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The Cold Storage Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips and falls
- exposure to cold temperature
- 2. Checking Equipment
- Risk of electric shock
- equipment failure
- 3. Loading/Unloading Products
- Strains and sprains
- falling objects
- 4. Organising inventories
- Manual handling injuries
- being struck by moving object
- 5. Operating Forklifts
- Forklift accidents
- noise exposure
- 6. Manual Handling
- Risks of musculoskeletal disorder
- falls
- 7. Regular Cleaning
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- chemical hazards
- 8. Maintenance Work
- Electrical hazards
- falls from heights
- 9. Dealing with Emergencies
- Inadequate training
- panic situations
- 10. Monitoring Storage Conditions
- Exposure to extreme cold temperatures
- risk of hypothermia
- 11. Maximising Space Utilisation
- Injury due to cramped spaces
- poor visibility conditions
- 12. Product Packaging
- Cuts and abrasions
- repetitive strain injury (RSI)
- 13. Staff Training
- Improper operating techniques
- inadequate training
- 14. Energy Management
- Fatigue
- noise exposure
- 15. Waste Disposal
- Infections
- chemical hazards
- 16. Inspections
- Trips and falls
- lifting heavy items
- 17. Defrosting and Refreezing Cycles
- Exposure to extreme temperature changes
- equipment malfunctioning
- 18. Quality Control
- Food contamination
- chemical hazards
- 19. Communication
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- not hearing warnings
- 20. Shutdown & Lockout/Tagout Procedures
- Electric shock
- unexpected startup