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The Clean Manufacturing Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- Hazardous substances exposure
- 2. Shut down Equipment
- Electric shock
- Cut injuries from sharp edges
- 3. Isolate Equipment
- Electrical hazards
- Moving machinery parts
- 4. Setup Cleaning Equipments
- Chemical burns
- Slips and trips from spillages
- 5. Clean Outer Surfaces
- Skin irritations from cleaning chemicals
- Fall from height (For tall machines)
- 6. Dismantle Necessary Parts
- Sharp object injuries
- Heavy lifting injuries
- 7. Clean Inner Surfaces
- Eye injuries from abrasive particles
- Inhalation of dangerous fumes
- 8. Dispose of Cleaning Wastes
- Environmental damage
- Infection from contaminated wastes
- 9. Reassemble Equipment
- Entrapment injuries
- Working at height (for tall machines)
- 10. Test Equipment
- Noise pollution
- Electric Shock
- 11. Evaluate Cleaning Process
- Cuts from sharp objects
- Slip and fall due to residual wet surface
- 12. Document Results
- Eye strain from long hours of computer use
- Repetitive stress injuries
- 13. Store Cleaning Equipment
- Trip over stored equipment
- Unsafe storage conditions
- 14. Debrief Team
- No Physical Hazards in this Step
- 15. Regular Maintenance Check
- Hazardous fumes during inspection
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- 16. Equipment Defect Escalation
- Injury due to defective equipment
- Fire hazards due to short-circuit
- 17. Update Cleaning Protocol
- Repetitive-motion injuries
- Eye strain from computer use
- 18. Health and Safety Training
- Misinformation can lead to unsafe practices
- 19. Operate Equipment
- Entanglement in moving machinery parts
- Electric shock
- 20. End of Shift Wrap-up
- Fatigue related accidents
- Inadequate lock out/tag out procedures during shift change