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The Repairing Sewer Systems Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- exposure to sewer gases
- 2. Site inspection
- Traffic accidents
- bio-hazardous materials
- 3. Sewer assessment
- Confined space entry risks
- gas or chemical exposure
- 4. Equipment setup
- Manual handling injuries
- electrocution risk
- 5. Disconnection of services
- Gas leakage
- electric shock
- 6. Excavation
- Underground utilities hit
- soil collapse risk
- 7. Pipe removal
- Sharp object injury
- heavy lifting injury
- 8. New pipe installation
- Pinch points
- drop objects
- 9. Backfill and compaction
- Dust inhalation
- noise hazards
- 10. Connection of services
- Electric shock
- gas leakage
- 11. Testing
- Pressure hazards
- chemical exposure
- 12. Site clean up
- Tripping hazard
- cut or puncture wounds
- 13. Waste disposal
- Infectious materials
- improper handling
- 14. Reporting
- Strain from improper posture
- eye strain
- 15. Maintenance
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- fire hazards
- 16. Emergency procedures
- Panic
- misinformation
- 17. Communication process
- Miscommunication causing accidents
- poor coordination risks
- 18. Equipment storage
- Manual handling injuries
- tripping over equipment
- 19. Post work review
- Stress
- discomfort from prolonged seating
- 20. Training for new procedure
- Incorrect technique resulting in injuries
- misunderstanding of instructions