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The Breathing Silica Dust Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate safety training
- Inadequate equipment
- 2. Equipment Setup
- Set up in dangerous location
- Incorrect operation of equipment
- 3. Confirming Safety Measures
- Overlooking hazards
- inadequate PPE
- 4. Control Dust Generation
- Inefficient dust control
- Insufficient air filtration
- 5. Mixing Material
- Exposure to Silica dust
- Skin irritation from materials
- 6. Applying Material
- Incorrect application method
- Overexposure to silica dust
- 7. Cleaning Area
- Improper disposal of silica dust
- lack of relevant PPE
- 8. Maintenance
- Failure of equipment leading to dust exposure
- Lack of cleaning protocol
- 9. Training Sessions
- Lack of understanding
- incomplete supervision
- 10. Regular Inspection
- Unchecked safety standard
- overlooked equipment issues
- 11. Emergency Measures
- Insufficient emergency plans
- lack of immediate response capabilities
- 12. Proper Waste Disposal
- Incomplete disposal protocols
- environmental harm
- 13. Work Review & Audit
- Lacked consistent checkup's
- missed warning signs
- 14. Equipment Shutdown
- Incorrect shutdown protocols
- accidental exposure to Silica dust
- 15. Report & Analysis
- Failure to report incidents
- improper incident analysis