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The Food Storage Organisation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls from spills
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 2. Food Handling
- Food poisoning
- Cuts from implements
- 3. Cooking
- Burns from hot surfaces or liquids
- Fires from unattended cooking
- 4. Cleaning Utensils
- Chemical exposure
- Skin irritation from cleaning products
- 5. Waste Disposal
- Injury from improper lifting
- Biological hazards from waste
- 6. Stock Rotation
- Falls from height while accessing high shelves
- Strain from manual handling of heavy items
- 7. Serving Customers
- Allergy trigger from food
- Physical aggression from customers
- 8. Loading/Unloading Deliveries
- Crush injuries
- Manual handling injuries
- 9. Maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Falls from height
- 10. Closing Procedures
- Slips and trips in reduced light conditions
- Incorrect shut down procedures causing hazards
- 11. Cash Handlings
- Robbery threats
- Health issues from constant cash handling (bacteria/virus)
- 12. Dishwashing
- Hot water burns
- Slips due to spilled water/food
- 13. Equipment Usage
- Injury from rotating parts
- electrical shocks
- burns
- 14. Pest Control
- Chemical exposure
- Averse reactions to bites/stings
- 15. Emergency Handling
- Psychological trauma
- physical harm from stampede
- 16. Alcohol Service
- Intoxication and associated behavioural issues
- Allergies to alcohol ingredients
- 17. Sanitation Standards
- Foodborne illnesses
- Chemical exposure from cleaning agents
- 18. Refrigeration Storage
- Mould or bacteria exposure
- Frostbite or cold-related injuries
- 19. High-Temperature Storage
- Burns
- Fire hazards
- 20. Facility Inspection & Audits
- Workplace stress
- Musculoskeletal injuries from excessive walking/standing