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The Stress And Strain Injuries Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper ergonomic setup
- insufficient break time
- 2. Lifting Heavy Objects
- Back strain
- foot injury from dropped items
- 3. Repetitive Movements
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- tendonitis
- 4. Long Operational Hours
- Fatigue
- eye strain
- 5. Manual Handling Tasks
- Incorrect technique causing muscle strains
- trips and falls
- 6. Equipment Use
- Incorrect usage leading to stress injuries
- lack of training
- 7. Posture Maintenance
- Chronic back pain
- neck strain
- 8. Workstation Setup
- Poor posture from improper chair height
- eye strain from screen glare
- 9. Breaks
- Not taking breaks leading to mental fatigue
- physical stress
- 10. Maintaining Cleanliness
- Slips or trips due to untidy workspace
- stress from disorganized work area
- 11. Seated Work Tasks
- Lower back problems from prolonged sitting
- circulatory problems
- 12. Communication
- Stress from poor communication
- misunderstandings leading to errors
- 13. Use of Machinery
- Incorrect operation causing stress injuries
- Hearing damages due to loud noises
- 14. Dealing with Difficult Clients/Stakeholders
- Emotional stress
- escalation of situations due to mishandling
- 15. End of Shift
- Mental exhaustion
- rushing tasks leading to accidents
- 16. Reporting Incidents
- Pressure
- stress from blame culture
- 17. Training Sessions
- Inadequate knowledge leading to stress
- fear of unfamiliar tasks increasing strain
- 18. Feedback and Improvement Suggestion
- Risk of conflicts
- fear of retribution leading to added stress and pressure
- 19. Organising/prioritising work
- Overloading due to poor organisation skills
- failure to meet deadlines causing stress
- 20. Filing Records
- Misplacement of important documents leading to stress
- eyestrain from extensive computer work