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The Blinds And Draperies Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor manual handling
- Chemical exposure to cleaning substances
- 2. Equipment Check
- Incomplete equipment check
- Improper use of tools and equipment
- 3. Dismantling Blinds and Draperies
- Falls from height
- cut from sharp objects
- 4. Cleaning Assessment
- Incorrect assessment
- Risk of electric shock
- 5. Setting up Cleaning Station
- Slip/trip hazards
- Electrical faults
- 6. Cleaning Process
- Exposure to harsh chemicals
- Splash hazards
- 7. Drapery Maintenance
- Static electricity hazard
- Chemical Burns (if detergents are used)
- 8. Inspection Post-clean
- Risk of incomplete inspection
- Possibility of re-exposure to hazards
- 9. Reinstallation
- Falls from height
- Muscle Strains
- 10. Disposal of Waste
- Injury while disposing heavy materials
- Exposure to harmful substances during disposal
- 11. Cleanup
- Slips
- trip and fall
- Accidental fall of equipment
- 12. Conducting Functional Check
- Misjudgement during functional check
- Incomplete equipment check
- 13. Final Supervision
- Employee fatigue
- Later discovery of inconsistencies/incompleteness
- 14. Reporting and Documentation
- Misrepresentation in documentation
- Failure to report or document
- 15. Leaving the Site
- Trip / Fall hazards
- Vehicle accidents when leaving worksite
- 16. Review of Task Performance
- Misjudgement during review
- Ignoring certain steps due to fatigue or complacency
- 17. Staff debriefing
- Overlooking of potential hazards during debriefing
- Incomplete debriefing
- 18. Disassembly and Cleaning of Tools/Equipment
- Improper handling of tools/equipment leading to injuries
- Wrong storage
- 19. Storage of Tools/Equipment
- Storage-related accidents like falls
- Equipment damage risk
- 20. Handover
- Incorrect or incomplete handover process
- Miscommunication