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The Cleaning Grease Traps Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- injury from improper handling of tools.
- 2. Protective Wear Check
- Exposure to harmful substances
- unsuitable or damaged PPE.
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Injury from misuse of equipment
- electrical hazards.
- 4. Area Cordoning
- Tripping over cords or barriers
- not clearly defining work area.
- 5. Pre-Cleaning Inspection
- Skin burns from hot grease
- accidental inhalation of fumes.
- 6. Dismantling Grease Trap
- Hand injuries during dismantling
- dropping heavy parts.
- 7. Scooping Out Grease
- Hand injuries from sharp objects
- risk of contamination.
- 8. Scrubbing and Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- eye irritation or injury.
- 9. Rinsing and Drying
- Water overflows
- slipping on wet surfaces.
- 10. Inspection Post Cleaning
- Mistaken assessment of cleanliness
- overlooked hazards.
- 11. Reassembling Grease Trap
- Hand injuries during reassembly
- improperly secured parts.
- 12. Functionality Checks
- System failure
- undetected leaks or damages.
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Spillage
- risk of contamination
- unsafely disposed waste.
- 14. Cleaning and Maintenance of Tools
- Improper cleaning
- damage to tools.
- 15.Contingency Measures
- Absence of mitigating measures
- lack of emergency procedures.
- 16. Documentation and Reporting
- Misinformation
- negligence in reporting accidents or incidents.
- 17. Post-Work Inspection
- Overlooked hazards
- undetected damage or malfunction.
- 18. Area Sanitising
- Improper sanitisation
- chemical exposure.
- 19. Secure Work Area and Tools
- Misplaced tools
- unsecured work area.
- 20. Final Safety Checks
- Missed checks
- undetected risks.