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The Generator Operation And Safety Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Wrong personal protective equipment (PPE)
- failure to carry out equipment checks
- 2. Safety Briefing
- Lack of safety awareness
- Inadequate evacuation procedures
- 3. Generator Start Up
- Electrostatic discharge
- uncontrolled release of energy
- 4. Load Assessment
- Incorrect load calculation
- overload of generator
- 5. Fuel Handling
- Fire risk
- spillage and leaks
- 6. Routine Checks
- Mechanical failure
- electrical shock
- 7. Preventative Maintenance
- Injury from moving parts
- exposure to high noise levels
- 8. Battery Change
- Electrical shock
- battery leak/exposure to corrosive substance
- 9. Refuelling
- Fire
- spills leading to slip hazards
- 10. Load Transfer
- Shock
- burns risks during bypass/power transfer
- 11. Breakdown Procedures
- Burn risk
- explosion risk
- 12. Turn Off Procedure
- Uncontrolled machine stop
- potential machine damage
- 13. Inspection Post-Operation
- Mechanical failure detection
- unsafe equipment handling
- 14. Move Out
- Personnel injury due to heavy lifting
- slips and falls
- 15. Storage
- Chemical leakage
- staff exposure to hazardous substance
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Unclear communication during emergencies
- uncoordinated emergency response
- 17. Decommissioning
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- injury from moving parts
- 18. Disposal Handling
- Improper disposal leading to environmental risk
- potential physical harm
- 19. Review of Safety Protocols
- Lack of adherence to safety regulations
- inadvertent complacency in following rules
- 20. Staff Training
- Inadequate operating skill set
- misinterpretation of instructions