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The Positioning Cladding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping on wet surface
- improper use of tools
- 2. Loading cladding materials
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 3. Transportation of cladding materials
- Trip hazards
- vehicle accidents
- 4. Unloading cladding materials
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 5. Setting up work area
- Incorrect set-up causing instability or unsafety
- tripping over equipment
- 6. Assembling cladding panels
- Finger pinch points
- improper tool use
- 7. Positioning and aligning cladding panels
- Risk of falling from height
- improper lifting techniques
- 8. Attaching cladding panels
- Risk of incorrect fixings causing panels to dislodge
- using power tools ineffectively
- 9. Cleaning and packing up work area
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- cutting hazards from sharp items
- 10. Inspecting installation
- Fall from height
- eye strain from long-term inspection
- 11. Performing maintenance duties
- Electrocution from power tools
- working at heights
- exposure to harmful substances
- 12. Removing waste materials
- Trip hazards due to poor housekeeping
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Securing site
- Fall hazards due to unsecured equipment
- public accessing the worksite
- 14. Checking tools and equipment
- Injuries from faulty equipment
- electric shocks from faulty power tools and equipment
- 15. Emergency response training
- Lack of proper training can lead to improper response causing further harm
- inability to assist others in emergency situations
- 16. Health and safety briefings
- Inconsistency in information leading to unsafe practices
- lack of understanding leading to risk-taking behaviour
- 17. Periodic checks on H&S measures
- Non-compliance
- overlooking potential hazards
- 18. Tool and Equipment maintenance
- Improper cleaning causing malfunctions
- ignoring minor issues leading to major problems
- 19. Personal Protective Equipment inspection
- PPE not up to standard
- overlooked damage or flaws in PPE
- 20. Regular employee health checkups
- Failure to identify health issues related to work environment
- ignoring minor health complaints leading to major ailments