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The Battery Operated Equipment Use Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Fire hazards
- Exposure to chemicals
- Inadequate training
- 2. Pre-operation Inspection
- Equipment failure
- Hazardous operations
- Unseen structural damage to equipment
- 3. Battery Installation
- Electrical short
- improper installation
- mishandling of the battery
- 4. Equipment Operation
- Faulty equipment
- Lack of proper safety gear
- Incorrect operation
- 5. Maintenance Operation
- Improper lifting
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- uncontrolled energy
- 6. Battery Storage
- Mishandling
- Fire hazards from faulty storing facilities
- Chemical spillage
- 7. Equipment Cleaning
- Exposure to strong cleaning agents
- Slips and falls due to wet surfaces
- 8. Malfunction Procedures
- Safety procedure not followed
- Failure of safety alarms
- 9. Site Clean-up Procedure
- Poor Handling of Sharps
- Slips or trips
- Mishandled waste materials
- 10. Routine Checks
- Mishandling of equipment/ materials
- Dust exposure
- Electrical risks
- 11. Emergency Response Plan
- Inadequate preparation
- Panic causing injury
- Faulty emergency equipment
- 12. Battery Disposal procedure
- Improperly disposing of toxic materials
- Ignoring safety procedures
- 13. PPE Check
- PPE not properly fitted
- Faulty PPE
- Missing PPE
- 14. Equipment Shutdown
- Incorrect shutdown procedure
- horrid cleaning procedures
- 15. Report and Documentation
- Inaccurate reporting
- Non-compliance to safety procedures
- 16. End of Day Procedures
- Forgot to switch off the main power
- Missed cleaning duties
- neglected safety checks
- 17. Battery Replacement
- Incorrect procedures causing damage or harm
- risk of fire
- 18. Load Handling
- Overloading
- Incorrect manual handling leading to injury
- dropped objects
- 19. Transporting Equipment
- Equipment falls during transport
- Ignoring safety procedures during transportation
- 20. Post-operation Maintenance
- Poorly handled maintenance tools
- improper disposal of waste
- ignoring safety checks