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The Scraping Textured Ceilings Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to hazardous dust
- falling objects,
- 2. Setting up equipment
- Electrical hazards
- tripping over cords
- 3. Wetting the ceiling
- Slippery surfaces
- water electricity interaction
- 4. Scraping off the texture
- Falling debris
- cutting hazard
- 5. Clean-up
- Trip and fall hazards
- sharp object injuries
- 6. Surface smoothing
- Dust inhalation
- eye injuries from particle
- 7. Disposal of waste materials
- Injury from handling heavy loads
- cut injuries
- 8. Inspection
- Falling from height
- tripping hazards
- 9. Ceiling repainting
- Exposure to toxic fumes
- falling from height
- 10. Final clean-up
- Slip and trip hazards
- exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 11. Pack away equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- tripping hazards
- 12. Document process
- Eye strain from computer use
- ergonomic injuries
- 13. Eat and drink area set-up
- Foodborne illnesses
- allergy reactions
- 14. Emergency Procedure Brief
- Miscommunication
- panic during emergencies
- 15. Tool maintenance and check
- Injury from faulty tools
- electric shock
- 16. Equipment transportation
- Fall or slip during transport
- vehicle accident
- 17. Health and Safety debrief
- Lack of understanding
- non-compliance
- 18. Zone marking
- Incorrect markings
- accidents due to miscommunication
- 19. Power isolation
- Electrical shock
- accidents due to miscommunication
- 20. Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) usage
- Inappropriate PPE
- allergic reaction