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The Abrasive Blasting of Smash Repairs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dust Inhalation
- Electrical shocks
- 2. Equipment Check
- Equipment failure
- Injury due to improper use
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) fitting
- Physical contact with sharp objects
- Inadequate PPE leading to injuries
- 4. Work Area Set Up
- Tripping hazards
- Falling materials
- 5. Abrasive Mixing
- Chemical contact
- skin or eye irritation/burns
- 6. Testing of Abrasives
- Uncontrolled release of abrasives
- Noise exposure
- 7. Abrasive Blasting Start
- Exposure to dust and debris
- High noise levels
- 8. Cleaning Area Post-Blasting
- Slippery surfaces
- Leftover debris
- 9. Decontamination of Equipment
- Chemical spills or splashes
- Improper waste disposal
- 10. Abrasive Recovery and Disposal
- Heavy lifting/injury
- Dust inhalation
- 11. Re-stocking Abrasives
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 12. Abrasive Blasting Continuation
- Inhaling hazardous substances
- Repetitive motion injury
- 13. Spotting Imperfections
- Eye strains
- Chemical contact
- 14. Maintenance of Equipment
- Electrical shocks
- Equipment malfunction
- 15. Reporting Incidents
- Psychological stress
- Delayed incident reporting
- 16. Shutdown and Cleanup
- Tripping hazards
- Misuse of tools
- 17. Equipment Storage
- Improper storage injury
- Falling materials
- 18. Review Task Completion
- Over exhaustion
- Psychological stress
- 19. Tool Inventory Check
- Loss of tools
- Insufficient tools for tasks
- 20. Review Safety Protocols
- Inadequate understanding of protocols
- Accidents due to compliance failure