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Key Features:
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The Removing Existing Road Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential vehicle accidents
- Slips
- trips and falls on site
- 2. Setting up Equipment
- Risk of crushing fingers
- limbs or other body parts
- Noise hazard from equipment
- 3. Removing Existing Asphalt
- Risk of inhaling asphalt fumes
- Hot asphalt burns
- 4. Profiling Road Surface
- Risk of flying debris
- Noise Hazard from milling machine
- 5. Loading & Transporting Existing Asphalt
- Manual handling injuries
- Vehicle related hazards during transport
- 6. Clean-up of Site
- Slips
- trips and falls due to messy work-site
- Disposal-related injuries
- 7. Machine Maintenance
- Risks associated with working around heavy machinery
- Noise Hazards
- 8. Site Assessment
- Exposure to toxic materials
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 9. Site Marking
- Risks associated with working in traffic
- Manual handling injuries
- 10. Material Delivery
- Vehicle accidents
- Manual handling injuries
- 11. Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Falls from height during inspection
- 12. Planing Operation
- Noise and vibration hazards
- Dust Inhalation risks
- 13. Asphalt Laying
- Burn risk from hot asphalt
- Heavy Machinery incidents
- 14. Compacting Trafficable area
- Risks associated with operating roller/plate compactor
- Exposure to high levels of noise and dust
- 15. Final Inspection
- Risk of remaining hazards at the job site
- Bruning and welding operations risks
- 16. Environmental Control
- Potential environmental contamination
- Improper disposal of waste
- 17. Work Completion
- Risk of incomplete work causing traffic incidents
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 18. Documentation & Reporting
- Incorrect Document handling which can lead to legal issues
- Hidden worksite dangers due to lack of communication
- 19. Demobilising of Plant and Equipment
- Mechanical failure leading to unexpected incidents
- Incorrect deconstruction causing equipment damage
- 20. Job Closure
- Improper planning leading to incomplete work
- Accidental damage to utilities.