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The Workplace Decontamination Procedures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposed chemical substances
- improper handling of equipment
- 2. Setting up decontamination area
- Incorrect setup causing contamination
- trip hazards from equipment
- 3. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Preparation
- Inadequate PPE
- improper wearing and use of PPE
- 4. Cleaning the affected area
- Exposed hazardous waste
- cross-contamination
- 5. Handling of hazardous chemicals
- Chemical spills
- wrong handling methods
- 6. Safe disposal of contaminated waste
- Improper disposal methods
- cross-contamination
- 7. Decontaminating small tools
- Cut from sharp tools
- incorrect decontamination practices
- 8. Taking down the decontamination zone
- Disease risk from residual contaminants
- trip over loose materials
- 9. Inspecting the cleaned area
- Missing out affected spots
- touching contaminated surfaces
- 10. Storing the decontamination equipment
- Injury from heavy lifting
- exposure to contaminants on stored equipment
- 11. Maintenance of decontamination equipment
- Exposure to accumulated toxic substances
- injury from maintenance actions
- 12. Documenting the decontamination procedure
- Miscommunication due to missing/outdated information,stress from extensive paperwork
- 13. Disposal of used protective equipment
- Chemical contamination
- biological contamination
- 14. Post-job health surveillance
- Missed health issues
- delayed intervention
- 15. Review and updating safety procedures
- Inadequate updates
- overlooked safety practices
- outdated procedures