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The Testing And Purifying Water Resources Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- Chemical exposure
- 2. Visual Inspection
- Contact with contaminated water
- Eye injury due to splashes
- 3. Sample Collection
- Ingestion or inhalation of contaminated water
- Needlestick injuries
- 4. Test setup
- Chemical spills
- Breakage of glassware
- 5. Chemical Testing
- Chemical burns
- Improper handling of equipment
- 6. Biological Testing
- Biohazardous exposure
- Sharps injury
- 7. Analysis of Results
- Misinterpretation of results
- Data entry errors
- 8. Water Treatment
- Chemical exposure
- Equipment malfunction
- 9. Residue Disposal
- Chemical exposure
- Improper waste disposal
- 10. Cleaning Up
- Chemical exposure
- Slips and falls
- 11. Calibration of Equipment
- Equipment handling errors
- Electrical hazards
- 12. Documentation
- Paper cuts
- Misplacement or loss of documents
- 13. Transportation of Samples
- Spill during transportation
- Vehicle accidents
- 14. Emergency Response Training
- Physical injury during training
- Not having adequate first aid knowledge
- 15. Review and Update Protocol
- Non-compliance to updated protocol
- Outdated knowledge or skills
- 16. Equipment Maintenance
- Electrical shocks
- Equipment malfunction
- 17. Storage of Chemicals
- Spills due to improper storage
- Fire hazards
- 18. Training of Staff
- Not adhering to safety practices
- Lack of skilled performance due to poor training
- 19. Regular Auditing
- Non-compliant with safety practices
- Overlooking potential risks due to rushed process
- 20. Benchmarking
- Implementing less effective measures
- Misleading comparisons leading to poor decision-making