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The Dealing With Spilled Liquids Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping
- electrocution from electronic equipment
- 2. Isolating the spill area
- Ingestion or inhalation of hazardous chemicals
- slipping
- 3. Identifying spill material
- Skin contact with hazardous substances
- inhalation of volatile substances
- 4. Gather cleaning equipment and PPE
- Improper use of equipment
- lack of suitable PPE
- 5. Wearing appropriate PPE
- Heat exhaustion
- allergic reaction
- 6. Containment of the spill
- Chemical exposure
- slipping on wet surface
- 7. Collecting and disposing of the spilled substance
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- improper disposal methods
- 8. Cleaning the spill area
- Re-exposure to the substance
- slips and falls
- 9. Checking for residual hazards
- Inhalation of volatile substances
- skin contact with hazardous waste
- 10. Removing PPE
- Allergic reaction to material
- exposure to trapped residues
- 12. Decontamination procedure
- Chemical contact during decontamination
- re-exposure to hazardous substance
- 13. Report any spill incidents
- Failure to report
- improper documentation
- 14. Site clean-up
- Tripping over tools or equipment
- incorrect lifting techniques
- 15. Regular maintenance of spill cleanup kits
- Inadequate supplies
- expired or damaged equipment
- 16. Periodic training programs for employees
- Inadequate knowledge about handling spills
- lack of practice
- 17. Review and update procedures if necessary
- Not updating safety measures
- overlooking new hazards
- 18. Communication among team members
- Miscommunication
- not sharing important safety instructions
- 19. Management review
- Overlooking hazards
- ineffective management control systems
- 20. Continuous monitoring
- Missed inspections
- overlooking potential hazard