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The Remove Guttering Or Drainpipes At Height Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor planning
- Inadequate equipment selection
- 2. Training and Induction
- Lack of knowledge
- Poor communication
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment Selection
- Inadequate PPE
- Incorrect usage of PPE
- 4. Ladder Setup
- Instable ground
- Incorrect ladder positioning
- 5. Climbing the Ladder
- Slips
- Trips and falls
- 6. Inspection of Guttering/Drainpipes
- Contact with hazardous materials
- Biological hazards (birds/bats/pests)
- 7. Removing Debris from Gutters
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Loosening of Guttering or Drainpipes
- Falling objects
- Cuts and abrasions
- 9. Removal of Guttering or Drainpipes
- Manual handling
- Falling objects
- 10. Lowering Guttering or Drainpipes to Ground
- Manual handling
- Falling object
- 11. Disposal of Removed Materials
- Biological hazards
- Inappropriate disposal methods
- 12. Cleaning up work area
- Trips
- Falls
- Cuts
- 13. Transportation of Removed Material
- Moving vehicle incident
- Improper securing loads
- 14. Unloading removed material at disposal site
- Manual handling
- Falls from height
- 15. Review
- Failure to capture lessons learned
- Lack of continuous improvement
- 16. Safe Systems Work
- Non-compliance
- Failure to adhere to safety standards
- 17. Equipment Maintenance
- Inadequate maintenance leading to equipment failure
- Hazards posed by faulty equipment
- 18. Incident Management and Reporting
- Failure to report incidents
- Inaccurate incident reporting
- 19. Return of all unused materials/Equipment
- Manual handling
- Hazardous substances
- 20. Debriefing and Closure
- Overlooking potential problems for future projects
- Failing to exchange essential information