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Serious injury or fatality
Scaffold erection crew
Competent personnel, safe erection sequence, suitable access and fall protection
Verify erection plan and supervision before starting work
Crushing or head injury
Erection crew and workers below
Exclusion zone below and controlled material transfer
Secure materials and restrict simultaneous work
Scaffold instability or collapse
Scaffold workers and users
Ground assessment, base plates, sole boards, bracing and ties
Complete competent-person inspection before handover
Electric shock or fatality
Scaffold erection crew
Power-line identification and safe clearance
Verify electrical hazards in the erection plan before starting
Musculoskeletal injury
Scaffold workers
Team lifting and suitable handling method
Use mechanical assistance for heavy or long components
Collision or scaffold instability
Scaffold crew and vehicle operators
Barricading and traffic segregation
Physically restrict vehicle approach during erection
Partial or complete scaffold collapse
Scaffold erectors and nearby workers
Competent scaffold team and approved erection method
Install ties and bracing in the required erection sequence
Musculoskeletal injury or hand entrapment
Scaffold erectors
Team handling and suitable handling method
Use mechanical assistance for heavy or long components
Personnel struck by falling components
Nearby workers and visitors
Barriers and warning signs
Physically segregate the erection area and control access under supervision
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Scaffold Erection | 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 Erection | Fall during erection | Serious injury or fatality | Scaffold erection crew | Competent personnel, safe erection sequence, suitable access and fall protection | 2 | 5 | 10 High | Verify erection plan and supervision before starting work | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 02 | Scaffold Erection | Falling scaffold components | Crushing or head injury | Erection crew and workers below | Exclusion zone below and controlled material transfer | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Secure materials and restrict simultaneous work | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 03 | Scaffold Erection | Inadequate foundation, bracing or ties | Scaffold instability or collapse | Scaffold workers and users | Ground assessment, base plates, sole boards, bracing and ties | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Complete competent-person inspection before handover | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Scaffold Erection | Scaffold erection near electrical lines | Electric shock or fatality | Scaffold erection crew | Power-line identification and safe clearance | 3 | 5 | 15 High | Verify electrical hazards in the erection plan before starting | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 05 | Scaffold Erection | Manual handling of heavy scaffold components | Musculoskeletal injury | Scaffold workers | Team lifting and suitable handling method | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Use mechanical assistance for heavy or long components | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 06 | Scaffold Erection | Vehicle or mobile-equipment movement in erection area | Collision or scaffold instability | Scaffold crew and vehicle operators | Barricading and traffic segregation | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Physically restrict vehicle approach during erection | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Scaffold Erection | Scaffold instability during erection | Partial or complete scaffold collapse | Scaffold erectors and nearby workers | Competent scaffold team and approved erection method | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Install ties and bracing in the required erection sequence | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 08 | Scaffold Erection | Manual handling of scaffold components | Musculoskeletal injury or hand entrapment | Scaffold erectors | Team handling and suitable handling method | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Use mechanical assistance for heavy or long components | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Scaffold Erection | Unauthorized entry into scaffold erection area | Personnel struck by falling components | Nearby workers and visitors | Barriers and warning signs | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Physically segregate the erection area and control access under supervision | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |