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The Exposure To Biological Hazards Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of biohazardous materials
- lack of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Assessment of Biological Material
- Incorrect identification or estimation of bio-hazard severity
- exposure to hazardous airborne particles
- 3. Handling and Disposal
- Mishandling of biological materials
- improper waste disposal procedures
- 4. Transporting Materials
- Spills and leaks
- accidental exposure during transport
- 5. Usage of Specialised Equipment
- Inadequate training for equipment operation
- malfunction of equipment
- 6. Decontamination
- Insufficient decontamination procedures
- secondary exposure during cleaning
- 7. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to follow correct procedures
- unpreparedness for emergencies
- 8. Training and Competency Verification
- Incomplete or inadequate employee training
- lack of competence verification
- 9. PPE Maintenance and Replacement
- Incorrect usage and maintenance
- failure to replace expired or damaged PPE
- 10. Regular Health Check-ups
- Missing regular health screenings
- unawareness of possible infection/exposure
- 11. Information Documentation and Dissemination
- Incorrect recording of biohazard data
- poor communication of information
- 12. Biological Waste Segregation
- Poor segregation of biological waste
- incorrect labeling
- 13. Hazard Communication
- Failure to communicate risks properly
- misinformation about hazards
- 14. Inspection and Auditing
- Incomplete inspections or missing routine audits
- lack of hazard skimming
- 15. Revising and Updating Protocols
- Inefficient review of safety procedures
- outdated protocols in use
- 16. Final Clean-up and Disposal
- Insufficient cleaning protocols
- ignoring final hazardous waste disposal regulations
- 17. Employee Counselling
- Lack of counselling for exposed individuals
- absence of continuous monitoring
- 18. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Management
- Poor tracking and administration of post-exposure prophylaxis treatment
- lack of follow-ups on treated persons
- 19. Violation Reporting and Addressing
- Poor reporting systems for safety violations
- slow response to reported issues
- 20. Review and Improvement of Current Strategies
- Rare revisions of strategies
- reluctance to implement necessary changes