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The Sewer Blockage Clearing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect equipment
- unhygienic conditions
- 2. Safety briefing
- Miscommunication
- lack of safety gear
- 3. Site Assessment
- Fall hazards
- trip hazards
- 4. Set Up Work Area
- Unstable ground
- heavy machinery operation
- 5. Inspect Equipment
- Equipment failure
- improper use of equipment
- 6. Blockage Identification
- Confined space entry
- hazardous substances
- 7. Clearing Blockage
- Risk of injury
- exposure to biohazards
- 8. Testing
- Water damage
- electrocution risk
- 9. Clean Up
- Sharp objects
- slip and falls
- 10. Decontamination
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- proper disposal of waste
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Incorrect maintenance
- neglecting maintenance
- 12. Report Conclusion
- Record keeping errors
- miscommunication errors
- 13. Post-clearance Inspection
- Missed blockages
- structural damage
- 14. Health check-up
- Mental stress
- physical injuries
- 15. Review of work procedure
- Neglecting review
- not updating procedures
- 16. Waste Disposal
- Improper disposal methods
- infection risk
- 17. Site Restoration
- Falling objects
- heavy machinery operations
- 18. Final Briefing
- Miscommunication
- negligence of protocols
- 19. Equipment Storage
- Improper storage
- damage to equipment
- 20. Document Update
- Miscommunication
- misleading data entry