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The Preventing Water Leaks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unidentified underground utilities
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Inspection
- Exposure to harmful substances/bacteria
- slip/trip hazards
- 3. Equipment Check
- Defective equipment
- incorrect usage of tools/equipment
- 4. Isolating Water Supply
- Drowning
- slips
- falls
- electric shock from wet equipment
- 5. Identifying Leak Source
- Confined space entry risks
- exposure to harmful bacteria/chemicals
- 6. Digging around Leak
- Cave-ins
- hitting underground utilities
- 7. Pipe Repair/Replacement
- Faulty repair equipment
- inadequate training
- 8. Inspecting and Testing Repairs
- Pressure build-up
- failure of repaired section
- 9. Backfilling and Compaction
- Cave-ins
- dust generation
- 10. Site Clean Up
- Manual handling injuries
- disposal of hazardous waste
- 11. Vehicle Loading
- Overexertion
- falling objects
- vehicle accidents
- 12. Transporting & Unloading of Resources
- Manual handling injuries
- traffic accidents
- unsecured load
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Personal injuries due to faulty equipment
- electrical hazards
- 14. Documentation & Reporting
- Inadequate information in incident reporting
- late submission of reports
- 15. Work Completion and Handover
- Injuries during demobilisation
- left-over hazards at the work area