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The Solvent Based Material Handling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inhalation of fumes
- Skin contact with materials
- 2. Handling Solvents
- Spillage
- Flammability
- 3. Storage of Solvents
- Leaks
- Fire risks due to flammable material
- 4. Cleaning Work Area
- Exposure to chemicals
- Physical injuries from handling materials
- 5. Disposal of Waste Materials
- Unsafe handling of waste
- Incorrect disposal procedures
- 6. Equipment Maintenance
- Inadequate maintenance can lead to equipment failure
- 7. Emergency Procedures
- Unfamiliarity with procedures
- inadequate training
- 8. Use of Protective Gear
- Incorrect use
- insufficient protection
- 9. Ventilation
- Inadequate ventilation
- prolonged exposure
- 10. Manual Handling
- Strains and sprains
- Back injury
- 11. Chemical Mixing
- Chemical reactions
- spills and splashes
- 12. Labelling
- Incorrect labelling leading to mixed up solvents
- 13. Transport of Solvents
- Spillage
- leaks
- fire risk
- 14. Worker Training
- Inadequate information imparted
- lack of skills
- 15. Equipment Inspection
- Machinery malfunctions
- unnoticed damage to equipment
- 16. Refilling Solvent Containers
- Overfilling
- spilling
- inhalation of fumes
- 17. Shutdown procedures
- Inadequate shutdown leads to leaks and fire risk
- 18. Health Monitoring
- Unreported health issues related to solvent handling
- lack of regular checkups
- 19. Pre-use Equipment Check
- Machinery malfunctions during operation
- damage goes unnoticed