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The Removing Window Covers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Wrong lifting technique
- Slippery surface
- 2. Site assessment
- Tripping over materials
- Non-compliance to site rules
- 3. Setting up ladder
- Poorly placed ladder
- Overreaching
- 4. Removing window covers
- Falling objects
- Splinters and sharp edges
- 5. Placing covers down
- Lifting heavy items
- Tripping over materials
- 6. Inspection of working area
- Substandard work practices
- Tools malfunction
- 7. Clearing the work area
- Tripping over materials
- Lack of space
- 8. Removing remaining fixings
- Sharp items
- Releasing of tension
- 9. Disposing of old covers
- Lifting heavy items
- Sharp or jagged edges
- 10. Cleaning the window
- Chemical exposure
- Working at heights
- 11. Check window functionality
- Finger pinch points
- Window malfunction
- 12. Installing new window cover
- Fall from height
- Dropping tools
- 13. Securing window cover
- Improper tool use
- Finger pinch points
- 14. Cleaning up
- Exposure to dust
- Lifting heavy items
- 15. Final inspection
- Inadequate work
- Falling from heights
- 16. Signing off
- Incomplete documentation
- Human error
- 17. Transporting tools/materials
- Tripping
- Lifting heavy items
- 18. Storing materials/tools
- Incorrect storage
- Tripping hazards
- 19. Removing PPE
- Exposure to contaminants
- Improper removal
- 20. End of day report
- Incorrect information
- Human error