PILING HEALTH HAZARDS 1) Manual handling aspects to changing auger heads 2) Contaminated land hazards 3) Dermatitis and other

cement-related hazards 4) Manual handling and injury risks in placing rebar cage along with cement-related hazards 5) Cement related and manual handling hazards (excess concrete typically removed by hand). 6) Major hand-arm and whole body vibration hazards (HAVS/WBVS), noise, dust and other manual handling hazards 7) Insitu concrete hazards (many and various). Most of these hazards are prevalent in many construction operations and as such are not remarkable to those experienced in construction more worryingly they are frequently just accepted as the norm. Among these breaking down of the pile top is considered as the most hazardous operation in terms of occupational health.