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The Working At Elevated Heights Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Fall from height
- tools and equipment falling from heights
- uneven ground conditions
- 2. Establish Work Area
- Unsafe access and egress
- public protection requirements not addressed
- 3. Conduct Pre-Start Checks
- Failure of lanyard connections
- wearing unsuitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 4. Set Up Fall Arrest System
- Incorrect configuration of fall arrest system
- insufficient anchorage strength
- 5. Mount Elevation
- Ladder instability
- overreaching or stretching causing imbalance
- 6. Secure Harness to Anchoring Point
- Inappropriate anchorage point
- incorrectly fitted safety harness
- 7. Material Hoisting
- Swinging of materials
- underestimating weight of material leading to incorrect manual handling
- 8. Communication
- Poor communication between workers
- lost concentration due to external distractions
- 9. Inspection And Maintenance
- Inadequate inspection procedures
- using damaged or faulty equipment
- 10. Emergency Rescue and Evacuation
- Absence of a rescue plan
- inadequate training in emergency protocols.
- 11. Disassemble
- Risks during disassembly identical to those above (e.g.
- fall from height
- unsafe access)
- 12. Equipment Storage
- Improper storage of equipment leading to accidents
- unauthorized access to equipment
- 13. Reflect and Review
- Insufficient reflection/learning from incidents
- non-reporting of hazards/near misses
- 14. Reporting and Documentation
- Incomplete or inaccurate incident reporting
- lack of traceability due to poor document control
- 15. Training & Competency Validation
- Inadequate training methods/competency validation raising the risk of accidents.