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The Shot Blasting On Pipelines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dust exposure
- Unexpected machinery start-up
- 2. Setting up equipment
- Protruding objects
- Slippery surfaces
- 3. Checking equipment
- Abrasive injuries
- Noise levels
- 4. Loading abrasive materials
- Manual handling injuries
- Hazardous dust
- 5. Blast Operation
- High pressure hazards
- Eye injuries from flying debris
- 6. Adjusting blast pressure
- Finger entrapment
- Pressurised systems failure
- 7. Moving around the work area
- Tripping on hoses/equipment
- Contact with high temperature surface
- 8. Replacement of blasting medium
- Inhalation of harmful dust
- Manual handling injuries
- 9. Maintenance of blast pot
- Sudden release of trapped pressure
- Marks along supplied air line
- 10. Breaks/rest periods
- Resting near hazardous areas
- Consumption of contaminated food/drink
- 11. Clean up and disposal
- Risks from handling hazardous waste
- Hearing damage from cleaning noise
- 12. Machine shut down
- Risks from improperly shutting down equipment
- Injuries from pressurised air/gas release
- 13. Cleaning the nozzle
- Eye injuries due to propelled cleaning agents
- Skin burn/irritations from cleaning solvents
- 14. Inspecting completed work
- Mistakes overlooked
- Unplanned startup of machines
- 15. Decontaminating work area
- Exposure to dust particles
- Risk of skin contact with harmful particulate matter
- 16. Packing up equipment
- Musculoskeletal disorders from manual handling
- Trip hazards from equipment layout
- 17. Documenting and reporting
- Failure to report hazards
- risk or incidents
- 18. Regular monitoring
- Ignoring warning signs
- Inadequate follow-up checks
- 19. Emergency practices
- Panic in emergency situation
- Inability to access emergency equipment
- 20. Final Inspection
- Overlooking minor faults
- Ignoring safety protocols in a hurry to finish tasks