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The Putting Up Electric Fencing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Electrical hazards
- Slips and trips
- 2. Material acquisition
- Lifting heavy objects
- Cutting injuries from sharp tools
- 3. Site inspection
- Trips and falls
- Snake bites
- 4. Mark out fence line
- Sharp objects in soil
- Insect bites
- 5. Digging of post holes
- Strains and sprains
- Contact with underground utilities
- 6. Setting Fence Posts
- Falling objects
- Excessive Noise
- 7. Attach Insulators
- Electric shock
- Cuts from wire
- 8. Stringing the wires
- Cuts from wire
- Eye injury from wire snap
- 9. Installation of energiser
- Electrical shock
- Fire hazard due to incorrect installation
- 10. Grounding
- Accidental grounding causing shock
- 11. Testing the fence
- Electrical Shock
- Burns from defective parts
- 12. Fence operation
- Electrical shock
- Equipment malfunction
- 13. Maintenance of electric fencing
- Electrical shocks
- Injuries from poorly maintained tools
- 14. Dismantling of fence
- Electrical shock
- Falling objects
- 15. Disposal of waste materials
- Cuts from disposed wires
- Infection from biohazard
- 16. Equipment Storage
- Tripping over unsecured equipment
- damage to equipment
- 17. Safety training
- Insufficient knowledge leading to accidents
- Complacency in safety practices
- 18. Emergency procedure exercise
- Unpreparedness during real emergency situations
- Panic and confusion
- 19. Health surveillance activities
- Health risks undiagnosed
- Lack of preventative actions for health conditions
- 20. Review of Safety procedures
- Outdated procedures leading to accidents
- Ineffective risk controls