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The Collecting Litter And Rubbish Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over discarded items
- exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Gather safety equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- lack of appropriate equipment
- 3. Pre work inspection
- Overlooking dangerous objects
- missing hazardous areas
- 4. Equipment set up
- Improper assembly leading to injury
- faulty equipment
- 5. Starting collection
- Risk of sharp objects
- improper lifting techniques
- 6. Collection procedure
- Exposure to biohazardous materials
- repetitive strain injuries
- 7. Handling recyclables
- Exposure to potential health hazards from dirty recyclables
- cuts from sharp objects
- 8. Handling general waste
- Exposure to potentially harmful substances
- risk of infection
- 9. Disposal of collected rubbish
- Mishandling
- incorrect disposal risking environmental harm
- 10. Clean up after litter pick
- Potential for overlooked hazards
- improper disposal of used gloves
- 11. Sanitising equipment
- Chemical risks from cleaning products
- potential for overlooked hazards
- 12. Storing equipment
- Misplacement leading to tripping
- inappropriate storage causing damage
- 13. Dealing with incidents
- Lack of preparedness may heighten risk
- 14. End of day evaluation
- Inadequate reflection could lead to repetition of mistakes
- 15. Maintenance of equipment
- Incorrect practices could lead to equipment failure and accidental injury
- 16. Review and modify procedures
- Inability to recognise or admission of flaws could lead to repeated hazards