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The Working With Biohazards Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to biohazards
- incorrect storage and handling
- 2. Transport of Materials
- Spillages
- physical injuries
- 3. Decanting Biohazardous Material
- Splashes
- spills
- aerosols
- 4. Processing of Biohazardous Material
- Cross-contamination
- machinery malfunction
- 5. Storage
- Faulty equipment
- incorrect storage conditions
- 6. Disposal of Waste
- Improper disposal
- unintentional exposure
- 7. Decontamination
- Inadequate decontamination
- skin exposure
- 8. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of training
- panic
- 9. Equipment Maintenance
- Failure of safety features
- lack of maintenance protocol
- 10. Document Handling
- Incorrect labelling
- lost documents
- 11. Laboratory Closing Procedures
- Forgotten tasks
- inadequate cleaning
- 12. Monitoring and Review
- Inaccurate reporting
- lack of follow up
- 13. Training
- Outdated training material
- inadequate understanding
- 14. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Incorrect use of PPE
- lack of available PPE
- 15. First Aid Measures
- Delay in treatment
- inadequate first aid provision
- 16. Incident Reporting
- Under reporting of incidents
- inadequate documentation
- 17. Housekeeping
- Poor cleaning practices
- cluttered workspace
- 18. Physical Environment Controls
- Inadequate ventilation
- poor lighting
- lack of safety signage
- 19. Biological Risk Assessment
- Incorrect assessment procedures
- inadequate understanding of risks
- 20. Equipment Use and Handling
- Malfunction of equipment
- incorrect usage