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The Carrying Heavy Food Trays Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips from clutter
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 2. Lifting Trays
- Musculoskeletal injury from improper lifting
- Slips from trays oil
- 3. Transporting Trays
- Collisions with other staff or objects
- Dropping tray injuries
- 4. Serving Food
- Burns from hot food
- Slips from spilled food or drinks
- 5. Clearing Tables
- Cut by broken glass
- Uneven load distribution injuries
- 6. Washing Dishes
- Chemical exposure from cleaning agents
- Cuts from washing sharp objects
- 7. Disposal of Waste
- Contact with biological waste
- Heavy lifting of rubbish bags
- 8. Cleaning Work Area
- Slipping on wet floors
- Inhaling cleaning aerosols
- 9. Storing Trays
- Falls from reaching high storage
- Struck by falling objects
- 10. Emergency Procedures
- Panic in evacuation
- Falls during rapidly exiting
- 11. Completing Shift Tasks
- Fatigue related errors
- Stress from excessive workload
- 12. Machine Maintenance
- Electrical shock
- moving parts injuries
- 13. Staff Training
- Inadequate knowledge leading to harm
- Ignorance of safety procedures
- 14. Review of Procedures
- Non-compliance with regulations
- Ineffective procedures causing harm
- 15. Communication
- Misunderstanding leading to errors
- Inadequate handover information
- 16. Stock Check and Delivered Materials
- Heavy lifting
- Tripping over stock
- 17. Kitchen equipment safety checks
- Burns from malfunctioning equipment
- Electrocuting from faulty wiring
- 18. Opening/Closing premises
- Slips in dim light
- Injury from hurry
- 19. Customer Interaction
- Verbal abuse
- Physical assault
- 20. Dealing with Health & Safety Inspection
- Stress from potential issues
- Incorrect representation of practices