Fall from platform
Serious injury
Platform users
Guardrails, safe access and stable work surface
Inspect platform before use
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Serious injury
Platform users
Guardrails, safe access and stable work surface
Inspect platform before use
Overturn or collapse
Platform users
Suitable base and supports
Do not raise platforms using improvised materials
Platform failure
Platform users
Load-capacity limit
Control total personnel and material load
Platform movement or fall
Platform users
Suitable support and securing
Verify platform stability by a competent person before use
Fall from height or dropped object
Platform users and personnel below
Guardrail and toe-board system
Protect all open edges before work starts
Structural failure or collapse
Platform users
Load-capacity control
Keep combined personnel and material load within capacity
Platform collapse or fall from height
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Have platform components inspected by a competent person before use
Trip, fall or platform overloading
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Keep only necessary materials on the platform and maintain good housekeeping
Fall from platform
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Verify the integrity of top rails, mid rails and toe boards where required
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Temporary Platform Work | CATEGORY | Work at Height |
| # | 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 | Temporary Platform Work | Fall from platform | Serious injury | Platform users | Guardrails, safe access and stable work surface | 2 | 4 | 8 Medium | Inspect platform before use | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 02 | Temporary Platform Work | Platform instability | Overturn or collapse | Platform users | Suitable base and supports | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Do not raise platforms using improvised materials | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 03 | Temporary Platform Work | Overloading | Platform failure | Platform users | Load-capacity limit | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Control total personnel and material load | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Temporary Platform Work | Inadequate platform securing | Platform movement or fall | Platform users | Suitable support and securing | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Verify platform stability by a competent person before use | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 05 | Temporary Platform Work | Missing guardrail or toe board | Fall from height or dropped object | Platform users and personnel below | Guardrail and toe-board system | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Protect all open edges before work starts | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 06 | Temporary Platform Work | Platform overloading | Structural failure or collapse | Platform users | Load-capacity control | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Keep combined personnel and material load within capacity | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Temporary Platform Work | Damaged structural member of temporary platform | Platform collapse or fall from height | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Have platform components inspected by a competent person before use | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 08 | Temporary Platform Work | Material accumulation on temporary platform | Trip, fall or platform overloading | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Keep only necessary materials on the platform and maintain good housekeeping | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Temporary Platform Work | Inadequate guardrail on temporary platform | Fall from platform | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Verify the integrity of top rails, mid rails and toe boards where required | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |