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The Working Near Running Engines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping
- Tripping and falling
- Incorrect manual handling
- 2. Checking Engines
- Contact with hot surfaces
- Noise related injuries
- 3. Starting the Engine
- Unexpected engine startup
- Exposure to fuel vapour
- 4. Working Near Running Engines
- Potential for projectiles
- Exposure to heat and noise
- 5. Routine Check Ups
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Repetitive Strain Injuries
- 6. Servicing the Engine
- Contact with moving parts
- Hazardous materials spillage
- 7. Shutting Down the Engine
- Stored energy hazards
- Exposure to heat
- 8. Post-operation Cleanup
- Inhalation of hazardous dust or fumes
- Slippery surfaces due to oil spillage
- 9.Transporting Engine Parts
- Accidental drops
- Exposure to heavy loads
- 10. Documentation
- RSI due to prolonged writing
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- 11. Post-shift wrap up
- Fatigue
- Incorrect manual handling
- 12. Maintenance activities
- Contact with harmful substances
- Contact with moving components
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate training
- Panic-induced mistakes
- 14. Machine Inspections
- Machine malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 15. Disposal of waste materials
- Exposure to toxic materials
- Incorrect disposal leading to environmental damage
- 16. Training sessions
- Inadequate training leading to accidents
- Miscommunication
- 17. Regular Audits
- Overlooking safety procedures
- Miscommunication
- 18. Safety Drills
- Misinterpretation of procedures
- Panic-induced mistakes
- 19. Monitoring and Reporting
- Inadequate monitoring leading to unnoticed risks
- Miscommunication
- 20. End of workday procedures
- Fatigue from prolonged working hours
- Tripping or slipping due to untidiness