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The Remove Bus Seats Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip or fall
- exposure to airborne dust
- 2. Tools and equipment set up
- Improper handling of tools
- risk of electrocution from power tools
- 3. Removing seat bolts
- Hand injuries
- seizure of bolts leading to excessive force application
- 4. Lifting and removal of bus seats
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- slips or falls due to improper balance
- 5. Disposal of removed seats
- Risk from sharp edges
- improper lifting techniques
- 6. Cleaning the area
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- slips or trips due to wet/slippery surface
- 7. Inspection of vacant space
- Sharp objects in or around the space
- slips or trips
- 8. Repair/maintenance of vacant space
- Electrocution
- falls from height if using a ladder
- 9. Installation of new seats
- Hand injuries
- incorrect manual handling procedures
- 10. Bolting the new seats
- Finger pinch points; repetitive strain injury
- 11. Checking and adjusting the seats
- Falls
- musculoskeletal injuries during adjustment of the seats
- 12. Cleaning up work area
- Slips
- trips and falls from untidy work area
- 13. Testing of the new seats
- Risks from faulty seats or installation
- 14. Sign off and report
- Eye strain if digital reporting is used
- musculoskeletal disorders from paperwork
- 15. Regular Maintenance checks
- Risks from faulty seats
- Slips or Trips