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The Work Around Electricity Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Existing electrical malfunctions
- Inadequate training
- 2. Inspection & Risk Assessment
- Body contact with exposed electrics
- Faulty safety equipment
- 3. Installation of safety measures
- Neglecting safety measures
- Wrong selection of tools
- 4. Power shut down
- Inadvertent contact with live electrics
- Unexpected power reconnection
- 5. Conducting tests
- Inadequate test equipment
- User error during testing
- 6. Equipment operation
- Electrical shocks
- Burns
- Fire hazards
- 7. Maintenance and repairs
- Exposure to live components
- Use of incorrect procedures
- 8. Equipment replacement
- Electric shock from residual charge
- Improper disposal of old equipment
- 9. Staff training
- Insufficient adherence to safety protocols
- Incorrect use of PPE
- 10. Fault identification & rectification
- Possible contact with live components
- Incorrect fault diagnosis
- 11. Regular checks
- Missed scheduled checks
- Old or worn out equipment
- 12. Emergency procedures
- Poor knowledge of emergency procedures
- Absence of first aid facilities
- 13. Power restore
- Sudden surge of electricity
- Overlooking safety procedures
- 14. Safety verification
- Incorrect verification of safety processes
- Bypassing safety verification steps
- 15. Waste disposal
- Improper conductive material disposal
- Unintended mix of waste with recyclables
- 16. Closure and clean-up
- Leftover live wires
- Unmarked danger zones
- 17. Documentation and reporting
- Incomplete recording of risk controls
- Misreporting incident details
- 18. Regular audits and feedback
- Poor adherence to audit guidelines
- Inconsistent feedback provision
- 19. Compliance with Health & Safety Regulations
- Breach of regulations
- Ignorance of updates in the rules
- 20. Continuous improvement
- Inadequate process improvements
- Lack of review on past incidents