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The Slips Or Trips On Wet Surfaces During Mopping Or Floor Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unstable or inappropriate footwear
- Misuse of cleaning chemicals
- 2. Initial Wet Mopping
- Slips on wet surface
- Cross-contamination from dirty mop water
- Chemical burns from cleaning solution
- 3. Rinse Mop and Bucket
- Slips from water spills
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 4. Repeat Wet Mopping
- Continual slips on wet surface
- Muscle strain from repetitive motion
- 5. Floor Drying
- Slips from wet surface
- Not properly barricading wet areas
- 6. Post Cleaning Sanitation
- Ingestion/inhalation of cleaning chemicals
- Prolonged contact with cleaning chemicals
- 7. Safe disposal of used materials
- Contamination from soiled rags or mop heads
- punctures from improperly disposed razor blades
- 8. Equipment clean-up
- Skin irritation or burns from harsh cleaning chemicals
- 9. Inspection for Quality
- Eye strain
- trips over cleaning equipment left out
- 10. Re-stocking Materials
- Manual handling injuries due to lifting heavy boxes
- cuts from sharp objects
- 11. Report Any Issues or Incidents
- Failure to report injuries leading to lack of management knowledge for correction and prevention
- 12. Mop Storage
- Mould growth on damp mops leading to respiratory issues
- pests attracted to dirty mops
- 13. Supervise Coworker's Cleaning Process
- Inadequate training
- overlooking small hazards
- 14. Double Check All Completed Work
- Trip hazards from leftover equipment or supplies
- overlooked dirty areas leading to bacterial growth
- 15. Sign-Off on Completed Job
- Overlooking faulty equipment for future usage
- incomplete record keeping