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The Esteeming Slippery Floors Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unmarked wet areas
- tripping over cleaning equipment
- 2. Assess Work Area
- Continuous water flow
- improper footwear
- 3. Set Up Safety Signs
- Negligent pedestrians
- inadequate signage
- 4. Inspect Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- manual handling injuries
- 5. Setup Cleaning Equipment
- Chemical spills
- physical strain
- 6.Perform Cleaning Operations
- Inhaling chemical fumes
- slip and fall hazards
- 7. Wrapping up the Cleaning Process
- Improper storage of chemicals
- manual handling injuries
- 8. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- improper waste disposal
- 9. Dismantle Safety Signs
- Inadequate lighting
- negligent pedestrians
- 10. Post-work Inspection
- Overlooked wet spots
- faulty cleaning equipment
- 11. Accident Reporting
- Incorrect reporting
- lack of confidentiality
- 12. Maintenance of Cleaning Equipment
- Inadequate maintenance
- repetitive strain injury
- 13. Restocking of Cleaning Supplies
- Heavy lifting
- exposure to chemicals
- 14. Reviewing SWMS
- Inaccurate reviewing
- overlooking a hazard
- 15. Training of Staff
- Inadequate training
- communication barriers
- 16. Final Audit
- Oversight during audit
- inaccurate reporting
- 17. Updating SWMS
- Not updating SOP in a timely manner
- overlooking a hazard
- 18. Feedback Session
- Poor communication
- disinterested participants