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The Cleaning Commercial Refrigerators Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- improper use of tools
- 2. Turning off the Refrigerator
- Electric shock
- cuts or lacerations
- 3. Disassembling Refrigerator Compartments
- Sharp objects
- falling parts
- 4. Drain cleaning solution preparation
- Chemical exposure
- skin or eye contact with harmful compounds
- 5. Cleaning Drain Pan
- Exposure to bacteria or moulds
- chemical exposure
- 6. Internal Cleaning & Scrubbing
- Chemical exposure
- musculoskeletal injuries from awkward postures
- 7. Vacuuming & Clearing Dust Clogs
- Dust inhalation
- muscular strain from lifting heavy equipment
- 8. Coil Cleaning
- Sharp objects
- exposure to refrigerant leaks
- 9. External Cleaning
- Slips
- trips and falls from wet floor
- chemical exposure
- 10. Parts Reassembly
- Cuts
- hand injuries or pinches from handling parts
- 11. Testing Refrigerator
- Unexpected startup
- electrical shock
- 12. Post-cleaning procedure: Sanitizing unit
- Skin irritation/allergies due to sanitizing agents
- fumes from chemicals
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Improper waste handling
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 14. Maintenance and Checking of ventilation system
- Falls from height
- musculoskeletal injury from lifting
- 15. Reporting and Documentation
- Mental stress
- ergonomic hazards from prolonged computer use
- 16. Emergency response training method
- Inadequate knowledge or training
- Reactive chemical spills
- 17. Delivery back to customer
- Heavy lifting
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 18. Equipment check
- Negligence in using personal protective equipment
- misuse of tools/equipment
- 19. Ongoing Risk Assessment
- Failure to identify new risks
- complacency towards safety checks
- 20. Review and update of Current Control Measures
- Outdated risk controls in place
- Failure to adhere to latest guidelines