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The Emergency Spill Response Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Lack of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Transporting spill kit
- Manual handling injury
- Tripping hazards
- 3. Initial Assessment
- Chemical exposure
- Unprepared for emergency
- 4. Setting up work area
- Ignoring safety measures
- Poor lighting
- 5. Donning PPE
- Incorrect fitting PPE
- Inadequate PPE
- 6. Identifying substance spilled
- Unknown substances
- Misidentification
- 7. Containing spill
- Ineffective containment
- Spill expands
- 8. Collecting spill for disposal
- Chemical contact risk
- Inhalation risks
- 9. Clean-up
- Incomplete clean-up
- Persistent contamination
- 10. Disposing contaminated materials
- Improper disposal
- Environmental damage
- 11. Decontaminating area
- Residual hazard presence
- Carelessness
- 12. Assessing spill impact
- Unidentified damage
- Negligence to check
- 13. Updating spill response procedure
- Outdated procedures
- Lack of follow-up
- 14. Restocking spill kits
- Failure to restock
- Insufficient resources
- 15. Reporting and review
- Failure to report incident
- Failure to review
- 16. Training refresh
- Laxity due to repeat operation
- Complacency
- 17. Monitoring and continuous review
- Failure to monitor
- Ignoring irregularities
- 18. Regular equipment checks
- Maintenance neglect
- Outdated equipment
- 19. Ongoing staff education
- Insufficient training
- Reluctance to learn
- 20. Emergency drills
- Complacency during drills
- Poor participant discipline