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The Battery Charging For Electric Lifts Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poorly maintained equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 2. Pre-use inspection
- Electrical shock
- Battery acid exposure
- 3. Battery charging set-up
- Electric shock
- Fire hazard from improper connection
- 4. Connecting the charger
- Battery explosion
- Electric shock
- 5. Charging process supervision
- Fire hazard due to overheating
- Chemical exposure from battery leaks
- 6. Disconnecting the charger
- Electric shock
- Burns from hot connectors
- 7. Post-charging inspection
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Handling heavy objects (battery)
- 8. Battery maintenance
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- Battery explosion
- 9. Battery replacement
- Injury due to lifting heavy objects
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- 10. Equipment storage
- Collision injuries
- Falls from inadequate storage setups
- 11. Maintenance of Charging Area
- Fire risk (due to flammable materials)
- Electrical risks(from faulty wiring)
- 12. Regular equipment testing
- Electric shock
- equipment failure leading to injury
- 13. Draining and refilling cells
- Chemical burns
- eye damage
- 14. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) checks
- Inadequate protection
- Incorrect use of PPE
- 15. Emergency response training
- Unprepared for accidents
- Inadequate first aid response
- 16. Regular safety audits
- Complacency leading to accidents
- Missed Hazard detection
- 17. Disposal of spent batteries
- Chemical exposure
- environmental hazard
- 18. Updating safety protocols
- Non-compliance with updated safety practices
- Inadequate knowledge resulting in accidents
- 19. Safe work practice reinforcement
- Complacency leading to accidents
- Inconsistent practice of safe working methods
- 20. Documentation and reporting
- Inaccurate records causing potential risks
- Not fulfilling legal requirements