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The Drinking Water Treatment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips and falls
- Not being trained to operate machinery correctly
- 2. Infrastructure inspection
- Working at height
- Electrical hazards
- 3. Chemical Storage and Handling
- Chemical spillage
- Skin contact with chemicals
- 4. Equipment Operational Check
- Contact with moving parts
- Electrical faults
- 5. Water Testing
- Chemical burns
- Splashing of chemicals
- 6. Adjustment of Equipment Settings
- Mechanical hazard
- Shock from electronic equipment
- 7. Chlorine Treatment Process
- Toxic gas exposure
- Chemical burns
- 8. Filtration Cycle
- Mechanical injury
- Ingestion of contaminated water
- 9. Sedimentation Process
- Inhalation of dust particles
- Eye irritation
- 10. Water Flow Controlling
- High pressure water flow
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- 11. Disinfection via Ultraviolet Light
- Eye injury due to UV radiation
- Burns from hot equipment
- 12. Fluoridation Process
- Toxic chemical exposure
- Chemical spills and leaks
- 13. Finished water storage
- Overfilling tanks
- Faulty ladders or platforms
- 14. Pump Station Operations
- Noise pollution
- Electrical hazards
- 15. Regular plant system checks
- Working alone
- Tripping over equipment
- 16. Emergency Response Measures
- Panic during emergencies
- Inappropriate use of safety equipment
- 17. Clean-up and maintenance
- Chemical residue
- Heavy lifting
- 18. Reporting and Documentation
- Strain from prolonged computer usage
- 19. Waste Water Treatment
- Exposure to harmful bacteria
- Chemical spillage
- 20. End of shift handover
- Miscommunication leading to potential hazards
- Fatigue due to long work hours