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The Extraction Of Batteries Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Accidental ignition of flammable materials
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 2. Inspecting battery
- Electrical shock
- Battery leak/explosion
- 3. Initial safety testing
- Electric shock
- Acid exposure
- 4. Disconnecting the battery
- Electrical shock
- Acid exposure
- 5. Removal of connectors
- Sharp edges injury
- Electrical Shock
- 6. Lifting and removing battery
- Manual handling injury
- Dropped objects
- 7. Storing removed battery
- Leakage or explosion
- Chemical exposure
- 8. Installing new battery
- Incorrect installation
- Electrical shock
- 9. Reconnecting the terminals
- Electrical shock
- acid exposure
- 10. Final safety testing
- Electrical malfunction
- Fire hazard
- 11. Disposal of old battery
- Chemical release
- Physical injury
- 12. Clean up and decontamination
- Chemical exposure
- slip
- trip and fall hazards
- 13. Regular maintenance checks
- Mechanical injury
- electrical shock
- 14. Emergency procedures training
- Inadequate knowledge
- Errors in process
- 15. Reporting and documentation
- Data inaccuracies
- Miscommunications