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The Platform Erection Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Incorrect equipment
- 2. Site Inspection
- Slippery ground
- Exposed wiring
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Equipment misuse
- 4. Team Briefing
- Miscommunication
- No safety guidelines
- 5. Platform Assembly
- Manual handling injury
- Equipment breakdown
- Falling objects
- 6. Platform Installation
- Falls from height
- Collapsing structure
- Electrocution risk
- 7. Safety Equipment Setup
- Incorrect usage of safety gears
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 8. Material Handling
- Heavy lifting injury
- Misplacement of tools
- 9. Ladder Use
- Falls from ladder
- Collapsing ladder
- 10. Securing the Platform
- Falling platform pieces
- Insecure platform assembly
- 11. Material Transportation
- Unsafe load handling
- Collision incidents
- 12. Operating Heavy Machinery
- Uncontrolled movement of equipment
- Operator injury
- 13. Manual Works
- Cuts
- Abrasions
- Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
- 14. Final Quality Checks
- Incomplete checks
- Overlooking details
- 15. Platform Tear Down
- Falling from height
- Falling objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 16. Site Clean-Up
- Improper disposal of waste
- Hazardous materials left on site
- 17. Safety Debriefing
- Miscommunication
- Lack of hazard observation feedback
- 18. Equipment Maintenance
- Cut injuries from sharp edges
- Electrical hazards
- 19. Material Return
- Manual handling injuries
- Incorrect loading procedures
- 20. Documenting and Reporting
- Inadequate document control
- Omission of critical details