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The Underwater Photography Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slippery surfaces
- improper handling of equipment
- 2. Transporting Equipment
- Manual handling injury
- vehicle accident
- 3. Pre-Dive Equipment Checks
- Faulty equipment
- improper use of equipment
- 4. Dressing Up
- Incorrect usage of diving suit
- twisted ankle
- 5. Pre-dive Brief
- Miscommunication
- overlooked safety procedures
- 6. Enter Water
- Water hazards (current
- visibility)
- contact with hazardous marine life
- 7. Underwater Navigation
- Loss of direction
- entanglement in underwater growth
- 8. Taking Photographs
- Poor visibility
- interaction with dangerous marine creatures
- 9. Use of Lighting
- Inadequate lighting
- blinding or disorientating divers
- 10. Checking Equipment Underwater
- Equipment malfunction
- trapping or entanglement
- 11. Ascend to Surface
- Rapid ascent
- decompression sickness
- 12. Exit From Water
- Slip and trip on wet surface
- muscle strain from lifting heavy equipment out of water
- 13. Undressing gear
- Contact with harmful substances
- overexertion
- 14. Post-Dive Checks
- Missed damage or malfunction in equipment
- failure to properly store equipment
- 15. Transporting Equipment Back
- Manual handling injury
- vehicle accident
- 16. Equipment Cleaning
- Contact with sharp or harmful substances
- eye injury from cleaning solution
- 17. Record Keeping
- Loss of important data due to improper storage
- miscommunication
- 18. Debriefing and Review
- Misinformation
- overlooked safety procedures
- 19. Equipment Storage
- Incorrectly stored equipment causing damage
- tripping hazards
- 20. Post-dive Health Check
- Missed health issues post dive
- delayed care