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The Cleanup After Welding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to harmful gases
- Eye injury
- 2. Setting up Welding equipment
- Electrical shock
- Cuts and bruises from handling equipment
- 3. Performing Welding Task
- Burns from sparks/fire
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 4. Post-welding checks
- Heat burns from hot metal
- Eye strain
- 5. Removing Protective Gear
- Potential for injury while removing gear
- Potential for residual heat burns
- 6. Inspection of welding job
- Eye Strain
- Slips and falls
- 7. Handling of waste materials
- Cuts from sharp debris
- Injurious contact with residual heated material
- 8. Cleaning weld area
- Slips and falls
- Chemical spillages or leaks from cleaning fluids
- 9. Checking Electrical Source
- Electrical shock
- Explosions due to faulty connections
- 10. Storing Equipment
- Injury from improper handling or lifting
- Falling objects
- 11. Clean-up of entire work area
- Tripping over clutter
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Cut or injure from sharp waste
- contamination from hazardous waste
- 13. Ventilation check
- Inhalation of residually trapped toxic fumes
- 14. Return of safety gear
- Potential for injury while handling gear
- Tripping hazards
- 15. De-briefing
- Miscommunication of procedures and processes
- Misunderstanding of safety protocols
- 16. Documentation update
- Data entry errors
- Failure to document potential issues for reference
- 17. Task handover
- Communication barriers leading to loss of critical information
- Lack of adherence to protocols
- 18. Area Securing
- Inadequate securing leading to unauthorized access
- Undetected potentially hazardous situation
- 19. Final checks
- Oversight in safety inspections
- Missing out on identifying persistent hazards
- 20. Exit from site
- Stumbling on obstructs
- Interaction with moving vehicles or machines