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The Cleaning Heavily Soiled Areas Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slippery surfaces
- improper equipment setup
- 2. Apply Cleaning Solutions
- Chemical exposure
- allergic reactions to solutions
- 3. Waiting for Soaking
- Boredom
- accidental disturbance
- 4. Scrubbing the Surface
- Risks of splashes
- muscle strain
- 5. Washing Off Solutions
- Water on floor causing slipping hazards
- incorrect use of materials
- 6. Drying Off Area
- Risk of electric shock
- slippery surface
- 7. Disposing of Waste Material
- Poor lifting technique
- contaminated waste
- 8. Inspecting Cleaned Areas
- Strain from repeated bending
- unforeseen waste remaining
- 9. Record Keeping and Reporting
- Repetitive strain injury
- eye strain from computer screens
- 10. Equipment Maintenance & Inspection
- Electrocution
- trip over defective equipment
- 11. Chemical Handling
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- contact with skin or eyes
- 12. Ladder work
- Falls from height
- inadequate ladder use
- 13. Machine Operate
- Incorrect machine operation
- mechanical errors
- 14. Manual Handling
- Muscle strain
- accidents due to improper handling
- 15. Vision Impairment
- Eye strains
- accidents caused by poor visibility
- 16. End of Work
- Fatigue due to prolonged work hours
- trip and fall hazards
- 17. Post-Cleaning Inspection
- Contact with residual hazardous chemicals
- slips and trips on wet surfaces
- 18. Clean up & Store equipment
- Risk of improper storage
- lifting heavy equipment improperly
- 19. Emergency Procedures Training
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- panic during emergencies
- 20. Re-stocking Supplies
- Manual handling injuries
- not using proper personal protective equipment