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The Exposure To Dust And Particulates Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dust inhalation
- trip hazards from equipment or materials
- exposure to harmful particulates
- 2. Site Set-up
- Excessive dust production
- disturbance of pre-existing dust
- loud noise from dust producing machinery
- 3. Use of Safety Equipment
- Incorrect use of safety equipment
- malfunction of safety equipment
- 4. Manual Handling
- Musculoskeletal injuries from heavy lifting
- cuts or scrapes
- dust contact with skin
- 5. Dust Creation
- Eye and lung irritation from direct contact with dust
- excessive dust creation
- 6. Dust Clean-Up
- Inhalation of residual particulate matter
- poor visibility
- harm to sensitive habitats
- 7. Operation of Machinery
- Contact with moving parts
- flying particles
- loud noise
- 8. Machine Maintenance
- Contact with hazardous substances
- electrical risks
- cuts or scrapes from handling parts
- 9. Disposal of Residual Particulates
- Direct contact with skin/eyes
- inhalation
- improper disposal leading to environmental contamination
- 10. End of Day Cleaning
- Risk of slips/trips/falls on debris
- exposure to harsh cleaning chemicals
- 11. Equipment Pack-Up
- Risk of strain or injury from lifting heavy items
- improper storage leading to falling objects
- 12. Site Inspection
- Missed hazard spots
- unclear observation due to dust
- accident due to overlooked obstacles
- physical strain
- 13. Documentation
- Missed or incorrect record of hazards or steps taken
- lost information due to improper storage
- 14. Emergency Procedure Training
- Ineffectual training leading to accidents during emergency
- misunderstanding/panic in emergencies
- 15. Monitoring and Review
- Inadequate follow-ups leading to recurring/untracked issues
- overlooking of near-misses/undocumented incidents
- 16. First Aid Application
- Inappropriate application leading to worsening condition
- lack of first aid supplies
- 17. Report Generation
- Incorrect/Missed information
- incomplete reports causing misunderstood situations
- 18. Training and Induction
- Inadequate training resulting in lack of knowledge transfer
- misunderstanding of instructions
- 19. Regular Safety Drills
- Inadequate performance of safety drills leading to unpreparedness in case of real incidence
- errors in emergency route identification
- 20. Health Monitoring
- Missed illness/injury due to inadequate monitoring
- failure to manage identified health issues promptly