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The Wheelchair Accessibility Assistance Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor pathway conditions
- Inadequate lighting in area
- 2. Wheelchair inspection
- Sharp edges on wheelchair
- Unsuitable wheelchair type
- 3. Wheelchair cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Slippery floor from liquid spillage
- 4. Positioning the wheelchair
- Incorrect manual handling
- Collision with objects/other people
- 5. Assisting Person onto wheelchair
- Falling during transfer
- Incorrect body positioning
- 6. Navigation inside building
- Uneven floors
- Obstacles in pathway
- Poor smartphone navigation
- 7. Use of lifts and ramps
- Malfunctioning lift/ramp equipment
- Sudden stops
- 8. Navigation outside building
- Weather conditions
- Uneven pavement
- Road crossings
- 9. Assisting at destination location
- Foreign environment unfamiliarity
- Physical strain
- 10. Safe distancing measures
- Breach of personal space
- Ineffective PPE
- 11. Maintaining good hygiene
- Transmission of infections/virus
- Absence of sanitiser/hand wash facilities
- 12. Communication with person
- Communication barriers
- Emotional distress to person
- 13. Body positioning when pushing wheelchair
- Musculoskeletal stresses
- Poor posture
- 14. Emergencies
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- Absence of first aid kit
- 15. Post assistance check
- Forgotten items/personal belongings
- Unattended wheelchair
- 16. Wheelchair storage
- Insufficient space
- Poor storage conditions
- 17. Documentation and reporting
- Loss of documents
- Data protection breaches
- 18. Training
- Inadequate training
- Lack of refresher courses
- 19. Personal protective equipment usage
- Wrong usage/fit of PPE
- Insufficient PPE inventory
- 20. Review and feedback
- Non-compliance with policies/procedures
- Negative service experience