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The Furnace Operation Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to harmful gases
- Accidental ignition of hot materials
- 2. Equipment Check
- Burns from hot equipment
- Electrocution from faulty wiring
- 3. Furnace Loading
- Risk of falling objects
- Exposed to extreme heat
- 4. Firing Cycle
- Pressurisation hazards
- Fire & explosion risks
- 5. Inspection and Monitoring
- Contact with hot surfaces
- Loss of visibility due to steam
- 6. Furnace Unloading
- Burn injuries from residual heat
- Falling heavy items
- 7. Cooling Down
- Risk of sudden temperature changes causing material structural failure
- 8. Debris Handling
- Sharp debris causing cuts
- potential toxic exposure
- 9. Maintenance Process
- Risk of injury from malfunctioning tools
- exposure to hazardous materials
- 10. Malfunction Management
- Fires
- uncontrolled furnace reactions
- 11. Shutdown Process
- Mistimed shutdown causing destruction
- risk of fires if not correctly shut down
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate emergency systems leading to greater harm
- 13. Chemical Handling
- Poisonous fumes
- skin contact with harsh chemicals
- 14. Documentation Review
- Misreading information / misunderstanding leading to accidents
- 15. General Clean-up
- Back strain
- Slip
- Trips and Falls
- 16. Safety Gear Removal
- Burns
- cuts
- or other injuries due to improper gear removal
- 17. Equipment Shutdown
- Electrical hazards if not correctly shutdown
- residual heat
- 18. Gas Leak Control
- Heath risks from inhaling the leaked gas
- Fire risks
- 19. System Checks
- Radiation exposure from equipment checks
- Electric shocks
- 20. Reporting Faults
- Miscommunication leading to failure in repairing
- risk of repeating hazards