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The Cleaning Industrial Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Electrical hazards
- 2. Pre-inspection
- Chemical exposure
- Hand injuries
- 3. Machine deactivation
- Electric shock
- Entrapment
- 4. Equipment isolation
- Thermal burns
- Chemical spill
- 5. Lockout/tagout commencement
- Trapped energy
- Crushing hazard
- 6. Verification of zero energy state
- Electric shock
- Noise induced hearing loss
- 7. Cleaning preparation
- Ingesting harmful substances
- Eye injuries
- 8. Application of cleaning solution(s)
- Chemical burn
- Skin allergies
- 9. Scrubbing and pressure washing
- Machanical injury
- High pressure hazards
- 10. Debris removal
- Cutting/Piercing objects
- Biological hazards
- 11. Rinsing and drying
- Cross-contamination
- Slippery surfaces
- 12. Post-cleaning inspection
- Not noticing residual risk
- unproperly operated equipment
- 13. Disposal of cleaning waste
- Spill and splash hazards
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 14. Reactivation of machinery
- Re-energization dangers
- Unexpected machine startup
- 15. Post-operation testing and verification
- Neglecting safety checks
- Mechanical failure
- 16. Documentation update
- Failing to update records
- Miscommunication
- 17. Post-cleaning maintenance
- Neglecting maintenance
- Improper usage of tools
- 18. Safety systems reset
- Reset risks
- Neglecting safety systems
- 19. Worker's health monitoring
- Ignoring symptoms
- Delay in reporting
- 20. Review and feedback
- Ignoring feedback
- Not learning from incidents