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The Prevent Falling Objects Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and fall hazards
- Inadequate work instructions
- 2. Risk assessment
- Inaccurate identification of risks
- Miscommunication with team
- 3. Pre-start checks
- Missed equipment faults
- Incorrect use of tools
- 4. Setup area
- Poor layout causing congestion
- Lack of clear walkways
- 5. Use safety equipment
- Equipment failure
- Incorrect usage of safety equipment
- 6. Inspect rigging equipment
- Unseen equipment damage
- Faulty equipment
- 7. Secure loads
- Incorrect load calculation
- Load slippage
- 8. Lift loads
- Objects falling from height
- Load swaying or bouncing
- 9. Transport loads
- Collisions with other objects / people
- Uneven floor surfaces
- 10. Lowering loads
- Incorrect lowering speed
- Load not landing flat
- 11. Return equipment
- Incorrect storage
- Equipment left in pathways
- 12. Clear area
- Leftover debris causing trip hazards
- Poor visibility
- 13. Record keeping
- Incomplete documentation
- Loss of records
- 14. Review SWMS
- Risks not updated timely
- Non-compliance to procedures
- 15. Post-activity checks
- Mismatch checklist items
- Missed damages on equipment
- 16. Health and welfare checks
- Heat stress,Employees not taking breaks
- 17. Debrief team
- Incomplete sharing of information
- Miscommunication within team
- 18. Backup and file documentation
- Data loss
- Incomplete documentation
- 19. Incident response planning
- Insufficient first aid kit
- Untrained staff
- 20. Emergency evacuation drills
- Lack of proper exits
- Improper conduct during drills