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The Carrying Out Hazardous Waste Audits Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect handling of hazardous waste
- Lack of personal protective equipment
- 2. Site survey for Hazard Identification
- Unaware of all hazards present
- Trip and fall hazard
- 3. Planning audit procedures
- Poor understanding of regulations
- Lack of experience
- 4. Gathering necessary tools & equipment
- Inadequate or inappropriate tools
- Potential injury from tool use
- 5. Waste Collection and labelling
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Physical injury while handling waste
- 6. Documenting refuse types & quantities
- Inaccurate record-keeping
- Misidentification of refuse types
- 7. Testing samples
- Risk of exposure to hazardous waste
- Use of incorrect testing methods
- 8. Packaging waste for disposal
- Risk of chemical exposure
- Incorrect packaging methods
- 9. Audit reporting
- Lack of comprehensive data
- Inaccurate report generation
- 10. Disposal site selection
- Choose an inappropriate disposal site
- Environmentally unfriendly practices
- 11. Transporting waste to disposal site
- Potential spills in transit
- Accidents during transportation
- 12. Disposing of waste at site
- Risk of pollution
- Potential harm to wildlife
- 13. Documenting disposal processes
- Poor record maintenance
- Lack of proof of proper disposal
- 14. Decontaminating tools, equipment and PPE
- Chemical residue left on surfaces
- Lacking cleaning protocols in place
- 15. Reviewing and updating audit procedures
- Inadequate feedback mechanisms
- Unreviewed procedures leading to repeat mistakes
- 16. Post-Audit Reporting
- Weaknesses in current procedures overlooked
- Errors in reporting
- 17. Staff training for future audits
- Lack of knowledge transfer
- Insufficient preparation for future audits
- 18. Final clean up of the site
- Recontamination risk
- Inadequate restoration of the site
- 19. Continuous monitoring and improvement
- Overlooking the need for regular monitoring
- Lack of continuous improvement efforts
- 20. Archive documentation for record keeping
- Loss of documents
- Data security breaches