personal protective equipment
- 4. Set up area
- Misplacement of material/tools,physical injuries by heavy lifting
- 5. Measure gap required
- Measurement errors
- eye injuries from dust/debris
- 6. Prepare materials
- Cuts/abrasions from sharp objects
- incorrect manual handling
- 7. Clean surfaces
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- slips due to wet floor
- 8. Position for expansion gaps
- Incorrect positioning
- physical strain
- 9. Placement of expansion joints
- Incorrect installation
- physical stress
- 10. Fixing the expansion gaps
- Incorrect use of tools
- falling objects
- 11. Inspection
- Overlooking faults
- tripping over loose equipment
- 12. Cleaning up site
- Improper waste disposal
- exposure to chemicals,dust
- 13. Storage of tools and materials
- Incorrect lifting practices
- toppling objects
- 14. Reporting
- Overlooking/reporting errors
- poor communication
- 15. Final review
- Not identifying left-over hazards
- failing to check all areas
- 16. Debriefing
- Communication errors
- negligences
- 17. Post work maintenance
- Health problems due to improper posture
- Inadequate cleanliness
- 18. Transportation of tools/materials
- Accidents during transportation
- incorrect lifting techniques
- 19. Assess and adjust preventive measures
- Errors in assessment
- overlooking potential hazards
- 20. Equipment Servicing
- Faulty equipment
- neglecting service schedules