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The Reacting To Buried Artefacts Discoveries Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Insufficient training
- Unsuitable equipment
- 2. Site survey
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Unseen underground dangers (utilities)
- 3. Setting up safety exclusion zones
- Inadequate space
- Struck by moving objects
- 4. Use of hand tools
- Occupational overuse syndrome
- Cuts or punctures
- 5. Artefact identification
- Incorrect identification
- Damage to artefacts
- 6. Excavation work
- Collapse of excavation
- Noise
- Dust
- 7. Removal of artefacts
- Damage to artefacts
- Physical injury
- 8. Capturing data (photos, documents)
- Loss of data
- Equipment failure
- 9. Secure storage of artefacts
- Mishandling
- Theft
- 10. Reporting & Documentation
- Non-compliance with legislation
- Inaccurate reporting
- 11. Debriefing
- Communication breakdowns
- Incomplete information sharing
- 12. Clear the site
- Remaining hazards
- Waste disposal compliance
- 13. Site restoration
- Environmental impact
- Local disturbance
- 14. Artefact transportation
- Damage during transit
- Health and Safety during handling
- 15. Analysis in Lab
- Chemical exposures
- Eye injuries
- 16. Updating inventory system
- Data breach
- Loss of information
- 17. Public display setup
- Falling displays
- Fire hazard
- 18. Public access preparation
- Public injuries
- Theft
- Vandalism
- 19. Crowd management
- Overcrowding
- Inadequate emergency procedures
- 20. Site monitoring post-public access
- Structural failures
- Damage to artefacts
- Safety issues from previous steps