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The Using Open Flame Grills Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate cleaning
- improper handling of raw food
- 2. Lighting the Grill
- Gas leaks
- burns from flame
- 3. Cooking on the grill
- Burns from hot surfaces
- fire hazards
- 4. Handling raw food on grill
- Cross contamination
- food poisoning
- 5. Turning and flipping food
- Burn hazards
- undercooked food risk
- 6. Removing food from the grill
- High heat exposure
- utensil hazards
- 7. Dealing with oil and fat drips
- Potential for fire
- burns from splashing
- 8. Cleaning the grill
- Contact with harsh detergents
- burn risk
- 9. Gas Cylinder changing
- Explosive risks
- poor lifting techniques
- 10. Near Miss Reporting
- Ignorance of potential hazards
- unsafe work conditions
- 11. Performing Regular Maintenance
- Exposure to harmful cleaning chemicals
- possible cuts from equipment
- 12. Shutting down/turning off the grill
- Poor shutdown technique leading to potential gas leak
- 13. Equipment storage
- Poor lifting techniques
- trip hazards due to disorganised storage
- 14. Daily status reporting
- Incorrect reporting leading to misjudged safety condition
- 15. Implementing Emergency procedures
- Lack of knowledge about procedures
- panic behavior during emergencies
- 16. Using Personal Protective Equipment
- Incorrect use of PPEs
- inadequate protection from hazards
- 17. Communicating task changes
- Miscommunication leads to safety protocol breaches
- 18. Verifying Equipment Safety
- Skipped checks lead to unresolved hazards
- 19. Practising safe lifting techniques
- Poor lifting behaviours leading to strain injuries
- 20. Responding to an incident/accident
- Lack of training leading to escalation of situation