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The Waste Incineration Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Contaminated equipment
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Electrical faults
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 3. Gathering of Waste Material
- Manual handling injuries
- Exposure to pathogens
- 4. Transport of Waste
- Vehicle collision
- Hazardous material leak
- 5. Loading Incinerator
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Injuries from heavy lifting
- 6. Operating Incinerator
- Heat exhaustion
- Inhalation of fumes
- 7. Monitoring Process
- Exposure to radiation
- Electrical faults
- 8. Unloading Residue
- Exposure to heated waste
- Manual handling injuries
- 9. Disposal of Residues
- Contact with hazardous waste
- Potential for environmental pollution
- 10. Cleaning Operations
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury from equipment
- Exposure to toxins
- 12. Emergency Procedure Training
- Psychological stress
- Miscommunication leading to harm
- 13. Documentation Review
- Repetitive motion injury
- Eye strain due to prolonged screen time
- 14. Continuous Staff Training
- Inadequate skill development
- Physical injuries during training
- 15. Evaluation and Improvement
- Missed hazard identification
- Potential worsening of risks
- 16. End of Shift Procedures
- Fatigue leading to accidents
- Negligence of safety procedures
- 17. Site Clean-Up
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 18. Regular Equipment Checks
- Injury from improper equipment handling
- Electrical faults
- 19. Post-Operations Review
- Inability to identify mistakes
- potential for repeated hazards
- 20. Incinerator Shut Down
- Burns
- Electrocution