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The Ensuring Food Safety Standards Are Upheld Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Cross-contamination from raw food
- Cut injuries from sharp objects
- 2. Cooking
- Burns from hot surfaces or steam
- Fire risks
- 3. Serving
- Slippery floors
- Food Allergies
- 4. Cleaning
- Exposure to harsh cleaning chemicals
- Wet floors leading to slips
- 5. Waste Disposal
- Sharps injury
- cross-contamination
- 6. Maintenance of Equipment
- Electric shock
- Injury due to improper handling of equipment
- 7. Training and Supervision
- Untrained staff leading to safety breaches
- Miscommunication leading to confusion and accidents
- 8. Receiving Deliveries
- Manual handling
- Slip/trip hazards
- 9. Product Storage
- Improperly stored items falling & causing injury
- Spoilage due to incorrect temperature regulation
- 10. Stock Rotation
- Fresh stock not used in time leading to spoilage
- Heavy lifting leading to injuries
- 11. Personal Hygiene
- Illness transmitted through poor personal hygiene
- High touch areas spreading infection
- 12. Safety Equipment Use
- Ineffective safety equipment leading to injuries
- Misuse of safety equipment due to lack of understanding
- 13. Pest Control
- Illness transmitted by pests
- improper use of pesticides leading to exposure
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Delayed reactions during emergencies
- Inadequate emergency response knowledge
- 15. Reporting and Documentation
- Failure to report incidents leading to repeated breaches
- Incorrect record keeping leading to tracking issues