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The Biohazard Diving Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Lack of personal protection equipment (PPE)
- Biological substances
- 2. Suiting up
- Uncontrolled atmosphere
- Incorrect size of suit
- Inadequate inspection
- 3. Pre-dive check
- Equipment malfunction
- Miscommunication
- Neglecting safety procedures
- 4. Descent
- Hypothermia
- Drowning
- Uncontrolled descent/rapid ascent
- Pressure changes
- 5. Working Underwater
- Exposure to contaminants
- Dangerous marine life
- Limited visibility
- 6. Equipment Handling
- Faulty tools
- Sharp object injuries
- Equipment entrapment
- 7. Ascent
- Decompression sickness
- Rapid pressure change
- Omitted Decompression
- 8. Debrief
- Dehydration
- Fatigue
- 9. Dive Recovery
- Equipment failure
- Improper handling of biological materials
- 10. Equipment cleaning and maintenance
- Improper handling of cleaning agents
- Transmission of infectious diseases from contaminated equipment
- 11. Waste disposal
- Improper waste disposal
- Exposure to biohazard waste
- 12. De-suiting
- Exposure to biohazard material
- Contamination of skin or clothing
- 13. Decontamination
- Misuse of disinfectants
- Residual contaminant exposure
- 14. Inspection and storage of equipment
- Faulty storage
- Fungal contamination
- Negligence in inspection
- 15. Documentation and reporting
- Inadequate disaster management plan
- Non-compliance to safety laws