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The Fuel Tank Repair Removal Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Fire or explosion
- Breathing in harmful gases
- injuries from equipment
- 2. Identify Fuel Type
- Incorrect identification resulting in improper handling
- 3. Drain Fuel Tank
- Fire or explosion
- chemical exposure
- 4. Remove Fill Pipes and Hoses
- Contact with fuel
- falling objects
- 5. Disconnect Fuel Lines
- Spillage of residual petrol
- fire hazard
- 6. Remove Fuel Tank
- Physical injury due to wrong handling
- contact with other vehicle elements
- 7. Degassing of Tank
- Explosion
- breathing in harmful exhaust gases
- 8. Inspection and Assessment
- Physical injury from sharp parts inside tank
- exposure to residual fuel/fumes
- 9. Repair Work
- Injury from tools
- 10. Clean Out Tank
- Exposure to cleaning solution
- skin irritation
- 11. Reassembly
- Personal injury
- incorrect reassembly leading to later accident
- 12. Leakage Testing
- Risk of explosion or fire due to leaked petrol
- 13. Mount the Tank
- Injury due to improper lifting procedure
- exposure to chemicals
- 14. Reconnect Fuel Lines
- Risk of incorrect connection causing leakage
- burn risks due to sparks
- 15. Attach Fill Pipes and Hoses
- Manual handling accidents
- getting squeezed by parts
- 16. Refill Fuel Tank
- Skin and eye contact with fuel
- flammable vapours in air causing fire or explosion
- 17. Check All Connections
- Getting cut on sharp edges of the tank
- 18. Test Drive to Ensure No Leaks
- Fire or explosion if leaks are present
- 19. Documenting the process
- Injury through lack of attention to surroundings
- 20. Clean-up Worksite
- Trips and falls due to mess
- Injury due to incorrect handling of residual hazardous materials