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The Empty Large Trash Containers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Unorganised work area
- 2. Arriving at site
- Vehicle collision
- Poor visibility
- 3. Securing the area
- Tripping mishaps
- Falling debris
- 4. Inspection of bins
- Sharp objects and biological hazards
- 5. Empty the containers
- Manual lifting injuries
- Noise pollution
- 6. Cleaning the bins
- Chemical exposure
- Slipping due to wet surfaces
- 7. Trash segregation
- Cutting or piercing injuries
- Ingestion of harmful substances
- 8. Bagging trash
- Exposure to harmful waste
- Repetitive strain injury
- 9. Moving bags to collection point
- Manual handling injuries
- Tripping over obstacles
- 10. Load trash into skip bin
- Falling objects
- Overexertion
- 11. Transportation to landfill
- Traffic hazards
- Emissions from transport trucks
- 12. Disposal at landfill
- Exposure to landfill toxins
- Heavy machinery accidents
- 13. Return trip to work site
- Driver fatigue
- Traffic incidents
- 14. Washing and maintaining equipment
- Electrical faults
- Chemical hazards
- 15. Restocking supplies
- Lifting heavy items
- Cuts from tools
- 16. Documentation and reporting
- Miscommunication
- Loss of paperwork/data
- 17. End of shift procedures
- Working alone
- Fatigue
- 18. Reviewing and updating SWMS
- Outdated information
- Incomplete procedure