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The Swimming Through Narrow Spaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Inadequate preparation
- 2. Safety Briefing
- Misunderstanding safety instructions
- Non-compliance with safety practices
- 3. Equipment Check
- Failure of equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 4. Suiting Up
- Improper fit of suit
- chaffing or rubbing
- 5. Entering Water
- Slippery surfaces
- Cold shock response
- 6. Swim Start
- Cramping
- Accidental submersion
- 7. Navigating Narrow Spaces
- Panic
- Getting stuck
- Debris underwater
- 8. Emergency Ascents
- Rapid ascents causing barotrauma
- Loss of orientation
- 9. Regular Checks of Equipment
- Equipment malfunction
- Reduced visibility due to fogging
- 10. Leaving narrow space
- Difficulty in finding exit
- Exhaustion
- 11. Ascent
- Decompression sickness
- Oxygen toxicity
- 12. Rest at Surface
- Hypothermia
- Waves knocking equipment off
- 13. Exiting the water
- Slippery surfaces
- Sharp objects on surface
- 14. Debrief and Check-out
- Inaccurate reporting of problems encountered
- Post-dive physiological issues
- 15. Equipment Maintenance and Storage
- Failure to properly clean and store equipment leading to degradation or loss,incorrect storage leading to accidents
- 16. Post-dive Health Checks
- Delayed onset decompression sickness
- Hypothermia