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The Extract Combustible Substances Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slipping on spillage of substances
- inadequate protective equipment
- 2. Equipment handling
- Inappropriate handling
- malfunctioning equipment
- 3. Substance extraction
- Exposure to combustible materials
- chemical hazards
- 4. Cleaning the site
- Tripping over unchecked equipment
- exposure to hazardous waste
- 5. Transportation
- Spillage during transportation
- accidents due to improper packaging
- 6. Unloading
- Injuries due to heavy lifting
- spillage of combustible substances
- 7. Storage
- Inadequate storage conditions leading to combustion
- mishandling of storage containers
- 8. Waste disposal
- Chemical hazards through inappropriate disposal
- illegal dumping
- 9. Site packing up
- Tripping over unnecessary objects
- inappropriate disposal of waste products
- 10. Reporting
- Incorrect data reporting
- lack of necessary documentation
- 11. Maintenance
- Ignition of combustible substances during maintenance
- injury due to mishandled tools
- 12. Emergency procedures
- Panic and incorrect execution of safety protocols
- ignorance about escape routes
- 13. Training
- Ignorance about correct work procedures
- inadequate skills for operation
- 14. Safety inspection
- Ignorance about necessary safety checks
- non-compliance with standards
- 15. Shutdown procedures
- Improper handling leading to combusting instances
- incorrect shutdown processes
- 16. Equipment replacement
- Inadequate replacement
- incorrect assembly of replaced parts
- 17. Record keeping
- Faulty documentation
- loss of important records
- 18. Regular review
- Ignorance about new safety regulations
- inadequate response to inspections
- 19. Public interactions
- Miscommunication leading to public hazards
- lack of awareness about work protocols
- 20. Site closure
- Inadequate site closure leading to public hazards
- improper site cleanup