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The Emergency Lockout Response Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsecure work area
- Inadequate training
- 2. Initial Site Setup
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect manual handling
- 3. Equipment Check and Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Poor equipment maintenance
- 4. Hazardous Substance Handling
- Chemical spills
- Skin irritation or burns from hazardous substances
- 5. Commencing Lockout Procedures
- Incorrect lockout
- Poor teamwork communication
- 6. Verify Lockout
- Wrong energy isolation
- Lack of verification testing tools
- 7. Perform Task Under Lockout
- Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Task not done per procedure
- 8. Completing Task
- Improper tool use
- Fatigue causing poor concentration
- 9. Prepare For Lockout Removal
- Incorrect removal process followed
- Complacency in checks
- 10. Removing Lockout
- Premature lock removal
- Residual energies not checked
- 11. Post-Operation Clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls from untidy workplace
- Inappropriately disposed of cleaning material
- 12. Storage or Disposal of Materials
- Incorrectly stored materials
- Non-compliance with disposal regulations
- 13. Maintenance of Emergency Lockout Tools
- Poor maintenance of tools
- Inadequate inspection of tools
- 14. Reporting
- Failure to report near miss
- Delayed reporting
- 15. Review/Evaluation
- Complacency in periodic review
- Negligence in updating SWMS
- 16. Training
- Insufficient training
- Inadequate supervision
- 17. Emergency Response
- Inadequate emergency plan
- Lack of relevant PPE
- 18. Wellness Check
- Physical stress due to long procedures
- Mental strain from handling emergencies
- 19. Administrative Duties
- Lack of updated regulations knowledge
- Incorrect data recording
- 20. Final Clean-up
- Slips and falls from unclean area
- Chemical hazards from cleaning materials