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The Confined Space Welding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to hazardous gases
- Welding flash
- 2. Ventilation setup
- Noxious fumes
- Inadequate air supply
- 3. Inspecting welding tools
- Faulty equipment
- Electric shock
- 4. Worker training
- Inadequate knowledge
- Poor usage of safety gear
- 5.Wearing personal protective equipment
- Incorrect attire
- Injury from pinch points
- 6. Entry into confined space
- Falls from heights
- Entrapment
- 7. Start welding process
- High heat
- Sparks and hot metals
- 8. Work piece handling
- Burns
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 9. Slag removal
- Eye damage
- Skin burns
- 10. Pause for ventilation
- Fume inhalation
- Oxygen deficiency
- 11. Continue welding
- Fire risks
- Exposure to UV radiation
- 12. Finish welding
- Heat burns
- Eye damage
- 13. Exit confined space
- Falls from heights
- Collision with objects
- 14. Disassemble ventilation
- Unplanned release of gases
- Noise hazard
- 15. Clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Contact with harmful residue
- 16. Equipment storage
- Incorrect handling
- Storage hazards
- 17. Debriefing and review
- Communicational inefficiencies
- Future hazards undue attention
- 18. Documenting the task
- Poor document storage
- Data loss
- 19. Review SWMS
- Non-compliance
- Potential overlooked hazards
- 20. Schedule next maintenance
- Overlooked faults
- Delayed repairs