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Key Features:
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The Commercial Garbage Disposal Management Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from moving heavy objects
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 2. Identifying Waste Materials
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Hazardous material contact
- 3. Sorting Recyclables
- Laceration injuries
- Contact with hazardous items
- 4. Manual Handling of Garbage Bins
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Falls
- 5. Operating Mechanical Lifting Equipment
- Crushing injury when loading rubbish
- Failure of lifting equipment
- 6. Transportation and Disposal
- Risks associated with vehicle movements
- Exposure to biohazards at disposal site
- 7. Bin Maintenance and Cleaning
- Exposure to biohazards
- Chemical exposure during cleaning procedure
- 8. Repositioning Bins
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Musculoskeletal injuries from pushing/pulling bins
- 9. Equipment Maintenance
- Machinery malfunction leading to harm
- Electrical hazards
- 10. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of preparedness for emergencies
- Miscommunication among workers
- 11. Post-Operational Cleanup and Report
- Exposure to biohazards left in work area
- Exposure to dangerous substances while cleaning tools
- 12. Waste Auditing
- Handling unidentified waste
- Exposure to dangerous substances
- 13. Reviewing Waste Management Policy
- Inefficacy of existing policy causing potential future risk
- 14. Training of Staff
- Untrained personnel leading to mistakes
- Unawareness of hazards and controls
- 15. Updates on Regulatory Compliance
- Non-compliance leading to legal issues and unsafe practices