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The Decommissioning of Gas Bottles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper storage
- Unfamiliarity with procedures
- 2. Inspection
- Gas leaks
- Inadequate safety gear
- 3. Isolating the gas supply
- Flammable environment
- Inadequate ventilation
- 4. Draining the system
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Incorrectly drained system
- 5. Disconnecting and removing tanks
- Injury from heavy lifting
- Exposure to residual gas
- 6. Transport of tanks
- Accidents during transport
- Improper handling
- 7. Cleaning and degassing
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Insufficient rinsing/ventilation
- 8. Visual inspection post-cleaning
- Overlooking potential defects
- Unsafe handling
- 9. Non-destructive testing
- Injury from equipment
- Misinterpretation of results
- 10. Repair and Maintenance
- Injury from tools
- Inadequate qualifications/experience
- 11. Retesting tanks
- Defective safety gear
- Lack of safety checks
- 12. Labelling and marking
- Incorrect/incomplete labelling
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals/substances
- 13. Storing decommissioned tanks
- Improper storage area
- Poor housekeeping
- 14. Documentation
- Incomplete/incorrect documentation
- Data loss/mismanagement
- 15. Disposal
- Environmental contamination
- Legal compliance issues
- 16. Incident Reporting and Investigation
- Efficient reporting not followed
- Inadequate investigation
- 17. Review and Update of Practices
- Non-compliance with updates
- Insufficient knowledge/training
- 18. Training
- Insufficient/inadequate training
- Non-compliance with training procedures
- 19. Scheduled Equipment Checks
- Inadequate checkup
- Lack of expertise/knowledge
- 20. Final Reporting and Evaluation
- Delayed/incomplete reporting
- Evaluation not carried out properly