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The Engine Compartment Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 2. Assess Tools and Equipment Condition
- Improper tool usage
- Faulty equipment
- 3. Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
- Inadequate protection
- Incorrect usage of PPE
- 4. Engine Compartment De-greasing
- Chemical exposure
- Fire hazard
- 5. Water Rinsing
- Water ingress into electrical components
- Slips
- trips
- and falls due to wet floor
- 6. Applying Cleaning Agent
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation of harmful vapours
- 7. Scrubbing surfaces
- Skin irritation from cleaning agent
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) from prolonged scrubbing
- 8. Rinsing and Wiping Dry
- Eye injury from direct contact with cleaning agent
- Dermatitis from cleaning agent residue
- 9. Engine Compartment Drying
- Electric shock
- Fire hazard from improper drying process
- 10. Engine Test Run
- Hearing damage from engine noise
- Heat burns from hot surfaces
- 11. Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Skin contact with contaminated waste
- environmental pollution
- 12. Equipment Return and Clean-up
- Tools or cleaning materials left in engine compartment
- uncontrolled release of cleaning chemicals
- 13. Visual inspection
- Eye strain
- missed areas leading to dirt buildup
- 14. Report and Document
- Incorrect logging of steps can lead to issues in future cleanings
- 15. Debriefing and Evaluation
- Inadequate communication can result in repeated hazards