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The Warehousing Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips on wet surfaces
- Falling objects
- 2. Receiving Goods
- Back strain from lifting
- Forklift collisions
- 3. Unloading
- Pinch points
- Manual handling
- 4. Inspection
- Sharp edges
- Inadequate lighting
- 5. Sorting
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Trips over debris
- 6. Storing
- High stacking collapses
- Shelf instability
- 7. Picking Orders
- Contact with moving equipment
- Incorrect product selection
- 8. Packaging
- Cuts from packaging tools
- Noise from machinery
- 9. Labeling
- Eye strain
- Chemical exposure from labels
- 10. Loading
- Muscle strains
- Vehicle movement
- 11. Inventory Check
- Falls from height
- Data entry errors
- 12. Dispatch
- Struck by vehicle
- Wrong dispatch
- 13. Cleaning
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Wet floors
- 14. Maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Burns
- 15. Waste Disposal
- Contact with hazardous waste
- Trips
- 16. Security Check
- Confrontations
- Intrusion detection system errors
- 17. Breaks
- Inadequate rest facilities
- Personal security issues
- 18. Training
- Miscommunication
- Insufficient skill levels
- 19. Reporting
- Data inaccuracy
- Ergonomic issues
- 20. Meetings
- Poor indoor air quality
- Tripping on cables
- 21. Emergency Drill
- Panic reactions
- Insufficient exits