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The Removing Trench Supports Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 2. Site Assessment
- Inadequate lighting
- Incorrect site identification
- 3. Equipment Check
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Lack of or faulty PPE
- 4. Setting Up
- Improper lifting methods
- Insufficient space
- 5. Trench Marking
- Incorrect measurements
- Sharp objects
- 6. Excavation
- Falling materials
- Presence of underground services
- 7. Installing Supports
- Structural collapse
- Inadequate support system
- 8. Direction of Digging
- Digging into utility lines
- Improper soil removal techniques
- 9. Work in Progress
- Noise pollution
- Dust and flying debris
- 10. Inspection
- Inadequate inspection
- Fault in the support structure
- 11. When Additonal Support is Required
- Delay in securing additional support
- Incorrect installation of supplemental supports
- 12. Removing Supports
- Structural collapse
- Falling materials
- 13. Backfilling Trench
- Cave-ins/landslides
- Tripping hazard due to uneven surface
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Incorrect waste disposal
- Use of poor-quality disposal containers
- 15. Documentation
- Miscommunication
- Loss of vital documents
- 16. Packing of Equipment
- Poor handling of equipment
- Misstep due to cluttered workplace
- 17. Final Inspection
- Missed out hazards
- Incomplete tasks identified late
- 18. Site Restoration
- Mishandling of heavy equipment
- Tripping over remaining debris
- 19. Debriefing
- Lack of understandings in retrospective learnings
- Incorrect reporting of events
- 20. Reporting
- Inadequate or incorrect injury documentation
- Delay in reporting