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The Repairing Leaks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping hazards
- Falling items from height
- 2. Site inspection
- Slippery surfaces
- Uneven ground
- 3. Equipment setup
- Incorrect handling
- Electrical shocks
- 4. Leak identification
- Contact with water
- Dampness causing accidents
- 5. Isolating the leak area
- Wet surfaces causing slip
- Trip hazards
- 6. Leak equipment installation
- Manual handling injury
- Equipment failure
- 7. Pressure testing
- Pipe explosions
- Loud noises
- 8. Draining system
- Contact with harmful substances
- Slippery surfaces
- 9. Repairing
- Hand injuries
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 10. Re-pressurising the system
- Noise hazard
- Pipe explosions
- 11. Testing the repair
- Water spillage
- Electrocution
- 12. Cleanup
- Cuts from tools
- Tripping over equipment
- 13. Dismantling of equipment
- Manual handling injury
- Incorrect use of tool
- 14. Waste disposal
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Injuries from sharp waste
- 15. Final Inspection
- Overlooked safety hazards
- Remaining wet areas
- 16. Reporting
- Miscommunication
- Incomplete reporting
- 17. Post-repair maintenance
- Manual handling injuries
- Incorrect tool use
- 18. Safety debriefing
- Information misunderstanding
- Non-compliance to safety issues
- 19. Documentation and close off
- Incomplete documentation
- Miscommunication
- 20. Emergency procedures & drills
- Unfamiliarity with procedures
- Panic during emergency