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The Abrasive Blasting of Shopfitting Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Equipment Set-up
- Electrocution
- Noise injury
- 3. Abrasive Selection
- Inhalation of harmful dust
- Eye injuries from abrasive particles
- 4. Protective Gear Verification
- Skin abrasions
- Severe eye injuries
- 5. Surface Preparation
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Cuts and abrasion
- 6. Start Blast Cleaning
- Rapid decompression
- Flying debris
- 7. Monitor blasting operation
- Noise exposure
- Vibration injuries
- 8. Blasting material handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Trip hazards
- 9. Finish Blast Cleaning
- Dust buildup causing slips
- Eye injuries
- 10. Clean Up
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- Slipping on loose materials
- 11. Dispose of blasting material
- Improper disposal leading to pollution
- Cut injuries during handling
- 12. Equipment dismantling
- Electrical shock
- Pinch points in machinery
- 13. Decontaminate Blast Area
- Exposure to residual toxic substances
- Dust inhalation
- 14. Documenting the process
- Miscommunication leading to errors
- Lack of hazard traceability
- 15. Review and Improvisation
- Failure to modify procedures
- Repeating hazards
- 16. Staff debriefing
- Lack of procedural knowledge trasnfer
- Limited learning from experience
- 17. Equipment Inspection
- Unexpected equipment failure
- Mishandling during inspection
- 18. Review Safety Measures
- Inadequate safety lessons
- Misunderstanding of procedures
- 19. Re-supply of equipment and materials
- Overstocking hazards
- Manual handling injuries
- 20. Preparation for next blast
- Inadequate preparation time leading to errors
- Miscommunication