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The Advanced Painting Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper equipment handling
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- 2. Equipment Setup
- Tripping over equipment
- Electrical hazards
- 3. Surface Inspection
- Exposure to asbestos
- Injury from sharp objects
- 4. Mixing Paints
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 5. Applying Primer
- Falling from height
- Chemical splashes into eyes
- 6. Accessing High Areas
- Falls from height
- Overexertion and musculoskeletal disorders
- 7. Painting
- Inhalation of paint fumes
- Lack of ventilation
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Injury from cleaning tools
- Skin contact with paints or solvents
- 9. Dismantling Set-up
- Trips and falls
- Physical injuries due to heavy lifting
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Unprotected exposure to hazardous waste
- Improper handling and disposal methods
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Machinery entanglement
- Electrical hazards
- 12. Safety Inspection
- Unseen hazards
- Mistakes in safety checklists
- 13. Accessibility Evaluation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Accessibility concerns
- 14. Area Segregation
- Hazards to non-workers
- Inadequate safety measures
- 15. Final Checks
- Overlooking minor issues
- Insufficient checks
- 16. Reporting
- Inadequate disease reporting
- Miscommunication of hazards
- 17. Equipment Storage
- Improper storage causing equipment damage
- Tripping over improperly stored tools
- 18. Site Securement
- Potential vandalism or theft
- Poor locking mechanisms
- 19. Documentation
- Loss of important documents
- Incomplete documentations
- 20. Conclusion and Review
- Mistakes overlooked due to fatigue
- Complacency towards end of task