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The Storage Of Tools And Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper storage of tools
- Unauthorised access to equipment
- 2. Assessment
- Inadequate PPE
- Failure to understand operating instructions
- 3. Demarcation
- Failure to mark hazardous areas
- Poor visibility
- 4. Transporting Tools
- Manual handling injuries
- Dropping heavy tools
- 5. Equipment Set-up
- Incorrect setup of equipment
- Injury from faulty equipment
- 6. Tool Inspection
- Risk of injury from uninspected tools
- Electric shock from power tools
- 7. Operating Procedures
- Unauthorised operation of equipment
- Use of equipment for unintended purposes
- 8. Equipment Testing
- Exposure to dangerous materials
- Electrocution
- 9. Hazardous Material Handling
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Fire from volatile materials
- 10. Regular Maintenance
- Injury due to poorly maintained tools
- Electric shock from power tools
- 11. Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Slips or falls due to wet floor
- 12. Waste Management
- Inappropriate waste disposal causing tripping hazard
- 13. Tool Disposal
- Injury from disposing of damaged tools
- Biohazard exposure
- 14. Reporting Incidents
- Failure to report hazards
- injuries or near misses
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- Inefficient evacuation protocol
- 16. Safe Storage Post-Use
- Improper storage causing accidents
- Unauthorized access to equipment
- 17. Review & Improvement
- Failure to update protocols
- Inadequate supervision & training
- 18. Equipment Shutdown
- Injury during shutdown process
- Failure to adhere to shutdown procedure
- 19. Site Clean-up
- Accidents caused by haphazard clean-up
- Exposure to leftover hazardous substances
- 20. Documentation & Sign-off
- Insufficient documentation leading to confusion
- Miscommunication of work done