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The Wet Waste Handling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- improper handling tools
- 2. Load up wet waste bags
- Heavy lifting
- exposure to hazardous chemicals
- 3. Transport waste to disposal point
- Slip and fall
- risk of sprains from heavy lifting
- 4. Disposal of wet waste
- Risk of contamination
- improper disposal methods
- 5. Cleaning of waste containers
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- cuts from sharp objects
- 6. Dismantle equipment
- Machinery accidents
- accidental switch on of equipment
- 7. Transportation of dismantled equipment
- Heavy lifting
- dropping equipment
- 8. Clean up and sanitisation
- Exposure to chemicals
- slippery surfaces
- 9. Maintenance of equipment
- Electrical hazards
- improper handling of tools
- 10. Storage of waste bags
- Rupture of bags
- trip hazards
- 11. Loading of skip bin
- Falling items
- load shift during transport
- 12. Destruction of waste
- Burns from incineration
- airborne pathogens
- 13. Washing of site
- Water hazards
- slip and falls
- 14. Inspection of site
- Overlooked safety issues
- trip hazards
- 15. Documentation and reporting
- Missed details
- inaccurate information
- 16. Communication with team
- Misinterpreted instructions
- overlooked issues
- 17. Training and Induction
- Misinformed methods
- overlooked safety measures
- 18. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate response
- confusion during crisis
- 19. Personal Protective Equipment handling
- Improper use
- inadequate protection
- 20. Transporting equipment back to storage
- Heavy lifting
- dropping equipment