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The Empty Waste Bins Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Poor lighting
- 2. Approach Bin
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Traffic
- 3. Remove Lid
- Manual handling injuries
- Object falling from bin
- 4. Insert Bin Liner
- Sharp objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 5. Fill Bin
- Overflow of waste
- Sharp or hazardous waste
- 6. Close Lid
- Struck by lid
- Manual handling injuries
- 7. Transport Bin to Pick-up Point
- Traffic
- Uneven surface
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Empty Bin
- Dust and contaminants
- Noise exposure
- Struck by bin truck
- 9. Return Bin to Original Location
- Traffic
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 10. Clean-Up Area
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 11. Decontaminate Equipment
- Splashes from cleaning chemicals
- Manual handling injuries
- toxic fumes
- 12. Hand Wash
- Exposure to diseases or bacteria
- 13. Report Any Incidents/Issues
- Lack of reporting can escalate the severity of future incidents
- 14. Review Process and Implement Improvements
- Failure to implement improvements can lead to repeated incidents
- 15. Ongoing Monitoring of Work Area
- Potential risk of undetected hazards