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Serious injury or fatality
Scaffold dismantling crew
Competent personnel, controlled dismantling sequence, safe access and suitable fall protection
Verify the dismantling plan before work and maintain supervision
Crushing, head injury or fatality
Dismantling crew and personnel below
Exclusion zone below and controlled lowering of materials
Prohibit dropping components and use a suitable lowering method
Partial or complete scaffold collapse
Dismantling crew and nearby workers
Controlled removal sequence for braces and ties
Obtain competent-person approval before removing stability-critical members
Loss of scaffold stability or collapse
Scaffold dismantling crew
Approved dismantling sequence and competent personnel
Remove ties and braces only in the approved safe sequence
Falling-object or crushing injury
Dismantling crew and personnel below
Controlled material-lowering method
Prevent dropping components and use controlled lowering
Fall from height
Dismantling personnel
Planned access and fall protection
Reverify safe access as dismantling progresses
Loss of scaffold stability or collapse
Scaffold dismantling crew and nearby personnel
Approved dismantling sequence and competent team
Remove ties only in accordance with the approved dismantling sequence
Platform overloading or falling materials
Scaffold dismantling workers
Controlled lowering and platform load control
Lower dismantled components safely at regular intervals
Trip or fall from height
Dismantling workers
Planned access and platform housekeeping
Reassess access routes and transition points as dismantling progresses
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Scaffold Dismantling | CATEGORY | Scaffolding |
| # | Activity | Hazard | Consequence | Persons at Risk | Existing Risk Control | L | S | Risk | Action Required / Additional Controls | Person in Charge | Due Date | RL | RS | Residual Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scaffold Dismantling | Fall during dismantling | Serious injury or fatality | Scaffold dismantling crew | Competent personnel, controlled dismantling sequence, safe access and suitable fall protection | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Verify the dismantling plan before work and maintain supervision | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 02 | Scaffold Dismantling | Falling dismantled components | Crushing, head injury or fatality | Dismantling crew and personnel below | Exclusion zone below and controlled lowering of materials | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Prohibit dropping components and use a suitable lowering method | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 03 | Scaffold Dismantling | Loss of structural stability during dismantling | Partial or complete scaffold collapse | Dismantling crew and nearby workers | Controlled removal sequence for braces and ties | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Obtain competent-person approval before removing stability-critical members | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Scaffold Dismantling | Unauthorized dismantling sequence | Loss of scaffold stability or collapse | Scaffold dismantling crew | Approved dismantling sequence and competent personnel | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Remove ties and braces only in the approved safe sequence | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 05 | Scaffold Dismantling | Uncontrolled lowering of dismantled materials | Falling-object or crushing injury | Dismantling crew and personnel below | Controlled material-lowering method | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Prevent dropping components and use controlled lowering | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 06 | Scaffold Dismantling | Loss of safe access during dismantling | Fall from height | Dismantling personnel | Planned access and fall protection | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Reverify safe access as dismantling progresses | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Scaffold Dismantling | Premature removal of scaffold ties | Loss of scaffold stability or collapse | Scaffold dismantling crew and nearby personnel | Approved dismantling sequence and competent team | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Remove ties only in accordance with the approved dismantling sequence | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 08 | Scaffold Dismantling | Excessive accumulation of dismantled components on platform | Platform overloading or falling materials | Scaffold dismantling workers | Controlled lowering and platform load control | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Lower dismantled components safely at regular intervals | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Scaffold Dismantling | Loss of safe access during dismantling | Trip or fall from height | Dismantling workers | Planned access and platform housekeeping | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Reassess access routes and transition points as dismantling progresses | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |