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The Road Pipe Laying Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper safety equipment
- Inadequate training
- 2. Site Inspection
- Uneven terrain
- Visibility limitations
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Equipment failure
- Incorrect setup
- 4. Trench Digging
- Contact with utilities
- Ground instability
- 5. Pipe Laying
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Slipping and tripping
- 6. Pipe Connection
- Cuts and abrasions
- Falling objects
- 7. Initial Testing
- Water leakage
- Pipe burst
- 8. Backfilling
- Ground instability
- Being struck-by moving vehicle
- 9. Final Testing
- Water leakage
- Ground damage
- 10. Cleanup
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Falling objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 11. Maintenance
- Equipment failure
- Electrocution
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of understanding
- Panic
- 13. Decommissioning
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Falling from heights
- 14. Waste Management
- Exposure to harmful substances
- incorrect disposal method
- 15. Post-Operation Review
- Skipped work steps
- Unidentified hazards
- 16. Reporting & Documentation
- Incorrect documentation
- Missed reporting
- 17. Tool and Equipment Storage
- Falling objects
- improper storage
- 18. Site Security
- Unauthorized access
- vandalism
- 19. Property and Equipment Check
- Missed damage
- Incorrect operation
- 20. Review of SWMS
- Outdated methods
- Overlooked hazards